Senior Advancement Officer

Dickinson College • Carlisle, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This senior-level gift officer engages alumni, parents, and friends to align their philanthropic interests with Dickinson’s fundraising priorities. The role focuses on building and strengthening relationships through personal outreach, identifying donor passions, developing strategies that help donors achieve their philanthropic goals. The position will solicit gifts up to 7-figures, and also steward major and planned giving donors to deepen engagement and grow support over time. In addition to major gift fundraising, and regional engagement, the role may lead or support special fundraising initiatives in donor-aligned affinity areas as approved. Significant travel is required, as is the willingness and ability to maintain strong connections to the campus community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Valid driver's license for the operation of a company-owned, rented or leased vehicle.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with prospective donors through effective one-on-one engagement.
• Advanced verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple prospects, meetings, and follow-up activities.
• Strong strategic thinking skills, including the ability to develop and execute donor cultivation and solicitation plans.
• Analytical skills to assess donor interests, giving capacity, and engagement opportunities.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong intuition and emotional intelligence, with the ability to connect genuinely with individuals and understand their motivations and interests.
• Self-motivated and results-oriented, with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues and campus partners.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and follow through on action items resulting from donor meetings and engagement activities.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel regularly for donor visits, events, and college functions.
• Availability to attend and represent the College at evening and weekend events as needed.
• 5-8 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Solicit gifts of $100,000 or more from alumni, parents and friends.
• Manage the philanthropic relationship of alumni, parents, and friends who reside in assigned regions, that includes, but is not limited to, their identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Manage a portfolio of 125-135 prospects, performing all administrative work essential to keeping information current in the database (prioritizing prospects, writing strategies, completing reports, etc.).
• Collaborate with colleagues on the major gift team and the broader College Advancement staff to fulfill the identified goals of the department. These activities could include, but are not limited to, staffing events, supporting other gift officers in their indentification, cultivation and solicitation of donors, and soliciting gifts for the Dickinson Fund.

Benefits

• comprehensive medical insurance plan
• life insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• generous time off
• parental leave
• homebuyer assistance
• tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24
• College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution

What This Job Offers

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