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Assistant Director Development, LAG & Discovery
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Position Number: 5501225
Location: Syracuse, NY
Position Type: Development and Fund Raising

Assistant Director Development, LAG & Discovery

Job #: 041023
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $60,450 - $63,500
Hours: Standard University business hours:

8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description:
Reporting to the Executive Director of Leadership Giving and Discovery, this role is responsible for discovering, qualifying, and soliciting alumni, parents, and friends who have the capacity to support Syracuse University with a minimum $2,500 leadership annual gift. The Assistant Director builds and maintains a portfolio of 125 leadership annual prospects and sustains a cadence of continuous discovery activity. He/ She actively collaborates with colleagues and units across the division (annual and leadership annual giving, regional programs, gift planning, family giving, and alumni engagement) and specifically with development officers in the schools/ colleges and units to develop and implement strategies to maximize fundraising effectiveness. Travel is required for personal solicitation, qualification, and stewardship to advance the relationships with donors.

This position is anticipated to be filled with candidates residing in the Syracuse, NY area. Candidates residing in the New York City Metropolitan area will also be considered on a fully remote basis. We encourage applicants currently residing or interested in residing in either location to apply.

Qualifications:

Job Specific Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward a portfolio of approximately 125 leadership annual giving donors for new gifts, renewals, and upgrades using a variety of techniques such as phone calls, emails, correspondence, and face-to-face visits, including both in-person and virtual. Travel as required to meet annual solicitation metrics. Ultimately, increase the number of donors giving a minimum gift of $2,500 to The Hill Society (the University's leadership annual giving society.) Evaluate ability and inclination of prospects to make a major or planned gift in order to regularly refer donors to other gift officers for movement along the pipeline of giving.
Conduct 75 annual discovery visits to strategically evaluate donor inclination, capacity, and affinity to grow assigned portfolio and the pipeline for new donors at the Leadership Annual Giving level. Document outcomes of qualifications, making sure next steps are identified. Work independently to analyze data, prioritize outreach efforts, and make a set number of qualification contacts, visits, and solicitations.
Actively collaborate with colleagues/units across the AEA division including annual and leadership annual giving, schools/colleges/units, regional programs, gift planning, family giving, alumni engagement, and career services and work specifically and directly with development officers in the schools/ colleges and units to develop and implement strategies to maximize fundraising effectiveness.
Utilize database of record (CITRUS) to update strategic plans and opportunities, interactions, outcomes and next steps. Contribute to research and accuracy of alumni records.
Participate in/ lead AEA and/or Leadership Giving initiatives, special projects and data analysis to future the work of the unit.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

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To apply, visit https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/105862

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