Senior Development Officer, Law Firm Engagement
5 days ago
Job Summary: We are seeking a seasoned development professional to join our team as a Senior Development Officer, Law Firm Engagement. This role will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to grow qualified prospects and support the Law School's donor pipeline.
About the Role:
- Meet with alumni, solicit leadership annual gifts, and develop major gift leads.
- Liaise with annual giving staff to support and develop annual giving strategies.
- Support efforts to grow and increase Dean's Circle membership, including planning strategy and signature programs.
- Manage the Law Firm Challenge, a peer-to-peer fundraising program encouraging consistent annual giving by alumni at over sixty law firms through a friendly competition between firms.
- Conceptualize and execute new ways to cultivate alumni at law firms, including planning events.
- Recruit, train, and manage graduates who volunteer as Law Firm Challenge ambassadors at their law firms.
- Create and maintain a positive volunteer experience by offering exceptional support.
- Prepare direct mail appeals, email appeals, and other materials and correspondence for volunteers and Law Firm Challenge participants.
- Collaborate with colleagues to design and implement a cohesive, long-term strategy for firm engagement and cultivation.
- Advises colleagues on the Chicago Law Partners program, facilitating law firm sponsorship of student activities and events at the Law School.
- Support other areas of annual giving and firm engagement, routinely meeting donor fundraising and participation targets.
- Contribute to the development of plans to solicit prospective donors and meet campaign goals.
- Contribute to the planning and implementation of programs to identify, visit, and solicit alumni, parents, and other constituencies within an assigned geographical region.
Responsibilities and Deliverables:
- Develop and execute comprehensive fundraising strategies for law firm engagement.
- Solicit and steward major gifts from alumni and friends of the University.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including alumni, faculty, and law firm leaders.
- Design and implement effective communication plans to engage alumni and promote the Law School's mission.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve fundraising goals and objectives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- 2-5 years of experience in development, public relations, marketing, volunteer management, alumni relations, or events management.
- Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree, experience in development, public relations, marketing, volunteer management, alumni relations, or events management, and two years of professional fundraising experience with increased responsibility and project management.
- Strong initiative, organizational skills, leadership skills, team orientation, and commitment to customer service.
Salary:$80,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience
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