Associate Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives

Marquette University; Milwaukee (WI); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Marquette University seeks an Associate Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives to advance the university's highest-priority fundraising initiatives and manage relationships with major gift donors and prospects. The role collaborates with development leadership, academic and non-academic partners, and volunteers to execute fundraising strategies, including the Lovell Scholars program.

TheAssociate Director manages a portfolio of approximately 40 major gift prospects and donors and

Formación

• Bachelor's degree required with 3+ years in fundraising in higher education.
• Experience managing a personal donor portfolio and securing gifts at $125k+.
• Strong written and oral communication abilities.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.

Responsabilidades

• Actively manage a portfolio of prospects for moving through the major gift pipeline, including travel.
• Create and execute fundraising plans using qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major gift prospects.
• Identify and qualify prospective donors whose interests and capacity align with university priorities and develop donor strategies, proposals, briefing materials, and solicitation plans.
• Secure gifts in collaboration with university leaders and campus partners.
• Maintain accurate portfolio activity, strategies, and relationship documentation in the advancement database.
• Partner with Leadership Council recruitment, engagement, and solicitation.

Conocimientos

Fundraising strategy

Portfolio management

Donor cultivation

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Advancement database

Descripción del empleo

The Associate Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives advances the university's highest-priority fundraising initiatives and manages relationships with major gift donors and prospects. The position works with development leadership, academic and non-academic university leaders, and volunteer leaders to develop and execute fundraising strategies, with a focus on priorities including the Lovell Scholars program. The Associate Director manages a portfolio of approximately 40 major gift prospects and donors and partners on Leadership Council recruitment, engagement, and solicitation.

Responsibilities:

• Actively manage a portfolio of prospects for the purpose of moving constituents through the major gift pipeline. This includes travel for face-to-face visits as well as effective digital engagement.
• Create and execute fundraising plans that utilize best practices in qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major gift prospects for strategic initiatives.
• Identify and qualify prospective donors whose interests and capacity align with university priorities and develop donor strategies, proposals, briefing materials, and solicitation plans.
• Secure gifts in collaboration with university leaders and campus partners.
• Maintain accurate portfolio activity, strategies, and relationship documentation in the advancement database.

2. Strategic University Partnership and Collaboration

• Partner with development leadership to develop and execute fundraising strategies for the university's highest-priority initiatives, including the Lovell Scholars program, developing donor-centered cases for support.
• Partner with academic and non-academic leaders to identify funding opportunities, engage donors, and advance major gift opportunities. This includes developing briefing materials, talking points, proposals and engagement strategies for leaders.
• Monitor fundraising progress and recommend strategies to advance priority initiatives.
• Serve as a liaison with non-academic university leadership to understand priorities and develop fundraising strategies.
• Collaborate with major gifts, principal gifts, annual giving, advancement services, communications, and other teams.
• Lead or support special projects that advance university fundraising priorities.

3. Lead on Leadership Council

• Partner with Advancement leadership and university stakeholders on Leadership Council recruitment, engagement, and solicitation.
• Identify and cultivate prospective Leadership Council members.
• Develop individualized engagement and solicitation strategies for Leadership Council members and prospects.
• Prepare university and volunteer leaders for recruitment conversations, donor meetings, and solicitations.
• Support Leadership Council meetings, events, and donor engagement activities.
• Engage Leadership Council members in identifying, cultivating, and soliciting additional prospects.

4. Meeting Attendance and UA Representation

• Attend relevant meetings and university events, representing the university to external constituents.
• Participate in all UA, Strategic Initiatives, or other required team or staff meetings.

Requirements:

A bachelor's degree, along with at least three years of fundraising experience in higher education, including a successful track record of personal portfolio management and securing gifts at the $125,000 or above level is required; relevant sales experience may also be considered.

Strong communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to effectively communicate are all essential. The ability to work some evenings and weekends is also needed.