Major Gifts Officer, Development & Alumni Relations

Penn State University; State College (Centre County); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University seeks an Assistant/Associate Director of Development to engage alumni and friends in supporting The Smeal College of Business. This frontline fundraiser will identify and cultivate a robust prospect pool, articulate needs and values through proposals, and plan solicitation strategies to secure major gifts.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, the role involves extensive travel and collaboration with college leadership, DDAR, and central

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 1+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate a prospect pool of graduates and other key constituencies
• Articulate Penn State's needs, ambitions, and values through excellent informal and formal communications, including written proposals
• Plan and execute solicitation strategies leading to major gifts
• Travel extensively throughout the region and across the country to pursue these strategies and build enduring relationships, tracked to a fixed and appropriately aggressive set of fundraising metrics

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Penn State University seeks an Assistant/Associate Director of Development to engage alumni and friends in supporting The Smeal College of Business. This frontline fundraiser will identify and cultivate a robust prospect pool, articulate needs and values through proposals, and plan solicitation strategies to secure major gifts.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, the role involves extensive travel and collaboration with college leadership, DDAR, and central