Development Associate
Job Description
Operating Title
Development AssociateLong Classification Title
Development AssociateCampus Location
DurhamDepartment
UNH Foundation OperatingSummary of Position
Acceptable minimum level of education
HS or equivalentAcceptable minimum years of experience
1 yearAdditional Job Information
Posting Number
PS4696FY24Other minimum qualifications
- Associates degree and three years of related experience or high school graduation and five years of related experience or equivalent combination of higher education and experience totaling five years
- 1-3 years of professional experience in a Development/fundraising office
- Orientation as a team player and demonstrated strength at partnering with peers, management, and leadership to move projects forward
- A metrics-driven, entrepreneurial mindset that informs strategy and work
- Exceptionally strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational and analytical skills, and project management skills
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team; comfortable with managing up and across
- Ability to work evenings, weekends and at events as needed such as reunion, commencement, graduation, awards ceremonies, etc.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of applications.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a higher education environment
- Familiarity with higher ed fundraising campaigns
- High level of data literacy
- High level of comfortability with technology, ideally fundraising technology platforms such as Blackbaud, EverTrue, GiveCampus, Salesforce, etc.
Salary Information
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/61645Percent Time Information (FTE)
1.00Grade
16EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information
About the UNH Foundation (UNHF) and UNH Development: Established in 1989, UNHF exists to build private support for the university with the goal of strengthening programs, supporting students, and providing new opportunities for faculty excellence. UNHF wrapped up “CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH” in 2018, successfully raising over $300M from 45,000+ donors, and is now working through its next fundraising campaign set to conclude in 2027. The UNH Development team advances the mission of the university by inspiring private giving among alumni, parents/families, friends, employees, corporations and foundations. By building and strengthening relationships, our donor-centered approach connects stakeholders’ passions and philanthropic goals to opportunities to support the university priorities that matter to them. Our team produces meaningful and lasting impact for students and our state, embraces diverse perspectives, commits to professional growth, and is breaking UNH fundraising records. With annual giving, leadership giving, major and principal giving, planned giving, and foundation relations and support staff, our team is structured to ensure every level of the donor pyramid is poised to grow for success in the short and long-term. While most Development team members are assigned to fundraise for a specific unit across UNH and a few positions work across the university, we are a unified Development group that embraces a culture in which we all succeed, and we maximize collective fundraising success for UNH. Join us!
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide
Posting Date
06/27/2024Open Until Filled
YesPosting Open to Internal Candidates Only?
NoInterested Internal Candidates Exist?
NoJob Category
Salaried Staff (Exempt)Appointment Type
RegularDrivers License and Physical Requirements. Please check all items that apply.
None applicableDuty/Responsibility
- Proactively coordinates and drives moves management strategy across assigned gift officer portfolios, including appropriate plans and steps.
- Facilitates communication between gift officers, Advancement Operations’ departments, and other strategic partners and stakeholders.
- Builds in-depth familiarity with key donor profiles by participating in calls/meetings, communicating with gift officers during regular check-ins, and reviewing records in the Advancement CRM.
- Develops materials for pipeline review sessions; ensures timely management and accurate recording of all pipeline data into Advancement’s CRM; prepares regular metrics and interaction reports to ensure managed constituents are moving through the donor life cycle on pace and in-line with campaign goals.
- Tracks action items, prepares the team and their collaborators for strategy and donor briefings, and coordinates meetings for the team with internal and external partners.
- Consults with faculty and staff from the various departments and programs to provide guidance on fundraising efforts they may be conducting to ensure they have a coordinated strategy and follow policies and procedures.
- Partners with Development senior leadership to manage special projects related to fundraising, business planning, portfolios, and prospects/donors.
Duty/Responsibility
- Solicits annual gifts from key constituents at critical times of year (including but not limited to fiscal and calendar year end and 603 Challenge) in support of meeting unit-wide annual revenue and constituent participation goals.
- Serves as a (603) Challenge champion, helping to secure underwriter funds, coordinate multi- channel outreach, drive goals and strategies, and/or motivate faculty and staff to participate.
- Partners with colleagues across Development/Advancement to plan effective engagement, cultivation, and stewardship strategies that will enhance existing relationships and move prospects forward.
- Engages with prospects to maintain, grow and extend philanthropic relationships, with particular focus on stewarding key donors
- Works collaboratively across the entire Development and Advancement teams to support UNH’s overall fundraising goals and strategic plans; assists in the determination of metrics and goals; monitors progress through reporting and works to ensure these goals are achieved.
- Participates in events, programs, meetings, and initiatives that support UNH as directed by academic and Advancement leadership.
- Uses applicable systems/tools to manage portfolio and engagement for assigned gift officers and their respective portfolios.
Duty/Responsibility
- Supports the operational needs of the team as needed.
- Supports assigned gift officers in organizing key donor engagements, including preparing briefings for Deans, Directors and the UNH President when required.
- Supports assigned gift officers on event/project/need basis.
- Participates in Development Operations meetings to continuously improve processes and standards that create efficiencies and consistencies across the entire Development team.
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