Senior Managing Director of Development – University Advancement
| Company | Wash U |
|---|---|
| Location | Clayton, MO, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Relevant Experience (10 Years)
Responsibilities
- Supervise up to twelve (12) development officers including assignment, movement, and evaluation of prospect portfolios.
- Assist the ED in overseeing and coordinating the entire fundraising in their territory, including principal gifts, planned giving, and individual giving.
- Help to create and foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork that celebrates outcomes, builds individual and team capacity, and ensures that WashU UA is a preferred workplace.
- Manage a small donor caseload (no more than 10) and some travel is expected within assigned territory for development officer support and events.
- Assist the ED in executing the annual fundraising strategy for their territory and ensure frontline fundraisers are assigned to the correct lane and territory to maximize pipeline development and achieve annual fundraising success.
- Work with Associate Vice Chancellor for the Individual Giving team and Executive Director to create and monitor an annual budget for their team’s travel and professional development.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Individual Giving (AVC/IG) and Executive Director.
Preferred Qualifications
- Development experience, preferably within a complex university, national non-profit organization or organization with sub-units and complex reporting relationships.
- Significant personal involvement with major gift solicitation and capital prospect management.
- Significant supervisory experience including professional and support staff.
- Demonstrated expertise with personal solicitations and the capital gift process.
- Familiarity with modern university capital gift techniques (moves management, tracking systems, gift tables, solicitation timing and status mechanisms, capital and inclination ratings, prospect management grids, etc.)
- Experience providing ‘in-house’ development advice and/or counsel to related units within a complex organization.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse constituents – board members, chancellor, vice chancellors, deans, school, or unit directors, etc.
- Strong personal commitment to higher education and its advancement through professional development – CASE, AFP, etc.
- Outstanding ability helping to plan, coordinate and manage capital development projects and campaigns.