Associate Director of Leadership Giving

Posting Details

Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.

Title : Associate Director of Leadership Giving

Department : Advancement Executive Office

Regular or Temporary : Regular

Hours Per Week : 40

FLSA Determination : Exempt

Weeks Per Year : 52

Open Date : 10 / 21 / 2024

Open Until Filled : Yes

Full or Part Time : Full Time

Position Summary

Trinity College seeks a staff that reflects the changing demographics of our student body. Our student body is diverse, representing forty-one states and seventy countries, with 21 percent U.

S. students of color and 50 percent who identify as women. More than 90 percent of students live on campus. Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Connecticut.

With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students and ninety-one graduate students, the college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant and diverse co-curricular program.

We consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity’s most distinctive assets, and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region.

As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.

Trinity College’s Advancement Office seeks a talented, highly motivated, client oriented, team player and experienced front-line fundraiser for the opportunity of Associate Director of Leadership Giving.

The new hire will be responsible for the active management of leadership gift prospects as assigned. Individuals in the Associate Director of Leadership Giving’s portfolio of approximately 150 prospects will have the capacity to make gifts of $100,000 or more.

The Associate Director of Leadership Giving is responsible for moving prospects through the donor engagement process : identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, and closing comprehensive gifts for Trinity College’s All In’ Campaign.

The ability and interest in willing to travel regularly and have the ability and personality to relate comfortably to a sophisticated and diverse alumni and parent constituency is essential.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

• Demonstrated ability to solicit, cultivate and close 6-figure gifts.
• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Three or more years of successful leadership-level fundraising or comparable experience, preferably in education.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills are essential, as well as genuine and sincere interest and ability to interact with a broad range of constituents.
• Ability to problem solve, to create and implement prospect strategies, and to engage with campus partners is required.
• Willingness and ability to spend roughly 40% of the time on frontline meetings through local meetings, travel, and via Zoom.
• Must be self-driven, highly organized, flexible, and able to successfully manage multiple priorities.
• Must be a team player with a highly developed sense of integrity and work ethic.
• Evidence of a commitment to a liberal arts education and mission through actual or volunteer experience preferred.
• Must demonstrate empathy and must value and foster behaviors that support a diverse college community.
• Computer fluency including Microsoft Office Suite, donor database software, and query tools is needed.
• Ability to travel within the United States independently, including a valid driver’s license, required.

Desired Qualifications :

• Familiarity with fundraising principles and experience in a higher education or academic setting.
• Gift Planning knowledge and experience.
• Experience with PeopleSoft and / or CRM systems.
• Plus Delta Discipline of Frontline Fundraising training preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Trinity College’s mission and programs and / or experience in another college setting.

Special Instructions to Applicants

All applicants must apply online by submitting their resume, cover letter and three references.

Posting Number : S01015

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