Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Details

Posted: 28-Feb-24

Location: New York, New York

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 541980

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $70,000 to $73,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
 

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Annual Giving, the Assistant Director of Annual Giving works to build a strong momentum of giving amongst the Columbia Engineering Community with an emphasis on our Dean???s Leadership Society donors ($1,000+).

 

The Assistant Director of Annual Giving is a member of the annual giving team and works with the major gifts team, alumni relations team and stewardship to maximize opportunities for philanthropy and engagement amongst the Columbia Engineering community. The position plays a critical role on the team, managing a portfolio of donors who give at a leadership level, helps to identify important prospects for the School, and partners with fellow annual giving and major gift officers to ensure donors are properly cultivated and stewarded. The Assistant Director works with reunion classes that have the greatest potential for impact, identifies opportunities to launch new endowed scholarships and fellowships and advises on development messaging for reunion classes.

Columbia Engineering offers a fast-paced, collaborative and supportive work environment with ambitious multi-year growth targets.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

(30% ) Manages a portfolio of 250 leadership prospects;  Completes a minimum of 200 solicitations of leadership gifts each year and a minimum of 150 substantive contacts with leadership annual giving prospects annually;

(25%) Helps identify high-potential reunion classes and develops and implements a detailed fundraising plan to help drive leadership giving opportunities;  Working in partnership with the Coordinator, manages the reunion fundraising strategy including prospecting work and managing the volunteer reunion class solicitors to raise gifts from key populations; Advocates for planned giving vehicles and execute planned giving solicitations as appropriate,

(20%) Identifies leadership annual giving prospects for our community scholarships and fellowships and solicits leadership gifts to help grow the impact of these funds;

(20%)  Documents activity with respect to the University's standardized processes for tracking fundraising work;  Serves as a positive, collaborative and supportive member of the Annual Giving team.

(5%)  Additional duties, or special projects as assigned.  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or the equivalent required, including a minimum of two (2) years related experience required. Must possess strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office and Google Suite, as well as an ability to adapt and learn future technologies. Some evening, weekend events and travel as needed.

• Must possess the ability to interact with and cultivate strong working relationships amongst a diverse constituency including a variety of professional communities and age groups. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communications skills, including a high level of attention to detail and active listening skills. Must be able to problem-solve and troubleshoot, in addition to the ability to work independently in a dynamic team environment. Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects while keeping an eye on the priorities of the team.

• Successful candidates will ensure the utmost discretion in all matters, as well as possess an ability to work well with all levels of management, be flexible in nature, have  sound judgment with a collaborative style that fosters teamwork and cooperation. Must have a passion for excellent customer service and commitment to exceptional quality.

• Prior experience in a higher education fundraising setting is desirable, but not necessary. Basic quantitative analytical skills are preferred.

• We believe that higher education advancement has historically not had strong representation from the most marginalized people in society ??? including people of color, people from working class backgrounds and LGBTQ people. We believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

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