CGU- Gift Officer

Job Posting

Location:

Claremont, CAJob Posting

Title:

CGU
- Gift Officer

Job Description:

Established in 1925, The Claremont Colleges includes five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions:
Pomona College, Claremont Graduate University, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, and Keck Graduate Institute. Located on contiguous campuses in the Southern California city of Claremont, each institution has its own student body, faculty, governance, curricular emphasis, culture, and mission. Intercollegiate cooperation provides university-scale services and facilities. With 8,500 students and 3,300 faculty and staff located on more than 540 acres of land, The Claremont Colleges benefit from the diverse missions, character and culture, and the integration of academic and extracurricular programs that make up this truly unique consortium.

Nestled in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills, Claremont is 32 miles east of Los Angeles and part of the greater Los Angeles County.

Salary Range: $82,000 - $90,000/year Applicants, please note that actual compensation is determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location, among others. The offered wage or salary is only one aspect of an employee's total compensation PRIMARY PURPOSE/

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Claremont Graduate University (CGU) runs a boutique fundraising operation. The University is building a team with an outsized impact—one that is focused on supporting CGU’s academic transformation. It is a highly entrepreneurial environment, and every role is dedicated to strengthening the University’s sustainability through this period of change.

The Gift Officer builds and advances relationships with CGU donors and prospective donors, meeting primarily with alumni across a wide range of ages, career stages, professions, and life experiences.

The Gift Officer’s primary fundraising priority is the newly created Transformation Fund, which provides a bridge to fund CGU needs as it begins its next chapter. The Gift Officer helps alumni understand the University’s transformation, connects them with its vision, and invites them to support it.

This is a highly external role. The Gift Officer spends substantial time outside the office, meeting alumni where they are: corporate offices and workplaces, on campus, in community settings, and at retirement communities. The Gift Officer must relate easily to those in senior leadership positions, mid-career professionals, and retirees alike.

The role calls for firsthand experience in higher education. The Gift Officer must be able to speak about graduate education with ease.

The Gift Officer is accountable for individual portfolio and fundraising outcomes, including monthly targets, within a collaborative, team-based portfolio management model. The Gift Officer develops ask amounts, donor strategies, and next steps with advancement leadership and fundraising colleagues, and the broader team supports both individual goals and the team’s overall goal.

The role suits an entrepreneurial, self-directed professional who wants to work at a fast pace on a small, focused fundraising team.

The right candidate represents CGU with professionalism, sound judgment, adaptability, and warmth, and is fully at ease in building and managing one-to-one relationships.

DESCRIPTION OF

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Portfolio and Fundraising Goals Manage a portfolio composed primarily of CGU alumni, moving relationships toward deeper engagement and giving through purposeful visits and timely follow-up.

Meet monthly targets…