Development Officer III

Texas A&M University System • Texarkana, TX

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About The Position

The Development Officer III identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards donors to develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising program for the university. Leads the efforts to build and promote the membership of the Women for Texas A&M University-Texarkana and the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Student Ambassador Group. The Development Officer III develops multi-faceted projects to strategically engage the Women for A&M-Texarkana. This position is also responsible for planning and coordinating various university events including Women for A&M events.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Four (4) years of related experience
• Knowledge of database and spreadsheet applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Ability to travel &work beyond normal office hours and/or on weekends

Nice To Haves

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in development/fundraising
• Demonstrated experience planning and implementing special events
• Fundraising experience
• Experience in Higher Education

Responsibilities

• Identifies, cultivates, and solicits philanthropic support by developing and maintaining relationships with donors and prospective donors to solicit and secure funding to support university programs and scholarships.
• Supports fundraising strategies to ensure proper acknowledgement, recognition, and stewardship of donors.
• Works in collaboration with advancement team to prepare prospect research materials and prepares call reports.
• Participates in developing advancement materials and brochures.
• Organizes the Women for A&M including fundraising for special events, coordinating arrangements for meetings, recruiting new members, managing membership renewals and other responsibilities as needed.
• Responsible for developing and implementing university special events.
• Promote Student Ambassador program visibility through student engagement and leadership.
• Maintains call reports and university gift processing in the Blackbaud Database System.
• Enters personal and confidential donor giving information and confidential biographical records into the database.
• Designs and runs regular reports from database as a tracking mechanism for Administration.
• Maintains security of the database by discussing confidential information on the Blackbaud System only with licensed users.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level