Job Title

　　Director of Development Operations

　　Agency

　　Texas A&M Engineering

　　Department

　　Epo Asst. Dean For Finance

　　Proposed Minimum Salary

　　Commensurate

　　Job Location

　　College Station, Texas

　　Job Type

　　Staff

　　Job Description

　　Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?

　　Who we are

　　Texas A&M Engineering is a large employer in the great and growing cities of Bryan/College Station, offering thousands of career opportunities in a wide variety of fields. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service. Texas A&M Engineering offers competitive salaries, full benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

　　Job Description

　　Purpose:

　　The Director of Development Operations enables the success of the Engineering Development Office operations to enhance the overall effectiveness of the Engineering development team in collaboration with key College of Engineering divisions (Business Services, Events & Donor Relations). This development operations professional serves as a liaison connecting integral internal functions, triaging incoming development inquiries, facilitating donor relations and stewardship, and managing communication efforts for the Engineering Development Office to enhance engagement and inspire philanthropic giving building a culture of philanthropy. This position is responsible for coordinating stewardship and donor visits in collaboration with college development officers and college staff.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Development Operations & Rhythms

　　Assist in creating operational rhythms and calendars which anticipate the delivery needs of the College and enable development efforts to operate effectively and efficiently.

　　Execute reporting and administrative processes for the development team as requested.

　　In coordination with College Alumni & Donor Relations team, prepares executive presentations to a variety of audiences/constituents and ensure all development officers are adequately prepared for internal and external meetings.

　　Assist with pre and post-op briefings for high profile meetings and strategic engagements to maximize both 1) the relevant information provided prior to and, 2) the new relevant information learned from the meeting.

　　Work with Engineering Development Officer team to proactively identify issues that impede fundraising or operational success and provide solutions and recommendations.

　　Support daily operations of the development team.

　　Assist AVP with the annual budget preparation process for the development operations, routine travel approvals and expense report tracking.

　　Contribute to team effectiveness through knowledge-sharing and proactively identifying process improvements

　　Be fully trained in the Foundation’s fundraising software, currently SalesForce, in order to assist the Donor Engagement with entry and documentation of stewardship activities.

　　Donor Engagement & Stewardship

　　Support in sustaining and executing donor stewardship related to scholarship/fellowship awarding operations and activities.

　　Work with college business team to provide account/endowment updates for the development team, donors and faculty

　　Work with AVP and college support team to conceptualize and execute customized endowment reports along with impactful donor outreach and campus experiences.

　　Collaborate with AVP in recommendation and implementation of donor recognition and stewardship of college donors, prospects, and friends along with key constituents showing appropriate and meaningful gratitude.

　　In coordination with AVP and development officers, ensure that all college donors are thanked appropriately, timely, professionally, and accurately and execute connections such as birthday/anniversary/sympathy cards, etc. on behalf of the development officers.

　　Maintain a comprehensive calendar of EDO events.

　　Support stewardship efforts of EDO by maintaining an active stewardship portfolio of principal level donors.

　　Assist with coordination of Development Councils or Volunteer Boards.

　　Assist AVP in implementing special projects and strategic initiatives to support development operations.

　　Coordinates with college business office on scholarships, professorships and chairs awarded to notify donors.

　　Works with college business office on donor projections to help ensure that resources are maximized at the highest level.

　　Provides college business office with new donor agreements in a timely manner to ensure that new accounts are established to execute the donors intent; includes all new gift agreements for scholarships, professorships and chairs.

　　Coordinates with college business office to ensure that donor intent is met with professorships and chairs, assisting with the reconciliation of donor agreements, and consulting with engineering faculty services.

　　Works closely with the college business staff team to ensure that donors are supplied the appropriate information in a timely manner.

　　General Fundraising Responsibilities

　　Utilize Foundation resources and collaborate with internal supporting departments to enhance purposeful fundraising efforts.

　　Facilitate processes in conjunction with engineering development officers that enable effective funding proposals, communications, and partnerships with planned giving, corporate, and foundation entities.

　　Utilize Foundation’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) fundraising software to assist the Division with entry and documentation of development and stewardship activities.

　　Contribute to team effectiveness through knowledge-sharing and proactively identifying process improvements.

　　Adhere to the CASE Statement of Ethics and Donor Bill of Rights.

　　Additional Duties

　　Other duties as assigned.What we need:

　　Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

　　Ten years of related experience in management.

　　Work Location:

　　Main Campus – College Station, TX.Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

　　Competitive health benefits.

　　Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.

　　Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance options.

　　Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a defined benefit retirement plan with 8% employer contribution.

　　Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).

　　Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

　　Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.

　　Tuition assistance https://engineering.tamu.edu/information/esac/educational-assistance-programs.html

　　Wellness program release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.

　　Helpful Applicant Information

　　Required Materials for Application:

　　Resume/CV

　　Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.

　　Letter of interest

　　Compensation Philosophy:

　　Recruit and retain high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.

　　Offer total rewards through competitive and equitable pay, flexible benefits, professional development, performance recognition and work-life balance.

　　Ensure resources are readily available and utilized to attract and retain the highest quality researchers, faculty, and staff. Exemplify equal pay for equal work, with allowable pay differences based on factors not prohibited by law.

　　Employment Eligibility Verification

　　If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in delay of start date.All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

　　Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

　　At Texas A&M Engineering, our employees are meeting new challenges every day. Through partnerships with industries, communities and academic institutions, the Texas A&M College of Engineering and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) work to enrich the lives of residents of the State of Texas, the United States and the World. Texas A&M Engineering staff and faculty members strive to uphold the university's core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity and Selfless Service while working to fulfill the program’s efforts to transform engineering education.

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