Director, Athletics Annual Fund

George Mason University; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, seeks a Director of Athletics Annual Fund to lead the comprehensive annual giving program and the Patriot Club. The role reports to the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development and focuses on acquiring new donors, retaining and upgrading supporters, re-engaging lapsed donors, and increasing unrestricted and sport-specific giving.

The position establishes the annual fund’s fiscal-year plan, revenue and participation goals, donor segmentation,

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual giving program and Patriot Club with strategic direction.
• Develop and implement donor acquisition, retention, upgrade, and re-engagement strategies.
• Establish the annual fund fiscal-year plan, revenue and participation goals, and donor segmentation.

Job description

Department: Intercollegiate Athletics

Classification: Administrative Faculty

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visasponsorship

Salary: Salary commensurate with education andexperience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

Financial Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

To unite communities by developing champions with a mission toinspire and transform lives through the power of sports.Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) serves 500 student-athletes in 22NCAA Division I sports. We are a proud member of the Atlantic 10Conference with 17 Conference Championships, NCAA Championships inWomen’s Soccer and Men’s Indoor Track, an NCAA Final Fourappearance with Men’s Basketball, and over 30 individual NationalChampions. We are student-focused, education-centered, andcommitted to providing transformational experiences for ourstudent-athletes and staff. Our five priorities are Student-AthleteExperience, Competition, Resources, Storytelling & Engagement,and Championship Culture.

About the Position:

Reporting to the Senior Associate Athletic Director forDevelopment, the Director, Athletics Annual Fund provides strategicleadership and direction for George Mason Athletics’ comprehensiveannual giving program and the Patriot Club. The Director leads thedevelopment and implementation of strategies designed to acquirenew donors, retain and upgrade current supporters, re-engage lapseddonors, increase unrestricted and sport-specific giving, andstrengthen the pipeline of prospective major-gift donors. Thisposition establishes the annual fund’s fiscal-year plan, revenueand participation goals, performance metrics, donor segmentationstrategies, communications and solicitation calendar, benefitsstructure, stewardship