Job Type: Full time
Job Number: JR100282
Location: Greencastle,
DePauw University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Women, members of underrepresented groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Position will remain open until filled. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship at this time.
The Development Officer supports the strategic fundraising efforts of the university by designing, implementing, evaluating and refining activities, with an emphasis on major gifts exceeding $100,000. The Development Officer targets mid-major level donors for gifts, develops Washington C. DePauw lifetime level donors, and identifies donors ready for major gift development. Fosters collaborative relationships with development colleagues and university constituents by coordinating joint solicitation efforts, and supporting internal processes and procedures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
- Identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards major gift donors and prospects including individuals, corporations, and/or foundations, through visits and other forms of direct personal contact in accordance with performance targets set in development.
- Establishes and maintains collaborative working relationships with development colleagues and other constituents to maximize the unit's total gift revenue, plan solicitation strategies, and leverage joint solicitation efforts.
- Assists in short- and long-range strategic planning activities to create and implement fund-raising goals and objectives.
- Makes effective use of the university's prospect management database and other institutional resources to ensure appropriate management of donors, prospects, alumni, and volunteers in coordination with university objectives.
- Conducts research to identify prospects, with an emphasis on major gifts exceeding $100,000, and creates strategies to match prospects' interests to the priorities of the unit and the University.
- Plans and conducts programs and activities designed to increase the visibility of the university to internal and external constituencies.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
- Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
- Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
- Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
- Autonomy - The ability of the individual to complete assigned tasks with little oversight.
- Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
- Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
- Customer Oriented - A desire to serve both external and internal clients by focusing effort on meeting the clients' needs, understanding their concerns, and seeking to build trust.
- Diversity Oriented - Commitment to valuing a variety of different experiences, encouraging input and collaboration from campus stakeholders, including being mindful of experiences related, but not limited to: age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, LGBTQ, and/or job type.
- Initiative - Ability of the individual to act and take steps to solve or settle an issue.
- Interpersonal - Ability to develop and maintain relationships with others.
- Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
- Presentation Skills - Ability to effectively present information publicly.
- Relationship Building - Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport and cooperative relationship with customers and co-workers.
- Reliability - Ability to be dependable and trustworthy.
- Self-motivated - Ability of the individual to reach a goal or perform a task with little supervision or direction.
- Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education: Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or university) required.
Experience: Preferred candidates will have a minimum of three years of progressive development or related experience, with experience in managing a portfolio.
Communication/Language: Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Computer Skills: Knowledge of database management systems, CRM, and Microsoft Office products, including Excel. Ability and desire to frequently learn new products related to the role is required.
Certificates & Licenses: CFRE desirable
Other Requirements
- A strong understanding of the mission of liberal arts institutions.
- Travel from campus, as needed, to conduct solicitations, or to recruit volunteer leaders for assigned programs.
- Normal work responsibilities include time outside of normal office hours, some evenings and weekends.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Physical Demands
Lift/Carry
Stand
O (Occasionally)
Walk
O (Occasionally)
Sit
C (Constantly)
Handling / Fingering
C (Constantly)
Reach Outward
O (Occasionally)
Reach Above Shoulder
O (Occasionally)
Climb
O (Occasionally)
Crawl
O (Occasionally)
Squat or Kneel
O (Occasionally)
Bend
O (Occasionally)
10 lbs or less
F (Frequently)
11-20 lbs
O (Occasionally)
21-50 lbs
O (Occasionally)
51-100 lbs
N (Not Applicable)
Over 100 lbs
N (Not Applicable)
Push/Pull
12 lbs or less
F (Frequently)
13-25 lbs
O (Occasionally)
26-40 lbs
O (Occasionally)
41-100 lbs
N (Not Applicable)
N (Not Applicable)
Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
O (Occasionally)
Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
F (Frequently)
Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
C (Constantly)
Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)
Other Physical Requirements
- Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral, Depth Perception)
- Hearing (Auditory perception, or audition)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Normal office environment
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Employee Benefits Overview
There are many benefits offered to DePauw Employees.
For full time benefits eligible employees these benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance. Basic Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long Term Disability are paid for by DePauw University. Full time employees may elect to purchase additional voluntary life insurance for themselves and their dependents. Additional voluntary benefits, Tuition Remission and Exchange, as well as Relocation Allowance are also employee benefits. See the Benefits Hub.
All employees may participate in the retirement savings plan, as well as employee discounts and access to University resources.
At DePauw, we recognize that our employees need to balance work and home. Please refer to University Policies for Vacation Time, Personal Time (hourly) and Sick Time policies in the Employee Handbook for more information on these and other benefits. When you need support, the Cigna Employee Assistance benefit is available to all employees and their households.
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- Free parking
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- Personal duplicating and printing discounts
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