Executive Director of Development - Berkeley, United States - University of California Berkeley

University of California Berkeley

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Executive Director of Development (0465U) Library Administration 67712 About Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included.

Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.

The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature.

Since its founding in 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world.

At UC Berkeley, we believe that learning is a fundamental part of working, and our goal is for everyone on the Berkeley campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential.

We actively support this by providing all of our staff employees with at least 80 hours (10 days) of paid time per year to engage in professional development activities.

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Departmental Overview

A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, UC Berkeley Library serves a community of 30,000 undergraduate students, 11,000 graduate students, more than 8,000 staff members, and a ladder-rank faculty of 1,500.

Our mission is to help people find, evaluate, use and create knowledge to better the world.

Our vision is to be a leader and partner in creating and implementing ideas and services that advance research, teaching, and learning.

Library Development Office (LDO) is responsible for leading the fundraising program for all of the constituent libraries, which includes opportunities that align with and support the Library's mission and strategic plan, such as library core services, programs, facilities, units and other student support initiatives.

LDO develops strategies in partnership with all library constituents and leads the solicitation of funds for endowments, annual giving, major gifts for programs and collections, and major building projects.

LDO oversees and manages the identification, cultivation and solicitation of donors and donor prospects.

Job Summary

Reporting to the university librarian (UL) and with a dotted line to university development and alumni relation (UDAR), the executive director of development is a member of the Library Cabinet, its senior leadership team, with overall responsibility for leading and managing the library development office, including gift solicitation, constituent relations, prospect development, strategic planning, and advancement services.

They will engage with the UL and senior leadership in setting long-term development goals for the Library and are responsible for the overall strategy and means to achieve those goals.

The incumbent will lead a collaborative fundraising team and will also have a high degree of independence.

They will bring professional experience, knowledge of fundraising principles, managerial expertise, creativity in promoting the Library and its assets, passion for networking and community building, and an entrepreneurial approach to bear on their decision-making.

The position has a dotted line report to the associate vice chancellor of University Development and Alumni Relations.

Responsibilities:

Program Leadership and Strategic Management - Major Gifts and Donor Relations

Manages a team of several professionals and administrative support staff and a large and complex fundraising program, comprising the full range of development programs and includes responsibility, in collaboration with the Library Communications Office, for other external relations functions, such as events, volunteer coordination and management, donor stewardship, and other marketing related activities.

Works with the university librarian, UDAR, academics, staff, volunteers, and other campus development officers, to lead the planning and execution of the Library's major gifts and external relations efforts, including major prospect identification, qualification, cultivation, and solicitation.

Specifically:
Oversees the effective "mining" of the campus alumni and prospect database, demonstrating facility and expertise in its use and exercises independent judgment in determining the distribution of work to subordinate staff; Oversees and manages the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of external and internal donors and donor prospects;
Manages the Library's Board of Advisors and ot