Senior Leadership Giving Officer

2 weeks ago

Providence, Rhode Island, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Description:

The Senior Leadership Giving Officer is responsible for managing a portfolio of 200-225 major gift prospects rated $50K - $250K+, and the qualification of prospects at the $100K+ level. This position requires in-depth knowledge of the University, its initiatives, and its internal and external constituents to serve as a University representative, and a liaison between the Division of Advancement and Brown's alumni, parents, and friends.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage a portfolio of major gift prospects and qualify prospects at the $100K+ level.
  • Make 130-140 visits annually with prospects to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects/donors.
  • Execute a minimum of 10 – 20 comprehensive proposals of $50K+.
  • Qualify newly identified prospects as future potential major donors.
  • Solicit annual gifts from prospects and strive to recruit 2 new College Hill Society members (Planned gift closures).
  • Collaborate with colleagues, peers, and fundraising unit managers within a diverse number and variety of fundraising programs.
  • Staff University administrators and faculty on development visits with prospects and donors.
  • Record activities, contacts, proposals, and strategic plans in the donor database.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Minimum of 4 years experience in a related field such as fundraising, higher education, non-profit, sales, customer service, and volunteer management including a minimum of 3 years of direct development experience with solicitation and gift closure at the 5+ figure level.
  • Proven ability to solicit and close philanthropic gifts on the $50,000+ level, or equivalent experience in a related field such as sales.
  • Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to initiate, collaborate, implement, monitor, evaluate, and advance strategic plans that support the activities of the program and contribute to the overall goals and objectives of Advancement and the fundraising enterprise.
  • Superior interpersonal skills with proven ability to successfully interact and collaborate with varied constituencies in a professional manner, exhibiting excellent written and oral communication skills, team-building skills, and demonstrating tact, poise and diplomacy while working with a wide variety of personalities.
  • Ability and comfort in meeting and interacting with individuals of considerable social status and affluence is required.
  • Must be able and willing to work occasional evenings and weekends.
  • Must be able and willing to travel frequently throughout the United States to attend relevant programs and events and to meet with current and prospective donors and leadership volunteers to further cultivation and solicitation strategies.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in higher education.
  • Experience in a non-profit setting.
  • Direct experience with fundraising, volunteer management, and knowledge of Brown University is highly desired.
Job Competencies:
  • Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), including experience/ability to identify and emphasize diverse perspectives in programming, communications, and strategy.
  • Ability to apply good judgment and proven responsible decision-making skills; tact and discretion are required to deal with highly confidential alumni, parent, student, family, donor and prospect information.
  • Must be a detail-oriented, self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and priorities to meet aggressive timelines and challenging deadlines.
  • Working knowledge of email and calendars, the Windows environment, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other software such as Adobe Acrobat, donor databases, etc.
  • Decisiveness, trustworthiness, discretion, and creativity are daily requirements of this position.
  • Commitment to working in a team environment is essential.

Brown University is committed to advancing diversity, inclusion, and equity and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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