Assistant/Associate Director, Athletics Annual Giving

Boston College; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking university as an Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics Annual Giving, where you'll engage with alumni and friends to secure annual gifts. This role emphasizes the importance of community and commitment to Jesuit values, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to a $3B campaign. You'll manage donor relationships, fulfill benefits, and support fundraising initiatives while enjoying a collaborative environment that values diversity and professional growth. If you're passionate about higher education and making a difference, this position is for you.

Benefits

Tuition Remission for Employees

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Low-Cost Life Insurance

401k and 403b Retirement Plans

Paid Holidays

Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of fundraising experience or related experience required.
• Ability to close gifts of $1,000 to $10,000 or more.

Responsibilities

• Solicitation of alumni and friends for annual gifts.
• Manage a portfolio of 150+ donors and prospects.

Skills

Fundraising

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Database Management

Persuasive Writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Google Applications

MS Office Suite

Job description

Assistant/Associate Director, Athletics Annual Giving

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

We invite you to join our community and contribute to Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston College. Driven by our mission in ways that advance the university for years to come, priority areas for this $3B comprehensive campaign include Financial Aid, Academics, and Student Life.

Based on a fundamental Jesuit tenet of developing the whole person, University Advancement is large enough to benefit from many campus resources, yet small enough to be agile and creative in supporting all associates. With an average tenure of close to 10 years at Boston College, our 250-person centralized organizational structure offers a variety of roles across fundraising, alumni relations, operations, and communications and engagement. We invest in the professional growth of every staff member through individual and team-based programs. Likewise, we aim to attract the very best, seeking team members who are as ambitious and as committed to our team as we are. We value a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging while actively promoting team members who contribute to the success of University Advancement.

See below the current opportunity to begin (or return to!) your Boston College experience!

Job Description:
The Assistant/Associate Director, Athletics Annual Giving reports the Director, Annual & Leadership Giving/Assistant Athletics Director and is responsible for the solicitation of Boston College alumni, parents and friends capable of annual gifts greater than $1,000 and up to $24,999. The Assistant Director manages a portfolio of 150 or more donors, premium seat holders and prospects. In addition, the Assistant Director will help lead donor benefit fulfillment including but not limited to premium seating, parking and tickets as well as database management and telephone support for inquiries through the Flynn Fund main line.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The salary range for this position is listed below with the final salary based on various factors, including the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and internal equity considerations.

Assistant Director: $59,400 - $74,250
First Level Associate Director: $65,560 - $81,950
Second Level Associate Director: $72,480 - $90,600

Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years of fundraising experience or a combination of some fundraising and other directly related experience, with demonstrated ability to close gifts of $1,000 to $10,000 or more at the Assistant Director level. The Associate Director requires 2-3 years of professional level frontline fundraising experience at the first level and 3-4 years at the second level. A proven record of soliciting and closing annual cash gifts of $10,000 or more at the first level Associate Director and $10,000 to $25,000 or more at the Associate Director level, preferably in a higher education environment, is required. Determination of job level and compensation will be commensurate with experience.

The Assistant/Associate Director is required to demonstrate consistent and highly professional behavior, have excellent spoken, written, and interpersonal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to speak and write persuasively about higher education and the Jesuit tradition in particular. Travel, evening, and weekend work is required to fulfill responsibilities. A valid driver’s license is required. Proficiency with technology and relevant software applications, such as Google applications and the MS Office suite is also expected.

Frequent evening and weekend work is required. Attendance at all home football games (7) is required and most basketball and hockey (30+) games will also be necessary. In addition, attendance at periodic special events is required.

Must be a team player who is highly motivated and dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and have an appreciation for Jesuit Catholic education and the goals and values of Boston College.

The office of University Advancement supports the mission of Boston College by promoting a culture of inclusion that values each individual. Our recruiting practices support that commitment to build teams reflecting our community; students, alumni, parents and friends of Boston College.


Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .

Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, founded in 1863.