Associate Director, Development Regional Giving - NY/Northeast

UCLA; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public university is seeking an Associate Director of Development for Regional Giving focusing on the NY/Northeast area. The successful candidate will be responsible for cultivating major gifts and organizing fundraising strategies, while working collaboratively with senior leadership to enhance the university's visibility and impact. Ideal candidates will have strong fundraising backgrounds, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently. This is a fully remote role with a focus on making significant contributions to UCLA’s philanthropic goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years in annual/leadership giving.
• Experience in planning and implementing fundraising events.
• Ability to develop individual solicitation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate major gifts from alumni and parents in NY/Northeast.
• Organize fundraising plans and manage donor portfolios.
• Develop regional boards and coordinate donor engagements.

Skills

Fundraising expertise

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Blackbaud CRM

Job description

Associate Director, Development Regional Giving - NY/Northeast

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Special Instructions to Applicants

A resume, cover letter and completed application are required to be considered for this position.

Special Instructions to Applicants

A resume, cover letter and completed application are required to be considered for this position.

**Please note this is a fully REMOTE role.**

Position Summary

As the number 1 public university, UCLA inspired by success and our continual advancement as a world leader in education, research and public service. Philanthropy and the ability to raise funds from coast to coast and beyond fuels these breakthroughs and enables UCLA to enrich and elevate communities around the world. As our Associate Director of Development, Regional Giving for NY/Northeast, you'll focus on cultivating lower-level major gifts from alumni, parents, and friends across diverse geographical regions. Specifically, this role targets the New York/Northeast region, where you will reside and work. This is a great opportunity to bring your fundraising expertise, strategic abilities, and high ambitions to a role where you can make a tangible difference through the power of philanthropy. Working collaboratively with senior leadership and campus fundraisers, you will organize and implement a strong fundraising plan for prospects/donors in the NY/Northeast region and manage a portfolio of prospects and donors. You will extend UCLA’s presence and visibility in the NY/Northeast region by developing and stewarding regional boards, planning and staffing academic and administrative leadership travel (including Deans and faculty) to your regions, coordinating small- and large- scale donor engagements and creating other regional based initiatives. As a valued member of our team, you will be supported by leadership and provided with the inspiration and resources to succeed.

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Salary & Compensation

• UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of demonstrated annual/leadership giving experience and/or prior professional experience in a related field such as sales, marketing or business development. (Required)
• Experience in and strong documented record of gifts solicited and closed in the annual/leadership gifts range and/or solicitations of a similar nature, level and complexity. (Required)
• Experience conceptualizing, planning and implementing special events. (Preferred)
• Experience with Blackbaud CRM or equivalent development database and the use of databases to generate reports. (Preferred)
• Working knowledge of principles and practices of fundraising in a university setting with a strong understanding of the goals, functions and services of a research university or institution of equivalent complexity. (Required)
• Ability to conceptualize and implement broad ranging and specific individual identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies. (Required)
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to write/edit reports, business correspondence, solicitation materials, letters of acknowledgement, proposals and other fundraising materials; ability to prepare clear and compelling materials for fundraising events, initiatives and programs. (Required)
• Excellent oral communication skills to collect and convey information with accuracy, diplomacy and tact; ability to persuasively express the mission of the university and the fundraising goals of the campus, especially as they relate to regional fundraising for NY and Northeast regions. (Required)
• Strong ability to recruit, orient, train, organize, motivate and evaluate staff and volunteers who support development goals and programs. (Required)
• Ability to work effectively as a team with well-developed interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with colleagues and build and sustain lasting relationships with a wide variety of internal/external constituents. (Required)
• Detail oriented with ability to work in a highly autonomous manner, work independently and accept responsibility; adept at setting priorities and managing work flow to fulfill objectives and meet goals accordingly to deadlines in a fast-paced environment. (Required)
• Ability to be proactive, take initiative and propose new/innovative strategies for developing/expanding regional prospect and donor opportunities. (Required)
• Knowledge of data management sufficient to retrieve data and isolate specific market segments. (Required)
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of donor files and other information; impeccable integrity and discretion in dealing with donors, alumni, students, administrators and colleagues. (Required)
• Proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications as well as familiarity with other database, spreadsheet, scheduling and email applications; willingness to learn new programs and applications in a prompt and efficient manner. (Required)
  
  

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)
  
  

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Ability to work some evenings and/or weekends as needed. (Required)
• Ability to travel as needed.
  
  

Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Union/Policy Covered

99-Policy Covered

Complete Position Description

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

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• Industries

  Higher Education

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