Assistant Director/associate Director/director of - Urbana, United States - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Urbana, United States

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Assistant Director/Associate Director/Director of Development - College of LAS:

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences:

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Based in Urbana-Champaign with hybrid opportunities

The scope of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences spans the breadth of human endeavor.

Within its more than 70 academic units, faculty and students are pursuing knowledge on scales that stretch from the subatomic to the cosmic and from the individual to the global.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a global, preeminent university.

Since its founding in 1867, it has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, reaching, and public engagement.

In 2022, the University successfully completed its most ambitious philanthropic campaign, "With Illinois," raising $2.7 billion during the eight-year campaign and remains resolute towards its future philanthropic efforts.

Developing a robust Advancement operation to support the growth and success of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is critical towards fulfilling the University's Boldly Illinois strategic plan and future fundraising campaign goals.

Organizational Relationship

The Assistant Director/Associate Director/Director of Development reports to the Senior Director of Development and will work closely with advancement colleagues, the Heads of the departments and members of the faculty.

Job Summary
Duties & Responsibilities

Identify, assess, analyze, and design appropriate strategies for approaching prospects and donors and making the vitally important match between donors' philanthropic interests and the departments' programmatic and curricular needs. Plan and implement effective outreach and cultivation activities to enhance prospect identification and move solicitation and stewardship processes forward. Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of major gift prospects, with an emphasis on gifts of $100,000 or more, determining frequency of contact needed. Document all activities and interactions in the alumni/donor database
Develop and maintain close collaborative partnerships with faculty and staff to gain a strong knowledge of the academic and research programs in order to identify and define priorities to be funded through private support. Partner closely with other advancement professionals, including gift officers and corporate relations professionals.
Determine and prioritize lists of donor prospects, alumni, and other stakeholders to be contacted for personal visits.
Prepare faculty and other volunteers to participate in cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major gifts as needed.

Impact in Your First Year
At Advancement at Illinois, we value our employees and provide resources to help you continually learn and grow. We foster a strong, collaborative community of people who are driven by their ability to make a difference.

Within 3 months, you'll:

Become familiar with the strategic vision and priorities of the College/specific departments
Meet your assigned Prospect Development Analyst and begin to dig into your portfolio
Attend professional development and networking activities for newcomers within Advancement
Be introduced to fundraising fundamentals terminology adopted from Plus Delta Partners

Within 6 months, you'll:

Begin cultivating relationships with key prospects/donors/alumni in an effort to create and implement solicitation strategies
Partner with stewardship and donor relations, events, alumni relations, and communications colleagues on department and Collegewide initiatives
Be able to share multiple meaningful impact stories of transformative gifts

By the end of the first year, you'll:

Cooperatively set annual goals with your supervisor and portfolio management team
Continue portfolio growth of qualified prospects and successful solicitation strategies
Receive oneonone coaching from Talent Management to help transition to your new role
Build a robust network of colleagues across campus

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree
For the title of _Assistant Director_, a minimum of two years of successful advancement experience or more than three years of experience in a closely related field which requires strong relationship building and outcome driven components. For the title of _Associate Director_, a minimum of three years of successful advancement experience or more than six years of experience in a closely related field which requires strong relationshipbuilding and outcome driven components. For the title of _Director_, a minimum of five years of successful experience or ten years of experience in a closely related field which requires strong relationshipbuilding and outcome driven components.
Experience working in a collaborative, teamoriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications