Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science is searching for an Associate Director, Development to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting and challenging work environment. This position will be responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospects with a rated capacity of $50,000+.

Core responsibilities include:

• Setting annual goals based on divisional and team expectations, and tracking and reporting progress on implementation plan.

• Qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospects via personal visits, direct mail, phone, or volunteer utilization when needed.

• Trip planning and personal outreach to assigned prospects to attain 125 or more visits annually, to reach annual commitment goals and create a pipeline of prospects for future solicitation.

• Communicating with other university stakeholders, particularly when there may be multiple contacts with the prospect/donor.

• Managing and developing assigned portfolio of major gift prospects; determining ongoing relationship activities with prospect; recommending specific purpose and level of gift; identifying those to be involved in cultivation and subsequent solicitations; bringing solicitations to closure.

• Supporting Annual Giving and other development efforts and projects.

• Tracking prospect outreach and relationship building through each stage in ADVANCE and Salesforce databases.

• Keeping current on programs and faculty, research, and student initiatives at the university.

• Collaborating with faculty, deans, and other advancement colleagues when necessary.

• Other duties as assigned.

Flexibility, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon. Inclusion, collaboration, and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

You should demonstrate:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• The ability to work independently and provide updates to supervisor and related stakeholders, as needed

• Self-motivation in initiating contacts with prospects

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required (Masters degree preferred)

• 3-5 years of successful fundraising experience, preferably in higher education, including direct solicitation of five and six figure gifts from individuals.

Requirements:

• Successful background check

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