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Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume. In addition, applicants should be prepared to supply contact information (email address) for three professional references, one of which must be supervisory. References will be contacted upon campus interviews.

For full consideration, applications must be received by June 09, 2024.

Vacancy Announcement

Position Information

Campus Title Director of Donor Relations

Department College Advancement

Position Summary

The Director of Donor Relations is the lead donor retention officer for the Geneseo Foundation. The position is responsible for creating and refining a highly personalized and innovative stewardship program (including communications, events, and recognition policies, protocols, and programs). Activities will support the advancement division’s and College’s mission, vision, and values, convey the College’s gratitude and provide evidence for donors of their gifts’ ongoing importance and institutional impact. This program operates collaboratively and in concert with the advancement division’s cultivation and solicitation functions, which is shaped by the strategic objectives of the College. The Director of Donor Relations will be an integral member of the advancement division’s senior leadership. We seek candidates who will create a climate that helps attract and is inclusive of all students, including students from historically underrepresented groups and students who have overcome personal challenges. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply.

Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree by time of appointment

• Previous successful experience in donor relations or a related field.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and organizational skills with superior attention to detail

• Strong event planning skills

• Ability to be customer service-oriented and bring together various institutional partners with varying interests is essential.

• Must be highly collaborative and a team player.

• Must demonstrate commitment and ability to work effectively with a diverse group of students, faculty and staff in support of campus and department mission.

• Problem-solving skills, creativity, positivity, and the ability to manage several assignments simultaneously are required qualities.

  Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with VIPs, students, and campus constituents is preferable.

License/Certification

Other Skills Required

Supervision Received

This position reports to the Director of College Advancement Communications.

Supervision Exercised

None.

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number S354

Number of Vacancies 1

Line # to be filled 01603

Full or Part-time Full-Time

Appointment Type Term

Anticipated Appointment Start Date

Job Posting Date 05/09/2024

Apply By 06/09/2024

Job Posting Closed Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Salary $65,000-$70,000

Special Instructions to Applicant

Applicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume. In addition, applicants should be prepared to supply contact information (email address) for three professional references, one of which must be supervisory. References will be contacted upon campus interviews.

For full consideration, applications must be received by June 09, 2024.

About SUNY Geneseo

Mission Statement

We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.

Vision

We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.

Values

The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:

• Learning: Embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth.

• Creativity: Empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving.

• Belonging: Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates

different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and

contributions of each individual.

• Civic Engagement: Encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection,

empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global

communities.

• Sustainability: Building a culture of well-being that integrates and applies principles of

environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the

past and our obligations to the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUNY Geneseo is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding students, faculty, staff, and administration. We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all positions and ensure that all other personnel actions are conducted without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic.

To request accommodation or assistance for job-related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Office of Diversity and Equity at (585) 245-5020 or email ode@geneseo.edu (ode@geneseo.edu%3Code@geneseo.edu%3E) . Find out more about our Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E28zJDeYTU)

Background Investigation Statement

All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at http://www.geneseo.edu/hr/employment.

Clery Statement

Applicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report( ASR ) for the College at www.geneseo.edu/police. The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the SUNY Geneseo University Police Department at 585-245-5651.

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Quick Link for Postings https://jobs.geneseo.edu/postings/4789

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Percentage Of Time 25%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 1 – Designs, maintains and executes a comprehensive donor relations program at Geneseo.

Percentage Of Time 25%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 2 – Executes giving level recognition policies and procedures for the College. Develops, executes, oversees, and tracks the application of space naming, remembrance program, and plaque policies and procedures for the College. Designs and manages donor recognition tools and processes (tracking systems, standardized reports, donor recognition materials, etc.) for donors. Works closely with the Director of College Advancement Communications, the Office of Communications and Marketing, and President’s Office staff to ensure donors’ special recognition.

Percentage Of Time 25%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 3 – Orchestrates donor recognition events and activities.

Percentage Of Time 10%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 4 – Holds primary responsibility for oversight of Geneseo’s named funds (including both restricted and endowed) in the context of donor relations. Creates and maintains highly organized profiles on all endowed funds including fund intent, use, and donors.

Percentage Of Time 10%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 5 – Serves as a primary liaison for student scholarship recipient activities.

Percentage Of Time 5%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Performs other related duties as required. such as: Supporting members of the advancement team in division wide events and activities; serving on campus wide committees; and participating in the campus community as an active and involved advancement representative.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Will you have a Bachelor's degree completed by the time of appointment?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have previous successful experience in donor relations or a related field?

• Yes

• No

  Applicant Documents

  Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

  Optional Documents