Director of Leadership Giving

Founded in 1917, Providence College (PC) is a premier Catholic liberal arts institution steadfastly committed to academic excellence through a dynamic core curriculum, a distinctive Development of Western Civilization Program, and abundant experiential learning opportunities. The only U.S. higher education institution administered by the Dominican Friars, PC is committed to providing a variety of opportunities for intellectual, social, moral, and spiritual growth in a supportive environment. Providence College believes that cultural and intellectual pluralism is essential to the excellence of its academic programs, and strives to foster an academic culture and campus community reflecting the global environment in which we live and work.

The approximately 105-acre campus is situated in Rhode Island’s capital city and is close to the many cultural and educational offerings of Rhode Island’s “renaissance city.” Additionally, Providence is located an hour from Boston and just a few hours from New York City.

For years, Providence College has been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report “Regional Universities – North Category” and has been commended by several other ranking publications.

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title
Director of Leadership Giving

Overview

Develop and lead a leadership giving program with a focus on the qualification, cultivation, and solicitation of next generation fundraising to directly impact the year-over-year growth of The Fund for Providence College and establish a sustained pipeline for major gifts.

Remote hybrid work is available at a maximum of two days per week based on approval.

Essential Duties:

1. Create, direct, and manage a leadership giving program aimed at significantly increasing annual support to The Fund for Providence College and donors giving at leadership levels of ($1,917+).
2. Provide essential leadership and guidance for gift officers to maximize fundraising productivity, setting performance standards, individual metrics, and routine evaluation of goals. Provide on-going training of staff to ensure strong solicitation skills and fluency in raising support for The Fund for Providence College, as well as other funding priorities of the College. Regularly review prospect portfolio prioritization and qualification outreach methods to maximize staff outreach efforts and move as many prospects through the qualification stage.
3. Utilize data and industry best-practices to develop program systems, strategies, and standards to identify, qualify, and cultivate leadership-level donors and increase revenue to The Fund for Providence College. Oversee the creation, prioritization, and review of prospect portfolios to ensure fluidity of pools to move prospects quickly through qualification efforts.
4. Manage a portfolio of 80-100 leadership level prospects. Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward leadership level gifts ($1,917+).
5. Work closely with annual giving and alumni relations colleagues, as well as other development division leaders (i.e. major gifts, corporate/foundation relations, planned giving, stewardship). Maximize engagement opportunities as a means to qualify and cultivate prospects. Leverage relationships with other departments for knowledge/skill sharing.

Marginal Duties:

1. Perform all other duties as may be required.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum of seven years’ of relevant experience in advancement, preferably in higher education, with a focus on annual and leadership giving or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in leading a fundraising program, alumni, and reunion giving is preferred.
• Experience in higher education and managing a large number of employees and budgets preferred
• Strong management, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, including prospect management, written and oral presentation, and volunteer and staff coordination
• Ability to work with colleagues inside the institution and across the profession
• Must be able to travel regularly and work flexible hours, when needed, including weekends and evenings

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods of time
• Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard
• Communication skills using the spoken word
• Ability to see within normal parameters
• Ability to hear within normal range
• Ability to move about

Employee Status
Full Time

Salary Grade
22 (Min. $84,565/Mid. $109,935/Max. $135,305)

Salary Information

Employees are normally hired between the minimum and the midpoint of a position’s grade range to which a position has been assigned, depending on experience and qualifications.

Union Status
Non-Union

Shift:

If other, please enter regular schedule.

Remote hybrid work is available at a maximum of two days per week based on approval.

EEO Statement

Providence College does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, gender, except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, veteran status, or genetic information. The College will develop, and from time to time update, an affirmative action program and will insist on a good-faith effort on the part of its employees to comply with the program. The College will request and expect its agents and those with whom it conducts its affairs to meet the commitment of this important program.

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number
AS796P

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Supplemental Questions

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Documents Needed To Apply
Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents

1. Letter of Recommendation