Director of Development - College of Arts & Sciences
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Four (4) years of full-time fundraising experience (or sales or related experience) in a higher education institution, a large non-profit, or complex healthcare system. Experience cultivating and successfully soliciting individual donors or institutions for major gifts.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree with at least one year of related experience. Fundraising campaign experience. * Contact management software experience. Brief Description of Duties:
Reporting to the Senior Director of Development for the College of Arts & Sciences, the Director of Development will play a key role in the fundraising efforts for the College of Arts & Sciences. Working closely with the Senior Director of Development, Dean, chairs, and directors, they will design a comprehensive fundraising plan and strategy for selected areas. The Director of Development will meet with key prospects and individual donors, cultivate relationships with them, solicit them for gifts, and manage all faculty fundraising activities. While subject to change based on an individual development officer's portfolio, the Director of Development will be required to meet clearly defined metrics annually. They will have experience managing numerous priorities and a portfolio of donor/client relationships.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising program. Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and/or steward prospects capable of making major ($100,000+) gifts. Steward existing donors appropriately to encourage long-term relationships. Achieve specific and measurable goals for contacts, effective portfolio management, proposals presented, and dollars raised. Serve as a member of the Stony Brook Advancement team, coordinating efforts with the broader work of University Advancement, participating as a professional and team member in various Advancement tasks and functions, and communicating clearly and consistently with colleagues about goals, progress, and activities. Engage volunteers to utilize them in the cultivation and solicitation of donors. Projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission. Attend appropriate alumni, School, and University events that present opportunities to advance prospect or donor relationships. Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.