Associate Director of Development, School of Music

Alumni Relations and Development

Development

Associate Director, Development

P3 - Professional

Associate Director of Development, for the School of Music

Columbia

Richland

Division of Development

DEV Development Office

G10

MRH - $64,827 $ 81,034 $ 97,241

$64,827 - commensurate with qualifications

Columbia, SC on-site

Full Time

37.5

• The standard hours are generally 8:30am – 5:00pm with one hour for lunch, 37.5 hours per week.
• Required to travel, work evenings, and weekends.
• Must have reliable means of transportation.

12 months

Alumni Development

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Under limited supervision, reporting to the Lead Senior Director of Development (Lead Senior DOD) for the School of Music (School), the Associate Director of Development (Associate Director) supports the management and operations of Development through growing the major gift donor pipeline and maintaining attention to lead annual gift fundraising for the School. The Associate Director responsibilities include collaboration and partnerships internal and external across the Division of Development.

Cultivates and solicits a portfolio to grow major gifts and lead annual gifts from donor/prospect portfolios for the School. The Associate Director plays a key role in strengthening the donor pipeline by identifying, cultivating, and advancing annual giving donors toward major gift readiness through strategic engagement, stewardship, and donor relationship management.

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 3 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of fundraising or development experience in higher education and/or hybrid development model.
• Familiarity with Blackbaud CRM donor database analytics to inform fundraising strategies and identify donor upgrade opportunities preferred.

• Comprehensive knowledge of principles and methods of planning and conducting a comprehensive major and lead annual gifts fundraising program.
• Strong knowledge in qualifying and experience soliciting donors/prospects to increase fundraising strategies that increase donor participation retention and philanthropic investment advancing assigned unit.
• Ability to…