Job Description
ASSISTANT DEAN FOR DEVELOPMENT, School of Science, to advance the dean’s vision and create a comprehensive strategic plan to raise philanthropic support and awareness for the school’s six departments, labs, centers, and institutes.
- Will devise cultivation plans and solicitation strategies to ensure sustainable growth in philanthropic contributions with the aim of surpassing the $175 million raised last fiscal year;
- collaborate with the dean, department heads, and faculty to articulate funding priorities and engage with key stakeholders within MIT Resource Development and potential donors;
manage a team of two to three staff members while maintaining oversight of department- and center-based fundraisers; and cultivate relationships with individual and institutional prospects through donor visits, campus engagements, and proactive outreach efforts.
Job Requirements
- REQUIRED : bachelor’s degree; at least ten years of direct fundraising experience, preferably within a complex institution of higher education;
- excellent communication skills for conveying the school’s mission and vision persuasively to diverse funding organizations;
ability to understand and translate academic, technical, and research information for all audiences; and excellent interpersonal skills for operating effectively, flexibly, and collegially in a complex organizational environment.
Seek a self-motivated, collaborative individual with demonstrated success in philanthropy within a complex academic setting who has a proven track record of raising major and principal gifts and enhancing the effectiveness of development programs.
PREFERRED : advanced degree, a background in science, and a desire to advance scientific research and education.
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