Reunion Giving Officer

Reunion Giving Officer

University Job Title: Development Officer, Reunion Giving
SOM
Bargaining Unit: None – Not included in the union (Yale
Union Group)
Time Type: Full time
Duration Type: Regular
Compensation Grade: Administration & Operations
Wage Ranges: Click here to see our Wage Ranges
Work Location: Central Campus
Worksite Address: 2 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06510
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per
day)
Searchable Job Family: Administration, Development
Total # of Hours to be Works: 37.5

Position Focus:
As a member of the Reunion Giving team, the Reunion Giving Officer
solicits Yale School of Management (Yale SOM) alumni for gifts of
varying sizes during their quinquennial reunions and manages alumni
volunteers for several assigned reunion classes. The Reunion Giving
Officer achieves annual fundraising goals tied to specific reunion
classes and helps to ensure the overall success of their assigned
classes in a multitude of important ways. Reports to the Director
of Reunion Giving.

Essential Duties:
1. Organizes and coordinates fundraising efforts. 2. Develops
strategic fundraising programs, sets participation and dollar
goals, and manages processes of screening and rating alumni. 3.
Provides ongoing support for chairs and committee members. 4.
Identifies, recruits, trains, briefs, and motivates committee
members. 5. Staffs and attends committee meetings. 6. Facilitates
ongoing communications between class-based volunteers involved in
capital fundraising and development officers. 7. Participates in
fundraising conversations. 8. Initiates and oversees all class-wide
gift mailings. 9. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of related work
experience or an equivalent combination of education and
experience.

Required Skill/Ability 1:

Ability to personally and consistently close philanthropic gifts
from donors. Ability to utilize industry standard fundraising best
practices and values a donor-centric approach. Demonstrated ability
collaborating with colleagues to determine donor philanthropic
interests. Ability to promote various giving vehicles which may
include planned giving.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Professionalism, maturity, collaborative approach to work, and
ability to maintain confidentiality. Flexible team member and
willingness to work some irregular hours.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Commitment to higher education and the contribution of business to
society. Proven commitment to diversity and inclusion, equity, and
excellence.

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, and technological
skills. Ability to handle diverse, simultaneous tasks while
attending to details and follow-through. Ability to work well under
pressure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Ability to show
initiative and work independently with integrity while
demonstrating a results-oriented work ethic.

Required Skill/Ability 5:

Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills to
communicate effectively with alumni volunteers and colleagues about
fundraising priorities, giving procedures, and SOM business.
Ability to initiate and maintain direct communication with alumni.
A creative and entrepreneurial spirit.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Experience in a reunion fundraising program in higher education or
another nonprofit organization. Experience and comfort navigating a
fundraising database.

Drug Screen: No
Health Screening: No

Background Check Requirements:
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment
background screening for this position, which may include motor
vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on
the position description and job requirements. All offers are
contingent upon the successful completion of the background check.
For additional information on the background check requirements and
process visit “Learn about background checks” under the Applicant
Support Resources section of Careers on the It’s Your Yale
website.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement:
The University maintains policies pertaining to COVID-19. All
faculty, staff, students, and trainees are required to comply with
these policies, which may be found here:
https://covid19.yale.edu/health-guidelines

Posting Disclaimer:
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative
summary of the essential functions that will be required of the
position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific
duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees
will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring
departments.

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