Assistant Director, Student Philanthropy

Boston College Assistant Director, Student Philanthropy Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Apply Now

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.

Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.

4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Make your application after reading the following skill and qualification requirements for this position.

Job Description

The Assistant Director, Student Philanthropy, reports to the Associate Director, Young Alumni Giving and is responsible for the implementation and oversight of programs to educate and engage undergraduate students on philanthropy at Boston College.

Responsibilities include :

• Recruit, educate, train, motivate, and communicate regularly with a group of 50 to 60 volunteers from the senior class.
• Educate the committee on the impact philanthropy has on the entire campus community and why annual gifts, of any size, are important for BC.
• Establish an environment and culture of collaboration and leadership for the committee.
• Manage a calendar of direct marketing and programming of milestone events.
• Identify opportunities to educate and engage all undergraduate alumni on philanthropy.
• Work with partners in Advancement Information Systems to build processes and reports.
• Maintain and improve process as it relates to efficiencies in volunteer management and gift gathering.
• Travel locally and regionally to recruit volunteers.

Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 1-2 years fundraising experience or related experience. A proven track record of innovation and the ability to work well in a goal-oriented and fast-paced environment is required.

Experience working with undergraduate students in higher education is ideal.

The Assistant Director is required to have excellent spoken, written and interpersonal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to speak and write persuasively about higher education and the Jesuit tradition in particular.

The individual must be organized, comfortable with speaking in front of others, be innovative and have the ability to multitask.

The ability to work well in a goal-oriented and fast-paced environment is preferred. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across teams and being open to feedback and coaching is essential to the role.

Proficiency with Google Suite applications, MS Office suite is required, advanced skills with Microsoft Excel is preferred.

Experience with Blackbaud CRM, Evertrue Volunteer Management, and GiveCampus is a plus. Travel, evening, and weekend work is required to fulfill responsibilities.

A valid driver’s license is required.

Must be a team player who is highly motivated and dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and have an appreciation for Jesuit Catholic education and the goals and values of Boston College.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility.

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.

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