Associate Regional Director, Annual Giving
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Associate Regional Director, Annual GivingJob Description
If you are ready to embrace each day, knowing that your work advances the mission of Notre Dame to make a positive, lasting impact in the world, then you have found the best role you will ever have.
Located on the beautiful campus of Notre Dame, this front-line fundraiser role supports the University’s development efforts. The Associate Regional Director works with a portfolio of 1000+ people to unlock the grace of giving in advancing Notre Dame’s mission. Using proven relationship skills, you will work closely with Development Department colleagues to identify, cultivate, steward, and secure unrestricted funds from benefactors in your specific geographic region.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Use strategy to identify, cultivate, and solicit gifts that join together the interests of donors with unrestricted and giving society opportunities at the University
- Develop relationships with current and potential benefactors whose resources will be integral to supporting the mission of Notre Dame
- Establish and maintain a rapport with each benefactor to sustain the benefactor’s philanthropic relationship with Notre Dame
- Create a digital fundraising strategy for your portfolio, including video and phone calls
- Attend a significant number of regional and campus events as a representative of the University, following safety guidelines and protocols; evening and weekend activity is routine
- Travel approximately once a month
- Promote teamwork and support within Annual Giving and across Development, acting as a liaison between Annual Giving and other areas of the Development Department
- Perform administrative tasks such as scheduling visits, managing a budget, organizing contact reports, manipulating data in Excel, and reading reports to maximize work efforts.
Why You Will Love This Role:
Relationships are at the core of how we build and develop Notre Dame. If you want to work on a highly collaborative team that exudes positivity while exercising dauntless determination to hit goals and directly impact Notre Dame’s students and mission, this role is for you.
Work environment
You will travel to and call benefactors in your designated region, connecting them to campus and joining together their interests with unrestricted and giving society opportunities at the University. This role is typically 40 hours/week but sometimes requires additional hours for operational needs. Typical needs include Notre Dame Football home games and Notre Dame Day, our annual day of giving. We also offer hybrid scheduling (3 days in office, 2 days remote).
Our mission is to be a Force for Good in the world, and that means supporting your goals, too! Whatever matters most to you, from childcare to professional development to retirement, the University of Notre Dame offers an amazing array of benefits to support and enhance wherever you are in life. To learn more, visit Our Benefits Page!
If you feel a close connection to Notre Dame – the mission, the people, the campus, and the impact that we make together – this will be the best place you ever call home.
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Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of professional experience
- Superb interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Comfortable and effective in dealing with high net-worth individuals, with the ability to easily develop rapport with the networks of leadership-level benefactors
- Strong time management and organizational skills: process management from concept to execution
- Effective at building collegial working relationships and thrives in a highly collaborative, cross-team environment
- Ability to travel one-third to half of your work time; you own your travel schedule, which varies by season
- Comfortable cold calling benefactors at a high volume
- Ability to manage multiple projects in different stages simultaneously, along with proficient use of technology
- Familiarity with the University of Notre Dame’s values, brand, and objectives
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of non-profit administration and/or how philanthropy plays a role in an organization’s success
- Demonstrated success in cultivating and soliciting gifts while simultaneously inspiring deeper commitment through relationships
- Expertise in AI, data, or technology that drives giving
Special Instructions to Applicants
Don’t meet every single requirement? We still encourage you to apply. Studies have shown that Women and People of Color are less likely to apply unless they meet every single qualification. At Notre Dame, we welcome and encourage those with diverse backgrounds and experiences, as we believe varied talents enrich our work and create an inclusive environment for all who care for Notre Dame. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, please apply anyway.
Department
AGSM-Fundraising (22023)Department Website
giving.nd.eduFamily / Sub-Family
External Relations / Regional DvlpmtCareer Stream/Level
EIC 2 ProfessionalDepartment Hiring Pay Range
$70,000 - $80,000, commensurate with experiencePay ID
Semi-MonthlyFLSA Status
S1 - FT ExemptJob Category
OtherJob Type
Full-timeSchedule: # of months
12Job Posting Date (Campus)
10/07/2024Job Posting Date (Public)
10/07/2024Job Closing Date
10/18/2024Posting Type
Open To All ApplicantsPosting Number
S251465Quick Link for Internal Postings
https://jobs.nd.edu/postings/36041*Please mention you saw this ad on LGBTInHigherEducation.*
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