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GENERAL PURPOSE:

The Associate Director of Advancement, Student Life, is one of the primary development officers for the College, Student Life, and Enrollment. The Associate Director will develop a thorough knowledge of the University of Rochester’s student life and enrollment offices, serving as a liaison between these programs and University Advancement. They will also develop a thorough knowledge of key College initiatives and programs and will play a role in fundraising and developing fundraising strategy as well as reporting on major gift activity. The Associate Director will play a key role in fundraising for these areas and will report regularly on annual fund, major gift, and stewardship activity.

The Associate Director will manage a robust portfolio of high-level annual fund and major gift prospects. Extensive travel is required to appropriately cultivate, solicit and steward these prospects. S/he will carry a portfolio of approximately 125 prospects and will be considered a 70% gift officer, with the remaining thirty percent focused on programmatic and strategic aspects of advancement for the assigned areas.

The Associate Director will also make appropriate recommendations to the Executive. Director of Advancement for Student Life and the corresponding leadership positions concerning their roles and involvement in the identification, cultivation or solicitation of donor prospects. S/he will staff key faculty and staff members in donor relations opportunities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Portfolio Management

• Maintain a portfolio of major gift prospects and oversee activities of the assigned areas, working in especially close collaboration with major, leadership and principal gift officers in cases where the areas are involved. Work will involve the identification of new prospects, which will be crucial for campaign readiness and success. (25%)

• Create comprehensive strategies and solicitations for donors. (20%)

• Effectively manage a major prospect solicitation pipeline. Initial work will likely involve a high number of identification and qualification visits. (15%)

• Initiate and/or strengthen relationships with leadership, major, and principal gift officers to facilitate gift closes and provide education on key Student Life initiatives. Execute actions within the assigned areas to advance gift closes working with field officers and their managers. (10%)

Management of Capital Projects, Fundraising Challenges, and Volunteers

• Manage capital projects and volunteers in support of Student Life on campus including pipelines, prospect development, communications, and donor challenges.

Annual Giving Strategy

• In collaboration with the annual fund team, develop strategic annual fund solicitations.

Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Master’s degree preferred.

• Five to seven years development experience including experience soliciting gifts or closely related experience and clear evidence of a thoughtful decision to move into development work, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

• Evidence of ability to work effectively with faculty/staff and distinguished major prospects required.

• Excellent skills in written and oral communication required.

• Strong collaborative skills required.

• Sufficiently well-organized to deal effectively with donor stewardship issues and “moves” to advance donors according to a plan required.

The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion to advance the University’s mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. This commitment extends to the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates from underrepresented populations, veterans, and persons with disabilities consistent with these values and government contractor Affirmative Action obligations.

How To Apply

All applicants must apply online.

EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Pay Range

Pay Range: $70,197 - $105,295 Annually

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

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