Sr. Director/Director of Development
This position has been filled - Job#: 453373585
West Region
Administration/Management
Posted/Updated: 11/20/18
Job Summary
COMMITMENT to DIVERSITY
The successful candidate will demonstrate support for diversity, equity and inclusiveness as well as participate in maintaining a respectful, positive work environment.
ROLE of the POSITION
Reporting to the Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs, the Director of Development will play a vital part in a comprehensive resource development program in support of Athletics. The successful candidate will be a proven advancement professional with a record of success identifying, developing, stewarding and expanding philanthropic and / or revenue based relationships in an athletics-based, higher education setting.
In addition to major-gift level fundraising, the position will support external engagement efforts with the Athletics Annual Fund, will advance efforts to increase ticket-based revenue, and will work extensively across the community for Athletics.
QUALIFICATIONS
This position requires a Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited college or university and a minimum of 2 years related professional experience. In addition, candidates should possess the following:
- Direct experience leading or serving in an athletics-based, major-gifts fundraising / resource development (to include sponsorship) program. Other desired attributes include:
- Record of success securing major-gift level philanthropy in a higher education and/or athletics environment
- Familiarity with annual-level (annual fund) philanthropy and the successful attributes of a proven, athletics-based annual fund division.
- Experience with alumni-engagement and building programming designed to inspire connectivity between an athletic department and its former student-athletes.
- Experience with corporate engagement, corporate fundraising, revenue generation and sponsorship.
- Proven ability to shape, write, deliver and close major-gift philanthropic proposals.
- Strong communications and organizational skills.
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