Assistant Director, Major Gifts & Philanthropy

CTES Consulting Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client CTES Consulting Pte Ltd is assisting a university’s Advancement Office in Singapore to appoint an Asst Director/Senior Asst Director, Philanthropy and Fundraising. The role focuses on cultivating high-level donor relationships and driving philanthropic outcomes through major gifts and capital campaigns.

The ideal candidate will manage complex relationships with donors, faculty, and volunteers, while leading gift structuring and coordinating with the Stewardship Team to progress donors

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
• Experience in Higher Education/Not-For-Profit fundraising with the ability to achieve monthly activity targets as a key metric of performance.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex and diverse relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent written communication with proposals and presentations.
• Well-developed planning and organisational skills; ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Sound acumen and professional presence; promotes teamwork and open communication.
• Awareness of diverse stakeholders and intercultural sensitives.
• Global, socially conscious mindset.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to influence without authority.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships and activities related to cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and major gifts.
• Take a strategic approach to fundraising including major gifts, capital fundraising, corporate donations, grants and bequests.
• Leverage leadership, faculty, and volunteers to advance relationships and gift discussions and position donors and partners for maximum philanthropic support.
• Lead and facilitate gift structuring to optimise donor gift purpose and coordinate with Stewardship Team for next levels of giving.

Skills

Relationship management

Written communication

Planning and organisation

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Influence without authority

Global mindset

Proactive problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Our client CTES Consulting Pte Ltd is assisting a university’s Advancement Office in Singapore to appoint an Asst Director/Senior Asst Director, Philanthropy and Fundraising. The role focuses on cultivating high-level donor relationships and driving philanthropic outcomes through major gifts and capital campaigns.

The ideal candidate will manage complex relationships with donors, faculty, and volunteers, while leading gift structuring and coordinating with the Stewardship Team to progress donors