Leadership Annual Giving Officer

Company: University of San Francisco
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

If you are a current USF employee or affiliate please login to your Workday account and apply internally. Job Title:Leadership Annual Giving OfficerJob Summary:The University of San Francisco (USF) is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading Jesuit Catholic, urban university with a tremendously diverse student and faculty population and a global perspective. Established as San Francisco's first institution of higher education in 1855, USF presently serves over 11,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in Arts and Sciences, Education, Law, Management, and Nursing and Health Professions and has 1,217 faculty members.

USF is at a pivotal time in its 162-year history by investing in building stronger ties to its alumni and surrounding communities. USF is committed to raising $300M by 2022 in its largest comprehensive campaign in the University's history.

The Leadership Annual Giving Officer is a critical member of USF Development's fundraising team. Reporting to the Associate Athletic Director of Development and Leadership Annual Giving, the Leadership Annual Giving Officer works as a field fundraiser soliciting high-end annual gifts between $1,000 and $10,000. This position will cultivate, solicit, and steward new and existing donors at these levels, and will also create and manage fundraising campaigns for target groups and efforts.Full Job Description:PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe--Leadership Annual Giving Officer--is a front-line fundraiser focused on raising annual support while qualifying and identifying prospects for future, long-term engagement. You will develop and implement fundraising strategies, create and execute fundraising campaigns, and assist with designing and managing language for related print and email appeals for targeted groups.You will partner with colleagues and volunteers toward achieving monetary and participation goals. You will participate in periodic prospect meetings with other frontline fundraisers, alumni engagement staff, and other teams. As a representative of the university, you will become an expert on USF; continually building your knowledge of the university, its schools, and its programs.As a member of the Annual Giving team, the--Leadership Annual Giving Officer--supports the larger goals and projects of USF Development, including some evening and weekend work on high-profile engagement events. Frequent travel is required. Key duties and responsibilities include: -- Work with a portfolio of assigned prospects/donors to cultivate, solicit, and steward their support. -- Meets specific number goals in four key areas: upgrading current donors, generating gifts from new prospects, qualifying and handing off appropriate donors and stewarding leadership donors. -- Establish ongoing relationships with individual donors through personal visits, phone calls, and meaningful contacts. -- Steward and manage established relationships to maximize engagement, renew annual giving, and present new opportunities for further engagement. -- Implement and manage programs to involve targeted populations in fundraising and volunteer activities. -- Design and manage communications (e.g., mail, email, video, phone, and other channels) to maximize fundraising potential. -- Maintains a high level of field, online, mail, and phone activity each week -- Manages a prospect list of 150-200 individuals capable of making annual gifts at the annual leadership giving level. -- Works cooperatively and strategically with development colleagues including the rest of the annual giving team as well as major gifts, prospect research, stewardship, engagement, and other teams. -- Work with the Director of Major Gifts and Major Gifts Officers to ensure clear communication and integration with the Major Gifts program. -- Develop fundraising strategies, and track and analyze results of development activities. -- Identify and prioritize prospects, make volunteer prospect assignments, prepare background material for solicitations, and follow up with volunteers to ensure completion of assigned solicitations. -- Becomes an expert on the various entities and activities that annual giving supports as well as other programs at USF for which gifts are being sought or that may be of interest to donors. -- Recommends new approaches, procedures and processes to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed. -- Other duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS -- A minimum of a bachelor's degree with a preference for candidates who have advanced degrees. -- Demonstrated experience with fundraising. A preference of 1-2 years of progressive and successful development experience. -- Ability to understand the needs and interest of donors in order to develop relationships between them and the University. -- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including demonstrated writing and editing skills in the preparation of proposals, and in the drafting of related correspondence, often for the signature of institutional leaders. -- Stellar relationship building skills and ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders around innovative ideas and programs. -- Commitment to appropriate use of sensitive and confidential constituent data. -- Familiarity with relevant privacy laws. -- Excellent time management and follow-up skills. -- Ability to work well under deadline and to manage multiple projects simultaneously. -- Ability to establish and achieve quantified objectives.-- -- Ability to work independently and as part of a team. -- Ability to travel around the region and to other areas of the country. -- Must have a valid driver's license.--PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: -- A self-starter with discipline in establishing and meeting personal and team goals. -- Mission-driven and identifies with the Jesuit principles and goals of USF. -- Possesses a high degree of emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and self-awareness. -- Creative, hardworking and committed to successful fundraising. -- Highly attentive to detail. -- Strong communication, organization, and strategic thinking skills. -- Collaborative and transparent with the ability to make independent decisions when appropriate. Full-Time/Part-Time:Full timePay Rate:Salary Posted 2 Days Ago Full time R0003725 About Us The University of San Francisco is located in the heart of one of the world's most innovative and diverse cities, and is home to a vibrant academic community of students and faculty who achieve excellence in their fields. Its diverse student body enjoys direct access to faculty, small classes and outstanding opportunities in the city itself. USF is San Francisco's first university, and its Jesuit Catholic mission helps ignite a student's passion for social justice and a desire to "Change the World From Here." For more information, visitwww.usfca.edu . Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy
The University of San Francisco is an equal opportunity institution of higher education. The University does not discriminate in employment, educational services, or academic programs on the basis of an individual's race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except minors), sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related and genetic-related) and disability, or any other basis prohibited by law. The University reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities under the law. Fair Chance Ordinance--
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For more information visit: http://sfgov.org/olse/fair-chance-ordinance-fco .

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