Director of Development - College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences
About The Position
The Director of Development will serve as a professional in the college to cultivate and solicit alumni, parents, friends, employers, foundations, and corporations for contributions. The incumbent will participate in a comprehensive college-based development program by identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts; understand and comply with the policies, procedures and best practices established by UDAE; foster successful major gift fundraising by preparing academic leaders to participate routinely and effectively in development activities and prospect appointments; and participate in college based programs that identify and encourage relationships with donors, prospects and alumni. The role of the University Development and Alumni Engagement (UDAE) Division is to foster strong relationships with external partners while enhancing support for Cal Poly. University Development and Alumni Engagement does this by implementing an overall advancement program that includes alumni and parent engagement, community outreach, coordinated fundraising efforts, donor relations, gift processing, trust and endowment management, training and systems support for the donor database, and Cal Poly Foundation support and administration. The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences is comprised of expert faculty members who take pride in their ability to transform academically motivated students into innovative professionals ready to solve the complex challenges associated with feeding the world in sustainable ways. Students have access to state-of-the-art laboratories, including organic and conventional crop land, orchards, vineyards, forests, and rangeland, all of which provide the basis for Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing methodology.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability in major gifts fundraising, marketing, planned giving, or other related professional field.
- Demonstrated ability in developing and cultivating major gift donor contacts within the development community.
- Knowledge of the financial structure of donations, to include cash, gifts-in-kind, stocks, and securities.
- Knowledge of prospect management systems, fiscal administration, and volunteer development.
- Ability to perform record keeping, using principles of accounting, and budgeting.
- Ability to draft complex proposals to corporations, private foundations, and individuals that include detailed goals, work plans, and evaluative mechanisms.
- Bachelor's Degree and four years of progressively responsible professional experience in development, major gifts fundraising, donor relations, marketing, planned giving or other related professional experience with two years being direct fundraising experience.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain one by date of hire.
Responsibilities
- cultivate and solicit alumni, parents, friends, employers, foundations, and corporations for contributions
- participate in a comprehensive college-based development program by identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts
- understand and comply with the policies, procedures and best practices established by UDAE
- foster successful major gift fundraising by preparing academic leaders to participate routinely and effectively in development activities and prospect appointments
- participate in college based programs that identify and encourage relationships with donors, prospects and alumni
Benefits
- health, dental and vision insurance
- retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System
- educational benefits for eligible employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
