Senior Assistant Director of Development

## Senior Assistant Director of Development Apply remote type:
Hybrid locations:
Chicago, ILtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR34579
** Department
* * ISAC:
Development
** About the Department
** The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures was founded in 1919 by James Henry Breasted with the financial support of John

D. Rockefeller Jr., and was originally envisaged as a research laboratory for the investigation of the early human career that would trace humankind’s progress from the most ancient days of West Asia and North Africa. The goal of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures is to be the world’s leading center for the study of the ancient civilizations of West Asia and North Africa by combining innovation in theory, methodology, and significant empirical discovery with the highest standards of rigorous scholarship.
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum was opened to the public in 1931. The majority of ISAC's collections are from its expeditions in West Asia and North Africa during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. A major reinstallation of the Museum, including the construction of a climate-controlled wing for housing collections and archives, took place in the 1990s and early 2000s.

A complete renovation of the Museum was completed in 2019 in celebration of ISAC's centennial. The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures is a unit within the University of Chicago and the name of the corporation is 'The University of Chicago.' The corporation was originally incorporated on September 10, 1890.
** Job Summary
** The Senior Assistant Director of Development will support ISAC's immediate and long-term growth and success. This position provides professional-level support for ISAC's development and membership activities, working with a moderate level of guidance and direction from the Director of Development. It executes fundraising cultivation programs for prospective donors and contributes to annual giving, stewardship, and event efforts. In addition, this position is an important revenue driver for capital gifts, annual giving, and other priorities, particularly regarding the current University capital campaign.
This role will support the Development & Membership team's efforts to cultivate and steward donors, maintain accurate donor records, and assist with the execution of fundraising projects designed by senior team members.
** Responsibilities
* ** Secures, renews, upgrades, and stewards annual $10,000+ gifts through personal outreach and visits with individuals that have the capacity and interest to make five and six-figure gift commitments.
* Leads the stewarding and solicitation of major donor and campaign prospects.
* Manages major donor and campaign activities; maintains related calendar.
* Achieves personal fundraising activity goals monthly, quarterly, and annually.
* Helps ensure meeting goals and time frames for effective acknowledgement process and general donor relations and stewardship.
* Collaborates with Development team, senior leadership, and volunteers to plan, produce, implement and attend donor-related ISAC events.
* Creates, manages, and delivers important development projects with complex budgets, such as travel events.
* Recruits members and provides guidance and support to leadership activities.
* Supports the cultivation, qualification, solicitation, and stewardship of annual gifts, in collaboration with the Development & Membership team.
* Maintains an active personal prospect portfolio focused on annual giving, under moderate guidance and direction from the Director of Development.
* Assists with donor relations communications and helps maintain the cultivation matrix, providing regular updates to the team.
* Supports the planning, production, and execution of donor-related ISAC events, including logistics and attendee coordination.
* Helps ensure timely completion of the acknowledgement process and supports general donor relations and stewardship.
* Utilizes development technologies and tools (e.g., Claude, Donor Box, Thankview, video conferencing, collaborative documents) to support development activities.
* Has a moderate/solid…