Senior Associate AD for External Affairs and

Livingstone College•Salisbury, NC

About The Position

The athletics department mission is to represent Livingstone College with distinction and create a challenging and supportive environment for student-athletes to excel in the classroom, the director of development for athletics plays an important role in growing philanthropic support for Livingstone College athletics, which will have a transformative effect on all programs and teams. The Associate AD for External Affairs and operations for athletics works in close collaboration with Livingstone College’s director of athletics. The director will build effective partnerships with colleagues in the office of college advancement and be highly visible within the athletic department. Primary responsibilities are managing and executing athletics fundraising activities, including major gifts, leadership annual gifts, and direct marketing. Home games operations and special events.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in liberal arts, business, or related field a demonstrated ability to meet fundraising goals.
A track record of cultivating and securing leadership annual gifts and major gifts.
Must possess strong written, oral and presentation communication skills, and have experience in developing clear and concise funding proposals and market.
Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with close attention to details and prioritization to meet deadlines.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, or similar tools.
Successful experience in making cold calls, as well as developing cultivation and solicitation strategies for donors.

Nice To Haves

Masters in fundraising or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute athletics fundraising activities, including major gifts, leadership annual gifts, and direct marketing for broad initiatives and individual teams.
Assist the director of major gifts with building a pipeline of major gift prospects for fundraising priorities in College Athletics.
Actively work with a portfolio of prospects that range in leadership annual giving to major gifts. Work includes identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospects and donors.
Collaborating with campus colleagues, ensuring effective annual giving solicitations, stewardship, and donor communications.
Coordinates with the director of annual giving to plan and execute athletic-specific and comprehensive campaigns, including Day of Giving.
Under the direction of the Office of College Advancement, assists in planning and executing events that cultivate, promote, or generate philanthropic support.
Collaborates with Alumni Relations to plan, promote, and execute events in conjunction with team competitions, both home and away games.
Identify cultivation opportunities for prospects and donors to engage with the student-athletes.
Other duties as assigned.