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Department: Office of Advancement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to apply for employment, or for an interview, at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at View phone number on main.hercjobs.org or View email address on main.hercjobs.org .
Job Description Summary
If you are passionate about Michigan Tech and want to help advance the major gift donor pipeline, join our fast-paced, progressive, and exciting fundraising team as a Director for Charitable Giving.
Make an immediate difference by contributing to our fundraising mission with a culture that respects and empowers employees, encourages open communication, and provides learning opportunities.
Ideal candidates for this position will use excellent written and oral communication and active listening skills to secure gifts of $25,000 and greater to support Michigan Tech's efforts to create solutions for society's challenges.
This position will act as the liaison for colleges and campus units as assigned by the Executive Director for Charitable Giving. The Director will utilize a moves management system to identify, strategize, and document all gifts. The Director will travel to interact with alumni and friends of the university and professionally represent the mission and vision of Michigan Tech.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)
? Advance the University's mission, vision, and short and long-term goals in collaboration with the Executive Director for Charitable Giving, advancement colleagues, and unit leaders.
? Continually assess and manage a portfolio of donors, creating strategic plans for the best potential outcome.
? Identify, secure appointments, and engage with major gift-level ($25,000 or more) donors and philanthropists in support of Michigan Tech.
? Collaborate with administration and unit partners to accurately communicate impactful giving opportunities to donors.
? Participate in quarterly strategy meetings on campus to assess metric goals, plan travel, and review proposals for individual, corporate, and foundation giving in collaboration with the advancement team.
? Attend and participate in regularly scheduled weekly departmental meetings in person or via Zoom.
? Work with the Office of Charitable Gift Planning to develop donor proposals for major and planned gifts.
? Submit timely contact reports for all donor communication with accurate, concise content and a clear follow-up action plan.
? Exercise travel and calendar "best practices" for University fundraising to maximize travel resources and communication with other fundraising colleagues.
? Perform all work to the outlined guidelines and expectations to drive the success of individual members and the team.
? Provide weekly communication of progress to the supervisor for administrative reporting and to ensure information sharing.
? Collaborate with alumni engagement, admissions department, career services, and other administrative university units as necessary.
? Coordinate with unit directors, deans, faculty, and staff.
? Commit to learning and applying continuous improvement strategies to everyday work. Actively engage in continuous improvement.
Required Education, Certifications, Licensures (minimum requirements)
? Bachelor's degree
? Possess a valid driver's license and meet Michigan Tech University's vehicle use requirements.
Required Experience (minimum requirements)
? Three years of successful fundraising experience in major gifts, foundation work, or comparable experience securing philanthropic support.
Desirable Education and/or Experience
? Advanced degree
? Experience working in higher education
? Fundraising training or certification
? Experience with Michigan Tech
? Alumni of Michigan Tech
Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities (minimum requirements)
? Proven ability to develop and foster relationships with alumni and friends to increase levels of engagement and giving.
? Demonstrated active listening skills and a modest, professional demeanor when engaging with donors.
? Ability and desire for frequent travel that may range between 25% and 40% of the position on any given month.
? Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal, oral, written skills with a strong customer/alumni service orientation.
? Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, coordinate, prioritize and direct multiple projects and activities with varied deadlines while multi-tasking in a fast paced travel environment.
? Demonstrated ability to be a strategic and innovative thinker and effective in moving projects/assignments along.
? A self-starter with strong organizational abilities, integrity and confidence.
? Team player with the ability to work in a cooperative/dynamic environment (e.g. with administrators, staff, faculty, and students) and external community (e.g. with business leaders, donors and volunteers) environment.
? Ability to analyze and interpret data and make strategic business decisions.
? Demonstrated high standard of professional ethics, honesty and the ability to work with the confidential nature of donor information and university matters.
? Must be highly proficient with the Microsoft software suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
? Demonstrated time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage and meet multiple deadlines.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
? Knowledge of fundraising in a university advancement environment.
? Understanding of donor stewardship and alumni engagement.
? Knowledge of major and planned giving.
? Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with persons from diverse backgrounds, creating a sense of belonging, and fostering a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for persons with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints. **
Work Environment and/or Physical Demands
The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision; depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Work occasional non-traditional hours, including weekends.
Work requires travel.
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Required Training and Other Conditions of Employment
Every employee at Michigan Technological University will receive the following 4 required trainings; additional training may be required by the department.
Required University Training:
Employee Safety Overview
Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training
Annual Data Security Training
Annual Title IX Training Background Check: Offers of employment are contingent upon and not considered finalized until the required background check has been performed and the results received and assessed.
Other Conditions of Employment: The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. Visa sponsorship is unavailable at this time. This is not an E-Verified Position.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) % (1=100%)1.0
FLSA Status
Exempt
Appointment Term
12 months
Shift
Pay Rate/Salary
Negotiable, No less than $75,000
Title of Position Supervisor
Executive Director for Charitable Giving
Posting Type
Internal and External
Dependent on Funding
No
Special Instructions to Applicants (if applicable)
Additional Information
Required Education, Certifications, Licensures* (minimum requirements)
About Michigan Technological University
Our scope is international. Our approach interdisciplinary. We work at the intersections of communication, composition, literature, modern languages, philosophy, rhetoric, visual studies, linguistics, gender studies, and technical communication. Our students develop the communicative, analytic, and cultural knowledge to thrive in all aspects of their future lives.Applications from women and BIPOC scholars are highly encouraged by both the department and the institution. Michigan Tech is building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from all individuals.
Connections working at Michigan Technological University
Benefits of working as a Director for Charitable Giving | Michigan Technological University in Michigan:
? Career Growth Potential
? Room for Advancement
? Competitive salary
