Development Officer

The Rome Group; Missouri; On-site; USD 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a Development Officer to drive fundraising efforts, acquire and cultivate donors, and support university priorities across the Saint Louis region.

The role focuses on unrestricted gifts, donor engagement, and collaboration with development officers while traveling up to 50% of the time. Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2 years of relevant fundraising experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Focus on acquisition, retention, and reacquisition of prospects ($1,000–$24,999) in the assigned region with unrestricted giving.
• Qualify and cultivate donors to increase support to leadership vs major gift levels.
• Collaborate with development officers across the division and travel about 50%.
• Create and foster teamwork to ensure WashU UA is a preferred workplace.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Major Gift Solicitation

Donor Management

Relationship Building

Oral Communications

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Planning

Project Administration

Multicultural Environments

Written Communication

Organizing

People Oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce (Software)

Microsoft Excel

Database Technologies

Job description

Development Officer

The Development Officer reports to the Executive Director of Operations and is responsible for fundraising as a generalist on behalf of the university in support of key priorities.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Focus on acquisition, retention, and reacquisition of prospects ($1,000 – $24,999) in the assigned region with a primary focus on unrestricted giving. Qualify and cultivate donors with the goal of increasing the donor’s support to leadership and major gift levels.


• Work closely with all levels of development officers in the division to ensure short and long-term fundraising success. This role will be assigned to at least one MSA in the division with travel expectations of 50%.


• Help to create and foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork that celebrates outcomes, builds individual and team capacity, and ensures that WashU UA is a preferred workplace.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree


• Work Experience: Relevant Experience (2 Years)

More About This Job

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience soliciting gifts of $1,000 or more.


• Skills: Complex Systems, Computer Technology, Database Technologies, Donor Management, Give Feedback, Major Gift Solicitation, Microsoft Excel, Multicultural Environments, Oral Communications, Organizational Culture Change, Organizing, People Oriented, Project Administration, Prospect Management, Receptive to Feedback, Relationship Building, Salesforce (Software), Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Written Communication

This position is located in St. Louis, MO and the targeted hiring range for this position is $58,400 – $80,000.

Questions

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Accommodation

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please [e-mail] call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment status, full-time equivalent (FTE) workload, and weekly standard hours. Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to view a summary of benefits.

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity or shared ancestry, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. As a federal contractor, the university maintains affirmative action programs to implement its equal employment opportunity policy for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, in accordance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended.

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