Leadership Annual Giving Officer and Assistant Director of Donor Stewardship

Description

Centre College is a premier national liberal arts college that serves approximately 1,400 students and provides a supportive community and a flexible, personal academic path to a meaningful life and career. Founded in 1819, Centre accomplishes its goals in an atmosphere of caring and respectful relationships among faculty, students, and staff. The College has an endowment in excess of $420 million and an operating budget of more than $65 million.

Centre welcomes and supports diversity. The College strives to create an environment where differences are celebrated, where individuals can exchange ideas and share in the richness of mutual experiences. Please view our Statement of Community.

Located in Danville, KY, the historic, picturesque 150-acre campus is 30 miles from Lexington, in the famed Bluegrass Region of Central Kentucky.

Centre College seeks a skilled communicator and strong relationship manager to deliver a personalized constituent engagement and fundraising program to benefit the Centre Fund and grow leadership annual giving.  The successful candidate will play a critical role in cultivating, growing, and stewarding a pipeline of new leadership annual giving donors and driving increasing rates of annual giving participation and cumulative dollars raised through both cash commitments and multi-year pledges to the Centre Fund and the Associates Giving Society. 

This position will create donor engagement strategies and will utilize in-person meetings to cultivate relationships, inspire giving, and build sustained annual philanthropic support for the College.  The candidate must be comfortable with multitasking and asking for donations to support Centre.  The candidate will be responsible for engaging donors daily using video, phone, email, social media, and in-person visits.  The candidate will work successfully with a variety of campus partners as well as with colleagues in Donor Relations, Communications, and across the Office of Development and Alumni Engagement.  

Essential Job Functions:

• Solicit new and increased gifts to the Centre Fund, create individualized donor stewardship plans, and cultivate increased alumni and parent engagement through philanthropic relationships with the College;
• Focus on acquiring new and recapturing lapsed Associate donors (LYBUNTS, SYBUNT, PYBUNTS), increasing Donor retention, and upgrading donors from entry level annual gifts to leadership level annual gifts, focusing in particular on Associate-level giving (commitments of $1,000 or more annually);
• Create personalized solicitation plans to increase donor engagement and drive annual giving for assigned prospects;
• Actively manage a portfolio of approximately 150-200 identified leadership annual giving prospects and lapsed donors with capacity ratings of $1,000 to $50,000 for gifts to the Centre Fund;
• Build and maintain a portfolio of prospects and work with the Senior AVP, Director of Donor Relations, and Director of Annual Giving to achieve the stated goals for the position;
• Complete a minimum of 125 visits annually with rated prospects.
• Track all prospect outreach and information in FPM and provide contact reports in a timely fashion;
• Help to identify and segment data for appeals and special projects, as well as produce database reports and queries to track campaigns and appeals status.
• Assist with donor communications and stewardship efforts to engage donors in the mission of the college.
• Proactively monitor engagement and fundraising results to identify trends and opportunities to optimize success;
• Collaborate with colleagues in Donor Relations and Annual Giving to identify prospects and future volunteer leaders;
• Collaborate with colleagues in the Development office including major gift officers, prospect research, stewardship, and advancement services to identify and help advance annual donors through the donor pipeline to major gift prospect status.
• Participate in solicitations during key annual giving campaigns and event weekends including Fund the Flame, C6H0, Associates events, Homecoming, Reunion, Commencement, Family Weekend, Orientation Weekend, and others campus and regional events;
• Assist in managing reunion classes with fundraising and solicitation strategies;
• Travel, mostly within a 600 mile radius of the College, is required for face-to-face donor solicitation and stewardship meetings;
• Some evening and weekend work is required.

Marginal Job Functions:

• Ability to manage a high volume of work across multiple platforms and modalities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong work ethic, collaboration, and organizational skills, as well as the ability to prioritize effectively.
• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly and interact professionally within a complex organization.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Associate Vice President of Development and Alumni Engagement.

Qualifications

Education And Experience:

Bachelor’s degree required.  A minimum of one to three years of relevant work experience with previous experience in higher education preferred along with strong relationship management skills.

Knowledge And Skills:

Excellent verbal communication skills. Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.  Strong research skills. Ability to represent the College to key constituents is essential.  Must also be able to work with staff and faculty members to develop and implement strategies to advance institutional priorities. 

Physical Requirements:

Limited pushing, pulling, lifting.  Lifting would not typically exceed 20 pounds. Mobility on campus and to visit prospective donors is necessary. 

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Caregiver Support Program and Employee Assistance Program
Long-Term Disability
Paid Time Off, Holidays and Sick Time
Holiday Shutdown Period
Staff Education and Development
Tuition Benefit for Dependent Children 
Gym Access
Pet Insurance
Free Library Access
Campus Bookstore Discounts
Discounted Norton Center Subscription Packages

Application Instructions

* Please do not use a cell phone to apply*. Centre College uses Interfolio as their Applicant Tracking Software to review all applications for employment.  From the Apply button on the Centre Employment Page, you will be linked to create an Interfolio Account.  You will then set up a Dossier Account following the software instructions.  For the I am Question, select Other for Staff Openings.  Agree to Terms of usage and then Create your Profile.  Once your account is set up, you will select your opportunity from your Home Page, Complete Application Questions, Upload Cover Letter, CV/Resume/ and References.  Once the application and uploads are complete you will Submit your application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. If you need any assistance with the application process, please contact Interfolio Support at 1-877-997-8807 or stephanie.franklin@centre.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As a fundamental policy and in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other applicable non-discrimination laws, Centre College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, veteran’s status, or genetic information in the administration of any of its education or employment policies. Centre College hires and promotes its employees and admits its students on the basis of merit, qualification, and character.