Department : Development - School of Education & Information Studies
Supervises : Support staff
Salary : Up to $125,000
Payroll Classification: Fundraiser 4
Req Nbr : 10983
Position Summary
Bring your major gift fundraising expertise, strategic abilities and high ambitions and contribute to UCLA’s renowned reputation at the forefront of research, teaching and service. As a key member of the School of Education & Information Studies’(ED&IS) team, you will work in partnership with the Executive Director of Development to plan and implement a strong, proactive major gift program that reflects the school’s priorities. Ed&IS takes pride in a tradition of challenging traditional thinking and is positioned at the forefront of discovery, proving along the way that research and intellectual empowerment cultivate real-world praxis information. Your fundraising experience, passion for engagement and drive to advance our programs will support the efforts of students that believe in imagination over convention and see education and information as extra personal pursuits, as they approach knowledge with an eye on the universal potential of evolving how we learn, teach and research. When you join us as our Director of Development, you will be a valued member of our team, supported by leadership and will receive the tools and inspiration to grow and make significant achievements as part of our environment of excellence.
Primary Responsibilities
Serving as the Director of Development, you will work with the Executive Director to plan and implement a strong, proactive major gift program that reflects the priorities of ED&IS and will develop and maintain a portfolio of individual major gift prospects. You will work closely with ED&IS leadership, staff and your colleagues to gain knowledge of programs, areas of expertise and space needs, determine market feasibility for priorities and provide leadership, assistance, advice and counsel on fundraising strategies and initiatives. This is a great opportunity to bring your major gift fundraising expertise, strategic abilities and high ambitions to meet and exceed the fundraising goals of ED&IS. You will also work collaboratively with the UCLA Lab School, Geffen Academy as well as External Affairs and a wide level and variety of internal and external constituents to further our development program. We encourage you to join us in work that is guided by the principles of individual responsibility and social justice, an ethic of caring, and a commitment to the communities ED&IS serves.
Qualifications
1. Minimum of three years of fundraising experience and/or prior professional experience in a related field such as sales, marketing or business development.
2. Experience in and strong documented record of gifts solicited and closed in the annual, special and/or major gifts range and/or solicitations of a similar nature, level and complexity.
3. Experience conceptualizing, planning and implementing special events.
4. Working knowledge of the principles and practices of fundraising in a university setting with a strong understanding of the goals, functions and services of a research university or institution of equivalent complexity.
5. Proven skills in and/or ability to develop sophisticated strategies in planning, implementing and administering major gift solicitations or other solicitations of a similar nature, level and complexity.
6. Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to work harmoniously with volunteers, academic leaders, faculty, and other development staff toward the accomplishment of fundraising goals.
7. Demonstrated skill and/or ability to work with a dean and/or senior faculty or equivalent leadership of a similar level and type at a comparable organization.
8. Strong ability to recruit, orient, train, organize, motivate and evaluate staff and volunteers who support development goals and programs.
9. Ability to establish priorities, manage multiple tasks and multi-phase projects simultaneously from inception to completion and complete work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with minimum supervision.
10. Ability to communicate persuasively, both orally and in writing, about UCLA’s fundraising goals and the specific priorities of the School of Education & Information Studies; equal ability to listen perceptively and convey sensitivity and awareness.
11. Excellent written and communication skills, with the ability to produce business correspondence, solicitation materials, appropriate letters of acknowledgement, proposals to individuals, corporations and foundations, and reports.
12. Impeccable integrity and discretion in dealing with donors, alumni, students, administrators and colleagues as well as confidential information.
13. Knowledge of Microsoft Suite of applications is required as is familiarity with other applications, programs and databases as needed with a willingness to learn new technologies.
14. Ability to travel and work some weekends and/or evenings as needed.
15. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Employment is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background check.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
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