Hybrid Assistant Director of Development

Marquette University; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Marquette University is seeking an Assistant Director of Development, Leadership Annual Giving, to qualify and cultivate donors, manage a portfolio, and grow annual gifts from $2,500 to $50,000, with potential involvement at $125K+.

Reporting to the Director of Leadership Annual Giving, the role emphasizes high-volume outreach, collaboration with senior teammates, and a hybrid work arrangement with on-campus and remote work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 3 years of development or related experience with external constituents.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Experience in nonprofit fundraising desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high-volume outreach, averaging about 200 unique actions per month to secure qualification meetings with prospects.
• Builds a portfolio of prospects through strategic qualification utilizing available resources to identify and develop relationships with alumni, families, and community members with inclination and capacity to make a gift.
• Develops and executes an annual fundraising business plan with strategic qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship steps for prospects.
• Meets regularly and collaborates with manager to assess and divide fundraising priorities, review strategies and track progress toward meeting fundraising performance benchmarks.
• Maintains comprehensive knowledge of university wide fundraising priorities, with a particular focus on current use funds.
• Proactively develops professional fundraising skills using internal and external sources.
• Attends university and university-sponsored events and volunteer meetings, often during the evenings and weekends; represents the university to external constituents.
• Collaborates with internal colleagues to engage regional or affinity-based groups through promoting their attendance as guests at events, identifying volunteer leaders, nominating award winners, etc.
• Participates in Advancement monthly staff meetings/prospect tracking meetings/committee meetings, etc.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Marquette University is seeking an Assistant Director of Development, Leadership Annual Giving, to qualify and cultivate donors, manage a portfolio, and grow annual gifts from $2,500 to $50,000, with potential involvement at $125K+.

Reporting to the Director of Leadership Annual Giving, the role emphasizes high-volume outreach, collaboration with senior teammates, and a hybrid work arrangement with on-campus and remote work.