Director Of Arts Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Eight years of experience in fundraising
• Staff management experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience as lead solicitor, closing gifts of $100,000+ and $1M+ from prospects.
• Prior experience working with comprehensive campaigns, alumni engagement, non-profit, or a university setting.
• Experience managing budgets and financial reports.
• Working with various technologies including advanced knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Suite, mass email applications, database and project management software, and CRM systems.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, organizational, problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, navigate a complex work environment, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience leading teams and managing fundraisers to successfully meet meeting, solicitation, and dollars raised metrics.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively to achieve goals, with a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service.
• Master’s level degree.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as effective presentation skills.
• Possess a high level of professionalism and commitment to confidentiality with sound judgment and discretion.
• Capacity to lead and develop a team’s skills through effective feedback and coaching, motivating and empowering colleagues while being institutionally minded, strategic, and impactful.
• Flexibility to accommodate changing priorities and deadlines.
• Residency in the state of GA.

Responsibilities

• Leads, develops and implements strategies for identifying, cultivating, and successfully soliciting individuals, corporations, and foundations for gifts of $100K - $5M to support education, patient care, and research programs for a major unit/school.
• Solicits gifts of $100K - $5M in support of the school/unit.
• Manages a portfolio of prospects through an active schedule of solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship calls to donors and new prospects in support of strategic priorities.
• Develops school/unit strategic planning and goal setting.
• Builds relationships among prospective donors, alumni, and volunteers to support programs and priorities.
• Builds relationships with faculty, administrators, deans, and division/University leadership to develop, interpret, and align priorities of the school/unit with donor goals/interests.
• Partners with central advancement offices to ensure that potential gift prospects are properly qualified, cultivated, and stewarded.
• Develops and oversees writing/production of appropriate fundraising materials including, but not limited to, case statements, brochures, solicitation letters, gift proposals, appreciation letters, donor reports, and campaign status reports.
• Enforces the maintenance of information on selected donors and prospects including contact reports in CRM system.
• Communicates in ways that are donor-centric, while furthering the mission of Emory.
• Travels to meet with donors as needed.
• Manages a team of professionals that may include alumni engagement, advancement, and support staff.
• Manages the administrative operations of the school/unit advancement office and respective budgets.
• Meets individual metrics for donor meetings, qualification outcomes, solicitations, dollars raised and stewardship.
• Periodically presents to various leadership groups on unit fundraising strategy and progress.
• Serves as a member of the Dean's Leadership Team.
• Travels occasionally to support Dean or other University leaders.
• Represents the department, school/unit, division, or University.

Benefits

• Emory University offers a comprehensive benefits package.