Associate Director, Arts & Sciences Development (Hybrid)

Fordham University; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Fordham University invites applications for the Associate Director of Development to advance philanthropy across Arts and Sciences. This role cultivates relationships with alumni, parents, and friends, managing a ~150-prospect portfolio and guiding leadership annual giving and small major gifts.

Based on the Lincoln Center campus with hybrid work, the position requires evening/weekend donor meetings and local travel, contributing to DAUR's overall fundraising goals in alignment with Fordham's

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 4 years of fundraising or related experience.
• Demonstrated track record in solicitation or sales to advance donors.
• Excellent interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills.
• Strong communication, detail orientation, and collaboration.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace; MS Office; familiarity with CRMs.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a fundraising officer for the Fordham Arts and Sciences Team, providing strategic guidance on leadership annual giving and small major giving fundraising to advance the University’s mission-driven priorities.
• Manages a portfolio of approximately 150 prospects, applying the Jesuit principle of cura personalis to build deep, authentic, and lasting donor relationships.
• Utilizes reflective discernment to devise individualized engagement strategies for each prospect in their portfolio. Builds enduring relationships rooted in a mutual vision between donors and the University to solicit annual gifts and/or multi-year gift commitments at the $5,000+ level, with specific solicitation goals to be determined in an annual goal-setting process.
• Assists with various projects, including stewardship efforts, volunteer opportunities, advisory councils, cultivation events, and campaign initiatives as needed, consistently striving for magis in all endeavors.
• Represents Fordham Arts and Sciences at on- and off-campus events, supports special fundraising initiatives, and contributes to the overall goals of the Development and University Relations (DAUR) office, collaborating closely with colleagues to align fundraising strategies and donor engagement efforts with Fordham’s core values.
• Develops strong relationships with Fordham Arts and Sciences faculty, administrators, and staff at the direction of the Executive Director in order to identify and promote giving opportunities that support the Arts and Sciences’ strategic priorities.
• Participates in University, Development and University Relations (DAUR), and Arts and Sciences activities and events, including dinners, receptions, and alumni campus visits as assigned.

Skills

Relationship building

Donor engagement

Communication

Project management

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Active listening

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Google Workspace

MS Office

CRM databases

Ellucian Advance CRM

Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management

SAP Concur

Zoom

Job description

Fordham University invites applications for the Associate Director of Development to advance philanthropy across Arts and Sciences. This role cultivates relationships with alumni, parents, and friends, managing a ~150-prospect portfolio and guiding leadership annual giving and small major gifts.

Based on the Lincoln Center campus with hybrid work, the position requires evening/weekend donor meetings and local travel, contributing to DAUR's overall fundraising goals in alignment with Fordham's