Assistant Director of Development for College of Arts and Sciences

University of North Florida•Jacksonville, FL

1d•$50,000

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Development for College of Arts and Sciences, under the direction of a Director or above, identifies, cultivates, and solicits prospects for major gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations, or estates.

Requirements

This position requires either (a) Bachelor’s degree from an acceptable accredited institution in a directly related area of specialization and one year of experience directly related to the job functions; or (b) 5 years of direct experience.
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Applicants must complete an online application, as well as upload supplemental documents, in order to be considered for this position.
Applicants who do not apply online and/or upload all the required documents will not be considered for this position.

Responsibilities

Solicit charitable gifts to support the mission and vision of the University of North Florida
Conduct 3 - 5 meetings per week with donors and prospective donors
Discover, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects and donors for major gifts and planned gifts
Support the Director or Senior Director of Development for the unit in building and implementing an annual fundraising operating plan.
Develop and implement an annual solicitation plan of anticipated asks for charitable support.
Maintain a portfolio of approximately 120 prospect and donors, raining mid-level gifts ($5,000-$100,000) and major gifts ($100,000)
Plan and staff the unit’s major giving and annual giving programs, including Faculty and Staff Drive, with attention to annual goals and expected outcomes, including annual increases in giving programs, acquiring new donors and renewing and upgrading current donors
Work with the Director, Dean and Prospect Research to identify and qualify new prospects for the unit and University
Work with the Director and Prospect Research to cultivate and solicit private foundations or corporations for significant gifts to support college initiatives
Support the Director and Dean in duties associated with managing advisory councils of the unit
Develop funding opportunities that strategically support the mission of UNF and align to donor interests
Maintain accurate and timely reporting of donor activities in the database
Create a structured process for the identification, recruitment, evaluation, recognition, and replacement of volunteers to strengthen fundraising effectiveness related to the unit
Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Director or Senior Director in consultation with the Dean and the Assistant Vice President for Development as they relate to overall fundraising goals
Responsible for the overall administration of programs, policies & procedures for a functional area within the department and the interpretation thereof.
Assist in identifying, cultivating and soliciting various college's mid-level gifts and prospects.
Implement and monitor annual scholarship programs, including donor relations.
Plan social events and professional speaker series.
Assist in the planning, directing, reporting, and evaluation of the programs administered by the development office.
Design and deliver presentations, workshops and educational/training materials.
Train and supervise work of staff, students and volunteers as assigned.
May represent the Director in his/her absence.