FLSA Status

Exempt

Employee Group: Administrative

Time Category: Full Time (1560-2080 hours)

Annual Hours: 2080

# of Months: 12

Hours Per Week: 40

Work Dates: July 1 - June 30

Position Summary

This position is responsible to identify, qualify, and solicit major gift prospects and to steward a specific portfolio of major gift prospects in order to secure immediate and long-term gift revenue required by the institution.

Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Experience Required

1-3 years sales or fundraising or equivalent

Skills, Characteristics Required for Position

Demonstrate ability to secure visits with prospects
Demonstrate ability to secure major gifts
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; listening skills
Ability to work with a wide range of personalities and relationships; sound judgment
Self-motivated; ability to handle multiple tasks with organization and flexibility
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality

Special Working Conditions

Must be willing to travel; some work on evenings and weekends is required, especially for special events.

Driving Requirements

This position requires the operation of a Messiah University owned or leased vehicle and the employee must possess and maintain a current driver's license, meet the established criteria, and abide by all policies and procedures as presented in the University's Fleet Vehicle Use Policy.

Essential Employee

N/A

Primary Duties

1. Identify, qualify, solicit, and steward a specific portfolio of Annual Fund and Major gift prospects (alumni, parents, and friends).
2. Successfully solicit a portfolio of donors for Annual Fund and Major gifts.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of charitable giving techniques and their tax implications.
4. Identify prospects in portfolio that merit referral to the senior leadership fundraising team.
5. Represent Messiah University to a variety of constituencies, groups, and individuals for the purpose of introducing Messiah University.
6. Manage the budget for this position.
7. Ensure that an institutional record of key contacts/conversations/communication is properly documented.
8. Maintain consistent and reliable attendance.
9. Specific and measurable goals will be established with supervisor.
10. Keep current on charitable giving techniques and their tax implications.

Secondary Duties

1. Attend the meetings of Development and Advancement Division staff as required.
2. Other duties as assigned.

Supervises: # of Administrative: None

Supervises: # of Staff: None

Supervises: # of Student: None

Diversity

Messiah University's commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission "to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society." The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.

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