Associate Director of Annual Giving

Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (37.5
hours per week), exempt, benefits-eligible Associate Director of
Annual Giving opportunity. 

Haverford Offers Great Benefits: The College
offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible
work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution
to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a
50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14
paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day off),
Health Savings Account contribution of $650 for individuals
and$1300 for families (no match required), affordable medical
plans, and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy
public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page
(https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits)
for more information.

Work Location

This position will be eligible for a hybrid work schedule,
pursuant to the College’s Work Location Policy.

About Institutional Advancement

The next decade will be a time of significant transformation and
growth as Haverford approaches the 200th anniversary of its
founding in 1833. This is an exciting time to join Haverford’s
Institutional Advancement (IA) team – a team whose work helps to
strengthen the unique learning experience at the core of the
College’s mission. With a people-first, data-driven approach to
philanthropy, the IA team builds and stewards relationships with
the College’s deep constituency base. Under new leadership and with
a focus on the future, the IA team is expanding its impact by
leading a comprehensive, multi-faceted campaign aligned with
Haverford’s strategic plan, Haverford 2030. As the
campaign ramps up, the team is looking for enthusiastic and
dedicated philanthropy professionals who want to innovate and usher
Haverford College into a new era.

Built upon a Quaker foundation of hands-on, values-based
learning, Haverford fosters a transformative, inclusive community
of inquisitive students, exceptional faculty, and dedicated staff
who are wholly invested in the institution. Haverford instills in
its students self-directed leadership and active engagement within
the College and beyond, leading to an alumni constituency,
including parents, families, friends, and more, who believe deeply
in the College’s mission and are committed to Haverford’s long-term
success and sustainability in an ever-changing landscape.

About the Position

The Associate Director of Annual Giving is instrumental in
ensuring the Annual Giving team develops and implements programs,
appeals, challenges, and/or other fundraising efforts that raise
over $5 million annually for Haverford. The Annual Giving team
works to grow Haverford’s donor base across all constituencies,
especially from underrepresented constituent segments such as
alumni of color, women, and LGBTQIA+.

Primary Responsibilities for Associate
Director

• Manage an assigned prospective donor portfolio to ensure proper
  qualification, cultivation, and solicitation of prospects at the
  $100-$10,000 range
• Design and implement an Affinity Fundraising program with
  campus partners:
  • Develop strategies to grow the affinity giving program to
    include increased emphasis on special project fundraising, staff
    and faculty fundraising, and other opportunities across the
    College, engaging prospective and current donors to fund these
    impactful programs and opportunities
  • Work closely with colleagues to design, implement, and educate
    others on a robust campaigns and stewardship programs
  • Develop strategies for identifying and optimizing the College’s
    various affinity groups for making annual gifts to the College
  • Craft communications and timelines for annual appeals related
    to affinity group giving
  • Analyze advancement data to devise strategies for segmentation
    and outreach
• Lead the College’s Annual Giving Days in concert with the
  digital fundraising campaigns:
  • Manage the execution of three (3) annual giving days at
    Haverford, including crafting communications and appeals,
    developing timelines, and partnering with colleagues at the College
    to identify specific projects for funding as needed
  • Partner with colleagues across IA to ensure content is current,
    aligned, and inspired and materials, including videos, volunteer
    resources, print, and digital, are prepared and disseminated
  • Oversee the dissemination of information about various programs
    and events through cultivated media channels and other digital
    mediums
  • Analyze advancement data to devise strategies for segmentation
    and outreach
  • Design an innovative social media strategy to bolster
    engagement and fundraising for all alumni, working closely with the
    Assistant Director of Annual Giving to ensure they have the tools
    and resources to engage young alumni
  • Work closely with GiveCampus and the Advancement Operations
    team to ensure data integrity is maintained throughout all
    platforms
• Support the Reunion and Class Giving Program ensuring
  achievement of annual goals: 
  • Lead, in collaboration with IA colleagues, the recruitment,
    training, and management of fundraising volunteers to make direct
    solicitations to classmates to meet class goals for 3-4 reunion
    classes
  • Partner with colleagues in determining how best to steward
    reunion challengers, donors, and volunteers in conjunction with
    Alumni Weekend
  • Ensure Giving Advocates (volunteers) are aware of
    responsibilities, priorities, and goals, developing tools and
    resources they can use to ensure success
• Other duties as assigned in accordance with the overall goals
  of the Annual Giving team
• Programs, strategies, and prospects are allocated to Annual
  Giving team members based on need and complexity

Line of Report: The Associate Director for
Annual Giving reports to the Director of Annual Giving and has no
direct reports.

Minimum Qualifications for Associate
Director

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience
• 4 years of overall work experience

Professional Competencies

• Demonstrated thoughtful and collaborative project management
  skills, including managing multiple projects at once
• Strong organizational and interpersonal abilities including
  using diplomacy and discretion while maintaining
  confidentiality
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel
  and mail merge, PowerPoint) and Google Suite (documents, forms,
  sheets)
• Experience managing volunteers and/or leading programs
• Experience in advancement/development/fundraising or direct
  solicitation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in marketing, outreach and/or direct solicitation
  strategies
• Experience working in a college or university setting
• Technological proficiency in MailChimp (or similar email
  system), BaseCamp (or other project management system), and
  Raiser’s Edge

We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs
unless they meet every qualification in the job description
including the preferred qualifications. We are most interested in
finding the best candidate for the job and recognize that a
successful candidate may come from a less traditional career
trajectory, such as having skills and abilities gained outside a
classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to
apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our
preferred qualifications.

Special Requirements

• Possession of a valid U.S. Drivers’ License and ability to pass
  a Motor Vehicle Record check
• Ability to work some weekends and nights as needed to fulfill
  responsibilities
• Ability to travel (<10%)

To Apply: Interested applicants are invited to apply, including
a cover letter and resume by visiting
https://haverford.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Haverford-Campus/Associate-Director-of-Annual-Giving_R561.
The application deadline will be February 27,
2024.  Application review will begin after the
deadline has passed. Note: you may be asked to create an account
with Workday (Haverford’s application system) prior to submitting
your materials.

Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice,
and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals
regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual
orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status,
disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender
individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with
other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented
identities are especially encouraged to apply. Haverford College
and our consortial partners are located on Lenape lands.