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Advancement and Giving

The Advancement and Giving Manager strategically works with the Office of University Development and the Commonwealth Campus locations or unit in the efforts to encourage and increase participation and annual support of funds for the University; facilitates, manages, and promotes alumni relations and development programs to benefit the campus or unit and its surrounding communities.

• Direct, lead and manage all aspects of giving and advancement programs
• Manage and promote alumni relations and development programs to benefit the campus and community
• Develop and execute plans for evaluation, cultivation, and solicitation of a portfolio of prospects for annual gifts; travel to visit donors
• Manage, assess, cultivate, solicit, and steward a small portfolio of highly complex gifts prospects
• Establish and steward relationships of advancement and giving with high-level university staff and administrators
• Establish and evaluate plans to solicit philanthropic support from alumni, friends, parents, local corporations, and regional foundations
• Manage all strategic advancement initiatives in coordination with senior leadership; manage and promote events to enhance the philanthropic culture for the University
• Oversee selected fundraising activities, including direct mail, telemarketing, e-communications, personal solicitations, and event planning as assigned
• Evaluate results, budgets, and staff activities
• Build and maintain relationships with volunteers, donors, committees, and boards
• Manage the efforts of other staff ensuring all initiatives and expectations are carried out and goals are met
• Manage the campus Board of Advisors
• Hire, mentor, and evaluate staff

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 11
• Minimum – $68,200.00
• MidPoint – $85,200.00
• Maximum – $102,300.00