Development Associate Fundraising - Atlanta, United States - Georgia Tech

Description

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

The Georgia Institute for Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia has been an engine of Progress and Service for more than 135 years and is ready to play an even greater role going forward. With humility, and yet great confidence in our history and our unique capabilities, Georgia Tech is redefining what it means to be a leading public technological research university in this new era, committed to empowering people of all backgrounds and to integrating our resources across disciplines to create a better future for our community locally, nationally, and globally. Over the next decade and following our 2020 strategic plan that was developed under the leadership of Angel Cabrera () and with the input of over 5,700 stakeholders, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. Additional information about Georgia Techs commitment to excellence, its strategic plan and recent national rankings and accomplishments can be found at:

Georgia Tech Office of Development (DEV)

Led by the Vice President for DEV, Jen Howe ), our fundraising team at Georgia Tech currently consists of 88 professionals who are focused on securing transformative philanthropy (major and principal gifts) to support the strategic priorities of the Institute and its colleges, schools, and programs including Athletics. For fiscal year 2022 (closed 6/30/2022), the DEV teams efforts resulted in over $211 million in new gifts and commitments which helped to publicly launch Georgia Techs largest comprehensive campaign in the Institutes history Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech which is intended to bring over $2 billion in new commitments and gifts from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other organizations. One of the most significant priorities within Transforming Tomorrow is ensuring access of the brightest undergraduate, graduate and professional students to Georgia Tech, regardless of their socioeconomic background. To learn more about Transforming Tomorrow and the other thematic priorities of the campaign, visit

Job Summary

Entry-level front-line fundraising position responsible for assisting with the planning and implementation of a coordinated program of fundraising activities, leveraging the counsel and support of a seasoned development director serving as team leader and supervisor. Uses professional relationship building and communication skills to help the team identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and prospective donors. Collaborates with dean(s) and school chair(s), and faculty, and coordinates with other development and alumni relations staff. This role provides an opportunity to broaden knowledge of fundraising approaches. This position is expected to contribute to team fundraising results while building long term, meaningful donor relationships.

This position will interact on a regular basis with: Alumni, Parents, Corporate and Foundation representatives, staff, and Volunteers

This position typically will advise and counsel: potential donors or donor representatives; Office of Development Officers and Staff; Deans, School Chairs and Faculty

This position will supervise: NA

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -
Assist with the design and/or implementation of comprehensive fundraising plans for assigned college, school, program, region, or constituency

Job Duty 2 -
Use professional relationship building skills to assist the team in developing and implementing plans and strategies for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding annual and major gift donors and prospective donors

Job Duty 3 -
Manage assigned unit's or program's annual corporate affiliates program or other annual giving initiative with parents, faculty/staff, Alexander-Tharpe Fund (A-T) members, and in some specific instances other alumni, in close collaboration with other development officers and unit leadership. Close annual and/or major gifts and commitments, both personally and in coordination with supervisor, with a typical annual gift up to $25,000 and a typical donor giving capacity range of $25,000 to $99,000.

Job Duty 4 -
Support and/or staff advisory board meetings to involve and cultivate annual and major gift donors and prospective donors, including writing minutes for advisory board meetings, and maintaining on-boarding materials for new advisory board members

Job Duty 5 -
Provide support for events to cultivate and steward donors and prospective donor's, including career fairs, homecoming events, football suite entertaining, award receptions, small donorrs' events, etc.

Job Duty 6 -
May serve as an advisor to young alumni and/or student organizations

Job Duty 7 -
Establish and maintain a high degree of collaboration with other development officers and staff, as well as dean(s), school chair(s), faculty, and other Institute academic and executive officers

Job Duty 8 -
Submit timely contact reports, prospect plans, and solicitations into tracking system

Job Duty 9 -
Participate in the preparation of written development materials including case statements, proposals, donor impact reports, and fundraising initiative/campaign related literature for assigned college, school, and/or program(s)

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Degrees required for this job: Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Two or more years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising and/or relevant experience in sales and marketing, or other related fields.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience
Two or more years of proven development experience and results in soliciting and closing annual gifts and/or major gifts, and/or experience in a Development Services role in a higher education setting and a campaign environment

Proposed Salary

Salary Range:

$54,200- $73,712

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS
Specialized skills required for this job:
This job requires use of office related computer applications is required. Travel may be required. Participation in evening and weekend activities is an essential part of this position. Strong interpersonal skills, ethical standards, and good judgement. Excellent skills in building long-term relationships, and persuasive written and verbal communication skills. Requires skills in prioritizing, negotiating, strategic planning, project management, program administration and organization.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy and can be found on-line at .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our universitys work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia ).

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

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