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Associate Director, Fundraising Initiatives

Employer
Princeton University
Location
New Jersey, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
May 27, 2023

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Associate Director, Fundraising Initiatives

US-NJ-Princeton

Job ID: 2023-16742
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Alumni Relations and Development

Princeton University

Overview

The Associate Director, Fundraising Initiatives develops, executes and manages fundraising strategies for fundraising initiatives, serving as the Advancement Office’s fundraising liaison with numerous campus partners. The Associate Director collaborates with campus partners and frontline fundraisers on giving opportunities supporting the University’s strategic priorities, ensuring that alignment in approach to securing support for the University’s key initiatives.

The Associate Director develops or collaborates on written materials for fundraising activities, including proposals, campus partner briefings, correspondence, memos, and other materials as assigned. In addition, this role is responsible for overseeing a timely resource of shared documents on fundraising initiatives for senior cabinet members and fundraisers.

Princeton University Advancement works to inspire, inform, and involve Princeton's global community of alumni, parents, and friends in ways that enable the University to fulfil its mission of advancing knowledge through scholarship, research, and teaching to serve the nation and humanity.

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Responsibilities

Fundraising Initiatives Management

  • Collaborates with fundraisers and campus partners to create and execute fundraising strategies and plans within an assigned portfolio of initiatives.
  • Works with fundraisers to identify prospects and develop strategies to advance solicitations.
  • Working with fundraisers and campus partners, identifies giving opportunities by aligning donor interests with specific needs within portfolio of initiatives.
  • Communicates with frontline colleagues to ensure that the assigned initiatives are top-of-mind in prospect work and serves as a resource for detailed information about initiatives.
  • Assesses request for campus partner participation in donor cultivation and solicitation through a strategic and ROI lens.
  • Works with campus partners to prepare them for individual donor meetings, donor events, and staff training.
  • Serves as the primary Advancement Office liaison for senior administrators and faculty within an assigned portfolio of initiatives, building strong working relationships and informing them of fundraising strategies and progress.
Development/Maintenance of Fundraising Initiatives Materials

  • Collaborating with Fundraising Initiatives and Advancement colleagues, draft proposals, case statements, gift documents, and other strategic fundraising materials to advance solicitation for specific initiatives.
  • Responds to inquiries from Advancement and campus partners relating to assigned initiatives.
  • Supports the Fundraising Initiatives Group’s reporting and tracking of gifts and giving opportunities.
  • Oversees the aggregating and updating of Fundraising Initiatives’ materials, to ensure resources are accurately maintained for use by campus and Advancement partners.
Other Duties:

  • Organizes office-wide training sessions on fundraising initiatives.
  • Supports Assistant Vice President with prospect management.
  • Supports Fundraising Initiatives Group colleagues in the execution of events, campus meetings, etc. as assigned.


Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:

  • At least 5 years of experience in a university or other complex academically oriented setting.
  • The intellectual depth, maturity and confidence to work with and command the respect and confidence of senior University administrators, campus partners, alumni, and colleagues in University Advancement.
  • Self-motivation, creativity, persuasiveness, and the ability to motivate others, with high personal standards representative of Princeton University's commitment to excellence.
  • Strong writing skills; strong interpersonal skills when communicating with individuals and groups.
  • Tact, discretion, thoughtfulness, and nuance.
  • Robust analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex financial records.
  • Sound judgment, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail; the ability to think strategically and act decisively; and strong work ethic.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple assignments and changing priorities as circumstances may dictate.
  • A commitment to working collaboratively with Advancement and campus colleagues.
  • Ability to articulate Princeton's mission, traditions, excellence, priorities and goals with enthusiasm, energy, and creativity and to compel others to action.
  • Bachelor's degree required.
Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree.
  • Knowledge of the principles of fundraising.
  • Experience in development, alumni relations and/or volunteer management.
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

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