Department: Advancement and Alumni Relations
Classification: Administrative Faculty
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in related field;
• Considerable (generally three – five years) experience designing and executing planned giving-level donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies;
• Considerable (generally three – five years) successful professional advancement and/or fundraising-related experience or any equivalent combination of education and/or experience;
• Experience with successful collaboration with teams or stakeholders;
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and meeting continuous deadlines;
• Experience documenting appropriate information in a donor management database system;
• Experience interacting with a wide variety of constituents, such as, donors, prospects, trustees, and faculty and staff;
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills;
• Demonstrated writing skills associated with proposals, solicitation letters, etc.;
• Ability to interact positively with a wide range of constituencies in person, via telephone, email and in writing;
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to build relationships with internal and external constituents;
• Ability to handle highly personal information and maintain confidentiality;
• Excellent research, writing and interpersonal communication skills;
• Familiarity with CRM fundraising software; and
• Possess understanding and the ability to articulate, the accomplishments and goals of a complex organization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Significant (generally six – nine years) experience in major gifts fundraising, preferably in higher education;
• Skill in Salesforce; and
• Familiarity with MicroStrategy, or similar reporting platform.

OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ROLE

• Attend fundraising events, as needed;
• Conduct trainings and seminars for colleagues to enhance knowledge around planned giving;
• Regional and national travel which may include overnights and weekends;
• The ability and willingness to travel utilizing standard, commercial, and/or personal modes of transportation; and
• The ability to work nights and weekends to attend university events as needed.