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Virginia Tech · 13 hours ago

Assistant Director for Leadership Gifts, Hokie Club

Blacksburg, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$55K/yr - $60K/yr

Virginia Tech is a comprehensive land-grant institution dedicated to knowledge and creativity. They are seeking an Assistant Director for Leadership Gifts within Athletics who will be responsible for building relationships with alumni and friends to support the university through fundraising activities.

EducationHigher EducationUniversities

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Assist with fundraising activities for Virginia Tech Athletics, within designated time frames

Travel, on average, five to ten days per month to cultivate, solicit, steward, and identify prospects for colleges and programs

Manage and cultivate a primary portfolio between 50 – 250 prospects

Have typical solicitation ranges of $5,000 to $100,000

Close $500,000 per fiscal year

Establish strong working relationships within Athletics and University Advancement, college and program colleagues and staff to foster a productive work environment

Ensure compliance with the University, state, and federal laws, policies, regulations and the CASE Donor Bill of Rights. Treat all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security

Regional and national travel is required for the purposes of conducting field research, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, which may include overnights and weekends. The assistant director must have the ability and willingness to travel utilizing standard, commercial, and/or personal modes of transportation. Additionally, the ability to work nights and weekends, and participation in college or university programs when possible is necessary

Qualification

Fundraising experienceRelationship buildingInterpersonal communicationRelational database manipulationOffice software proficiencyCold calling experiencePublic relationsSales/marketing experienceTeamworkSelf-motivated

Required

Bachelor's degree with related fundraising or relevant experience, or Master's degree

Ability to build relationships with volunteers and donors, self-motivated, and embrace the concept and attitude of teamwork in a complex organization

Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to articulate the importance of higher education and understand the critical role and priorities of the university and the advancement division

Demonstrated experience in fundraising, sales/marketing, advertising, public relations, client relations, communications, or experience in cold calling

Demonstrated experience in relational database manipulation

Experience with office software applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook or similar programs

Preferred

Experience in higher education athletic fundraising

Proven success in building productive, relationships with senior administrators, key business leaders, faculty, staff, institutional boards, volunteers, and/or donors

Basic understanding of the concepts and principles of fundraising is beneficial

Previous annual giving experience