Major Gifts Officer
Harvey Mudd College
Full Time
REQ-6911
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Job Posting Title:
Major Gifts Officer
Job Description:
Position Summary:
Harvey Mudd College is looking for a dynamic, experienced professional to fill the position of Major Gifts Officer. This individual will support the College's mission by raising funds from a portfolio of major gift prospects (capacity of $50,000+). As a member of the College Advancement team at Harvey Mudd College, the Major Gifts Officer (MGO) works in a highly collaborative environment to raise funds with a focus on securing gifts of $50,000+. This individual will work strategically to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects/donors to meet established fundraising goals and objectives. The MGO will manage a portfolio of 120-150 prospects in various stages of the giving cycle with an initial emphasis on qualification.
The position will require close communication with and personal visits to prospective and current donors and may require frequent travel to specific regions within the U.S. This individual will prepare written gift proposals and other materials for use during donor cultivation and solicitation. While a focus will be placed on raising unrestricted or budget-relieving dollars, the MGO will also solicit blended or restricted gifts-often in partnership with colleagues. The MGO will work closely with various College constituencies and may assist with strategic planning and implementation for designated fundraising efforts-such as the Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment along with entrepreneurship, student success, and other initiatives. This individual will work with academic and volunteer leaders, including faculty and alumni. This individual will be responsible for all aspects of managing a portfolio, including entering contact reports and prospect strategies; donor stewardship; and tracking progress toward established goals.
About Harvey Mudd College:
Located in the heart of Claremont, California, 35 miles east of Los Angeles, Harvey Mudd College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college offering degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. HMC enrolls about 900 students and is a member of The Claremont Colleges, which comprises five undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions. According to students, professors, and alumni, what makes Harvey Mudd distinctive is its collaborative, cross-disciplinary nature. The working environment is built on collaborative relationships between and among all members of the campus community and a deep commitment to the College's mission to educate students "so that they may assume leadership in their fields with a clear understanding of the impact of their work on society."
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Successfully manage a portfolio of major gift prospects, including identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
- Achieve established fundraising goals for restricted and unrestricted purposes.
- Achieve established activity goals to include contact attempts, meetings, and other substantive interactions.
- Create and articulate fundraising strategies and proposals for individual donors.
- Successfully manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Partner with College and volunteer leadership to accomplish shared goals related to fundraising priorities. This may include serving as a fundraising liaison to an academic department or to a fundraising initiative.
- Demonstrate personal integrity and commitment to helping further the mission of HMC.
- Work both independently and as a collaborative member of the Advancement team in support of department goals and values, and the College's strategic vision.
- Travel to regions within California and throughout the U.S. to meet with key prospects and donors and assist or attend College events.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong fundraising skills and experience with individual giving. Campaign experience is a plus.
- Successful major gift solicitation, including portfolio management.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment and interact successfully with individuals with varying abilities, backgrounds, interests and beliefs.
- Outstanding ability to respond to job-related requests from various constituents such as students, colleagues, faculty, donors, and volunteers.
- High attention to detail.
- Respect for and ability to maintain confidential information.
- Mastery of standard office productivity software (e.g., Microsoft Office programs and Google Suite products), including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Drive.
- Fundraising database experience preferred, particularly with Raiser's Edge.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends.
- Ability to travel as needed.
Required Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent training
Experience: Minimum of four years in a fundraising or sales/marketing environment. Experience in personal solicitation of philanthropic gifts, including successful moves management. Demonstrated success in working with leadership donors.
Licenses/Certifications: Possess and maintain a valid driver's license and driving record acceptable to the College's automobile insurance carrier.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five or more years of experience in a fundraising environment.
- Three or more years of experience in soliciting major and/or blended gifts.
- Advancement experience at an R-1 university or equivalent
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the staff member is regularly required to sit; stand use hands and fingers and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The individual must regularly lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Hours:
The regular hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. This position requires some evening and weekend hours as well as local, regional, and national travel. Hours may vary due to the needs of the department or College.
Classification:
This is an exempt/salary position. This position is classified as full-time, 12-months year-round, and benefits-eligible position.
Salary:
The anticipated starting salary is $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 annually.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Reporting:
Reports to the Assistant Vice President of Development.
Additional Information:
This job description defines the essential job duties of the position. Harvey Mudd College expects that employees hired for this position can perform the essential functions of the job without imposing risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others. It may also include marginal functions, generally defined within Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Regular employment at the College is for no specified period; conditions and status of employment (hours, pay, title, duties, etc.) are subject to change at any time. Employment is at-will and employees, and likewise the College, are free to end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without notice or cause, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
Harvey Mudd College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will be given consideration for employment without regard to age, race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran's status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff position at Harvey Mudd College you must apply for each position for which you believe you are qualified.
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