Assistant Dean of Development, Humanities - Los Angeles, United States - UCLA

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Description

With a guiding principle of "Word to World" UCLA College's Division of Humanities believes this reflects their conviction that written and creative expression are a bridge for diverse connections, acknowledges the power of storytelling as fundamental to humanity, and promotes their scholars to foster the skills and traits that are essential for global citizenship in the 21st century.

As the Assistant Dean of Development for Humanities, your ability to think strategically and creatively will serve as driving force in providing the leadership, direction, and inspiration to the division's fundraising staff.

You will manage a team with a robust portfolio that includes significant gifts, ranging from $5 to $15 million.

Utilizing your fundraising experiences, you will design and implement a comprehensive development plan and will work closely with the Dean and high-level faculty, ensuring strategic engagement and effective stewardship.

This is a remarkable opportunity to make a significant impact in building support for the programs and initiatives that advance the division's ability to inspire creative solutions to the world's most vexing problems.

As a valued member of our team, we offer staff many professional growth opportunities at UCLA as part of our commitment to excellence and drive for success.


Salary & Compensation

  • UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of seven years Progressive responsibility and experience as a professional development officer or similar experience in a nonprofit, membership/volunteer driven or related environment. (required)
  • Solicitation experience Demonstrated experience in soliciting highlevel major gifts and/or prior experience with solicitations of a similar nature, level and complexity. (required)
  • Expert knowledge of principles and practices of major gift fundraising in a major research university or institution of equivalent complexity. (required)
  • Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and implement a comprehensive development or similar program of comparable size and complexity including the ability to envision and articulate future direction. (required)
  • Appropriate management and administrative skills needed to organize, direct, motivate and evaluate other professionals and volunteers; strong supervisory skills to oversee and evaluate the efforts of professional fundraisers. (required)
  • Excellent communication skills to express, both orally and in writing, the mission of the University and the fundraising goals of the campus, especially as they relate to the UCLA College and Division of Humanities. (required)
  • Effective verbal communication skills to make persuasive oral presentations to senior management and internal and external constituencies; conduct participatory meetings; gain acceptance of decisions; and advise and collaborate with others. (required)
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills to interact effectively with academic leaders, faculty, staff, donors and volunteers. (required)
  • Strong strategic thinking skills aligned with the ability to implement and follow through. (required)
  • Steadfast commitment to work of impeccable integrity with strong analytical and organizational skills to develop creative, credible solutions, recommendations and programs as well to define and implement special fundraising and/or other program related projects. (required)

Special Conditions for Employment

  • Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends. (required)
  • Ability to travel as required.

Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Union/Policy Covered
99-Policy Covered
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Campus Requisition #:

1883


UC Payroll Title:

FUNDRAISING MGR 1


Department:


DEVELOPMENT

Appointment Type:


  • Staff: Career

Budgeted Pay Scale:

$105,200 - $160,000 Annually

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Full Salary Range:

USD $105,200.00/Yr. - USD $250,600.00/Yr.


Remote/Hybrid Eligibility:

Yes


Department Location:

410 Charles E Young Dr E Murphy Hall


Total Openings:

1


Full or Part Time:

Full Time
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