Job Description

Essential Duties:

• Coordinate with the unit leadership teams to develop and direct campaign initiatives within Student Life and University Libraries.

• Play an integral role in helping the Student Life and University Libraries achieve their comprehensive campaign goal.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive engagement and fundraising strategy related to Parents of current students to significantly increase the philanthropic support from this constituency.

• Create and execute fundraising plans that utilize best practices in major giving, including identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major prospects and donors (alumni, parents, and friends of Miami University) for gifts of $50 thousand and above.

• Prepare and present gift proposals to prospects with the input and assistance of faculty, administrators, and deans, as well as other constituent and central development officers. Proposals may involve establishing multi-year commitments, as well as helping to facilitate gifts of real estate, personal property, securities, and gifts in wills, trusts, annuities and insurance.

• Staff the Miami University Library Advisory Board and the Miami University Parents Council to advance the philanthropic engagement of alumni and parents and support campaign-related fund-raising efforts.

• Encourage and coordinate the involvement of alumni and friends through campus visits and regional events.

• Serve as an exemplary University advocate in the community, with local leaders; alumni organizations; corporate and foundation partners; and other leaders and key constituents.

• Be active and involved in the advancement profession and faithfully represent Miami University and the Division of University Advancement.

• Perform other duties related to the mission of the Office of Development under the guidance of the Senior Associate Vice President for Development.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum of five years experience in fundraising, business development and/or relationship management roles

• Demonstrated level of leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree

• Fundraising experience in an educational environment

• Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Outstanding oral and written communications

  • Excellent organization skills and attention to detail

  • Willingness to travel extensively both on a regional and national level

   

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About Miami University

“Miami University, a student-centered public university founded in 1809, has built its success through an unwavering commitment to liberal arts undergraduate education, with complementary quality graduate programs, and the active engagement of its students in both curricular and co-curricular life. With a student body of 16,000, Miami effectively combines a wide range of strong academic programs with faculty who love to teach and the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions. Faculty and staff are highly valued for their contributions toward the Miami experience. Employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and stable work environment as they work to support the university’s educational mission. Miami’s main campus is located in Oxford, Ohio, 35 miles northwest of Cincinnati, with regional campuses located in Hamilton and Middletown, Ohio, and a center in Luxembourg. Known as one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation, Miami, the nation's tenth oldest public university, is recognized for its striking red brick Georgian-style architecture and tree-shaded lawns. Take a Virtual Tour from our website.”

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