Associate Director of Annual Giving | Columbia University Job at Columbia University, New York, NY

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  • Columbia University
  • New York, NY

Job Description

  • Job Type: Officer of Administration
  • Regular/Temporary: Regular
  • Hours Per Week: 35
  • Salary Range: $85,000 - $87,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director of Individual Giving, the incumbent is expected to be a highly energetic professional with the ability to engage donors, work with volunteers and solicit gifts.  Job duties include identification, cultivation, solicitation, and closure of gifts in the $2,500 to $50,000 range and to meet the fundraising goals and objectives established for the Law School.  S/he will work closely and collaboratively with the entire Development and Alumni Relations team to assure that fund-raising opportunities are maximized. Columbia Law School is among the top legal academic institutions in the world.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for a minimum of 100 personal visits/solicitations, preferably face-to-face or by Zoom, with prospects annually. Identifies and helps recruit potential volunteers for the Law School for any of the following areas: Harlan Fiske Stone Council, annual fund; reunions; Board of Visitors; and/or Alumni/ae Association.  
  • Identifies, cultivates, and manages a portfolio of approximately 300 donors and potential donors with annual giving capacity. Devises strategies for the solicitation and closure of gifts from individuals in portfolio. Creates annual operating plan, defining individuals to be cultivated, solicited, and closed, as well as dollars to be raised, and is responsible for meeting these targets. Prepares materials for prospect solicitation process, which may include: prospect lists; briefings; proposals; and invitations.
  • Coordinates fund-raising activities with the Senior Director of Individual Giving for the Harlan Fiske Stone Council and Society and within assigned areas of responsibility. Will be expected to contribute ideas and strategies and when needed implementation for overall Development Program and other duties as assigned.
  • Becomes familiar with tenets of planned giving and identifies opportunities where such vehicles are the most appropriate given prospects' personal circumstances.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor?s degree required.
  • A minimum of 3-5 years? related experience in a competitive, challenging work environment preferred.
  • Excellent oral, written communication and interpersonal skills necessary.
  • Must be creative, persuasive and tactful.
  • Must have the ability to both lead and work in a team environment.
  • Some evenings and weekend work necessary.
  • An understanding and appreciation of the role of development in an educational institution is highly desirable, as is an understanding of a professional school?s mission and structure.
  • The ability to work successfully with skilled professionals in the legal, academic and corporate communities is essential

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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