Assistant Director of Development

Title:

Assistant Director of Development

Development

Development

Exempt

$50,000 - 55,0000/Annual Salary

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This position will cultivate and solicit annual, major and planned gifts for the University and manage the annual giving programs as well as the USI Foundation’s communications.

• Plan, coordinate, design, and implement annual giving campaigns. This includes conducting proactive print, digital and virtual appeals to alumni and friends.
• Implement comprehensive annual giving efforts, which include personalized emails and calls and stewardship touchpoints to identify new donors and move current donors toward higher levels of giving.
• Develop and execute targeted solicitations, focusing on specific donor audiences and fundraising objectives.
• Cultivate and solicit gifts across all levels of the gift process – identification, research, approach, cultivation, solicitation, investment and stewardship. Minimum of 20 personal calls or donor interactions per month.
• Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects. Majority of the time will be cultivating and soliciting donors through virtual and digital means such as phone, email, direct appeals, proposals, etc.
• Oversee and serve as primary lead regarding digital and online fundraising, such as crowdfunding.
• Draft and coordinate donor-facing content including impact stories, stewardship reports, and educational giving materials.
• Assist in managing the Development communications calendar across print, email, and social media. Collaborate with Alumni Engagement & Volunteer USI and other necessary departments in communication efforts to alumni.
• Assist in developing compelling cases of support and ensure consistent messaging across donor segments.
• Monitor campaign performance and create regular return on investment reports. Recommend strategies for improving fundraising performance such as open rates, engagement, and response.
• Manage the USI Foundation website, with emphasis on creating an exceptional online giving experience. This includes regular updates to website content and online giving forms.
• Manage the USI Foundation social media accounts and develop engaging content.
• Create gift agreements and endowment agreements.
• Provide assistance to committee chairpersons of the USI Foundation Board of Directors as needed.
• Others duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required. Two to four years of related work experience required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills required.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills required.
• Ability to work independently with high degree of initiative required.
• Demonstrated ability to positively interact with diverse audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of computers, Microsoft software, and donor/prospect database required.

• Master’s degree, CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) credential or certification from The Fund Raising School preferred.
• Familiarity with uses and functions of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT.

• Remaining in a stationary position at a desk or work station for extended periods of time for the majority of assigned duties.
• Occasional physical access to meetings, presentations and events that occur at on-campus sites such as classrooms and meeting rooms, and at various sites throughout the local and regional community.
• Extensive physical activity with some events to oversee activities, to setup and make presentations, and to interact with attendees.
• The use of computers and computer systems (hardware and software) to set up functions, to enter data, to retrieve and process information and to…