Senior Gift Officer - Leadership Giving

Harvard University; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plans with university**"s**

Professional development opportunities

Commuter benefits, campus perks

Job summary

Harvard University’s Harvard Graduate School of Education seeks an Associate Director of Development to raise philanthropic gifts supporting leadership education initiatives and knowledge generation to improve student opportunity and success.

The role manages a ~200-donor portfolio, cultivating and soliciting leadership-level gifts ($10,000–$25,000 annual or $100,000–$250,000 multi-year). Flexibility and collaboration with other schools are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5 years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising and/or related field where skills are easily transferable, including direct solicitation.
• Willingness and ability to travel roughly 40% of the time (and conduct effective meetings over video and phone).
• Occasional evening and weekend work required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for increasing leadership giving.
• Identify and qualify potential donors and work with donors at every stage of engagement.
• Move prospects toward solicitation and complete assigned solicitations on the timeline.
• Travel with and staff the Dean and faculty on fundraising efforts.
• Plan and execute events related to donor cultivation and stewardship.
• Write briefings, proposals, donor correspondence, and updates.

Skills

Donor fundraising

Donor relations

Communication

Strategic thinking

Leadership collaboration

Listening skills

Persuasion

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Windows

Databases

Job description

Harvard University’s Harvard Graduate School of Education seeks an Associate Director of Development to raise philanthropic gifts supporting leadership education initiatives and knowledge generation to improve student opportunity and success.

The role manages a ~200-donor portfolio, cultivating and soliciting leadership-level gifts ($10,000–$25,000 annual or $100,000–$250,000 multi-year). Flexibility and collaboration with other schools are essential for success.