Associate Director of Development, USC Athletics

University of Southern California•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$70,304 - $77,000•Onsite

About The Position

USC Athletics is seeking an Associate Director of Development to join its staff and support external fundraising campaigns and giving initiatives. This role is crucial for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting gifts for USC Athletics. The position operates within a collaborative environment, working with various development, membership services, marketing, and individual sport program teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong fundraising experience, particularly in collegiate athletics and annual giving, with excellent communication, customer service, and data utilization skills. A commitment to diversity, non-discrimination, and equal opportunity is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Minimum of five years of experience (combined experience/education can substitute for minimum experience).
Development research experience in higher education required.
Ability to self-manage, prioritize work assignments and manage multiple deadlines.
Experience maintaining and interpreting large datasets and database systems.
Excellent planning, organizational and interpersonal skills.
Detail-oriented with excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Ability to navigate CRM systems.

Nice To Haves

Direct fundraising experience, preferably in collegiate athletics.
Experience in annual giving initiatives.
Experience and expertise with CRM systems.
Experience and expertise with Microsoft 365 products.
Understanding of how to utilize data to implement and improve annual giving initiatives.
Knowledge of and experience working in higher education.
Understanding of the unique culture and needs of college athletes.
Experience working in a sports-related field.

Responsibilities

Assist with the general day-to-day management of the annual fund, including management of various annual giving campaign efforts.
Assist in growing the Trojan Victory Fund through marketing efforts to increase awareness, cultivation, and solicitation of prospects and current donors, stewardship, and annual renewals.
Utilize strategic thinking and creative problem solving to discover new annual giving donors and increase annual philanthropic support.
Develop relationships with donors and prospects to solicit and close gifts in support of USC Athletics.
Manage fundraising initiatives including discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for various sports programs.
Manage a portfolio of 150 to 200 current and potential donors.
Responsible for 160 substantive contacts annually with the goal of identifying, cultivating, and soliciting gifts.
Promotes an environment that fosters inclusive relationships and creates unbiased opportunities for contributions through ideas words and actions that uphold principles of the USC Code of Ethics.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.