Director of Development, Mezcoph - Tucson, United States - UNIVERSITY OF AZ FOUNDATION

Description

The College was founded in January 2000 and has enjoyed remarkable growth in the number of students, faculty and staff, as well as in the expansion of academic programs, community service and research.

The College offers tremendous opportunities to its students for education, research and community involvement thanks to a locale rich in history, research opportunities, and university academic resources.

The College's interdisciplinary activities are enhanced by being part of the UArizona Health Sciences Center with campuses in Tucson and Phoenix.

It consistently ranks among the top five in American Indian and Hispanic graduates and students enrolled among 45 accredited schools of public health, according to recent data from the Association of Schools of Public Health.

• Advise the Dean of the College and President of the University of Arizona Foundation or designee on all matters related to development activities within the College.
• Advise the Dean of the College and President of the University of Arizona Foundation or designee on all matters related to development activities within the College.
• Assist the Dean in expanding, cultivating, and supporting an advisory board.
• Develop and sustain strong relationships with the College/unit leadership, faculty, board members, alumni, volunteers, donors, and financial professionals.
• Participate with the Dean and the College's departments in the strategic planning of new projects and initiatives.
• Responsible for building and maintaining a healthy portfolio defined for Lead Development Officers as:5070 assignedprospects with 4050 in cultivation/solicitation, 40% of those in cultivation/ solicitation capacity rated at $250,000 and above / 10% rated $1,000,000+
• Direct and manage the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major and principal gift level individual, corporate and foundation prospects to support all department capital and program goals.
• Drive planning for the College's portion of a universitywide campaign and execute on those plans to ensure the College's campaign goals are met.
• After an initial 3month onboarding period, execute an agreed upon metric of at least 100 current or prospect donor visits and the successful closure of 15+ major/principal gift proposals per year, with an expectation of $1M+ raised after the initial onboarding period (with incremental increases after the first year).
• Develop personalized strategies for all assigned donors and prospects which builds, maintains and enhances relationships while furthering donors' philanthropic objectives.
• Develop an annual report and fundraising plans with specific goals. Develop and achieve short and longterm strategic development plans.
• Supervise, mentor, evaluate performance, and provide feedback to the development coordinator, and partner on alumni events as needed.
• Lead donorcentered stewardship and salon events.
• Provide input and direction for developmentfocused newsletters, invitations, brochures, and other publications/communications, as needed.
• Oversee an annual giving program with a national outreach to support college goals.
• Design and manage solicitation and stewardship plans in Lynx to support fundraising initiatives.
• Maintain current and accurate records of donor prospects in the UAF computer records system. On a weekly basis, enter contact reports of all visits, significant telephone conversations, letters and correspondence, gift solicitations, and other communications with donors. Maintain information about current and future gift proposals (asks).
• Ensure all contributions are properly documented and handled in accordance with the University of Arizona Gift Policy.
• Partner with College and PAE alumni and constituent engagement colleagues to help build donor pipeline for the College.
• Partners with, and effectively utilizes, the development professionals and resources of the PAE, including campusbased development teams, the offices of Regional Development; Gift Planning; Annual Giving (telephone, directmail, and esolicitation services); Leadership and Annual Giving; Alumni Engagement; Marketing and Communications; Prospect Development; Financial Services; Information Services; and Foundation Relations including other PAE Central services.
• Creatively leverages outreach activities (e.g. tours, lectures, exhibits, etc.) to develop new major gift prospects.
• Utilizes the common systems, policies and procedures adhered to by PAE team members.
• Help to support and promote a culture of philanthropy across the University and work effectively as part of the greater PAE.
• Represent the College, University and PAE at public events, including delivering remarks.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Ability to understand and follow all Federal, UA and UAF policies and proce