Diversity Officer, Leadership Giving

Diversity Officer, Leadership Giving

University Job Title: Development Officer, Leadership
Giving
Bargaining Unit: None – Not included in the union (Yale
Union Group)
Time Type: Full time
Duration Type: Regular
Compensation Grade: development
Wage Ranges: Click here to see our Wage Ranges
Work Location: Central Campus
Worksite Address: 157 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per
day)
Searchable Job Family: Development
Total # of Hours to be Works: 37.5

Position Focus:
Yale Alumni Affairs and Development is committed to increasing the
overall diversity of alumni who become donors and volunteers. As a
part of this effort, we are seeking a successful fundraiser to join
the Leadership Giving team as an Assistant/Associate Director to
solicit prospective donors for gifts of $10,000 to $250,000 to Yale
University and play a leading role in executing plans to diversify
Yale’s overall donor base.

The assistant/associate director carries a portfolio of prospects
and works in a prospect discovery role, which includes engaging
with alumni who are members of historically underrepresented
groups. Through their discovery work, prospects are identified for
solicitation and also referred to other gift officers as
appropriate.

This position requires significant collaboration with colleagues
across Alumni Affairs and Development as well as fundraising staff
based in Yale’s schools and units. The assistant/associate director
serves as a resource for other fundraisers as we intentionally work
to build diverse portfolios and leverages existing volunteer
networks to support solicitation and pipeline goals. Success
requires the assistant/associate director to remain up to date on
current university DEI/Belonging initiatives and funding
opportunities and to develop relationships with key university
colleagues including those at Yale’s cultural houses and
centers.

This position is an ideal opportunity for a high-performing,
collaborative, and motivated development professional to join the
Leadership Giving team during the For Humanity $7B comprehensive
campaign. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to
apply.

The following principal responsibilities are generic in nature.
Applicants will find the information in this position focus to be
most closely aligned with the work of the position.

Essential Duties:
1.Qualifies, cultivates and solicits Yale alumni capable of making
leadership annual and capital gifts to the University. 2.Devises
and implements cultivation and solicitation strategies and meets
activity and revenue goals by planning, managing and maintaining an
aggressive travel schedule. Executes cultivation methods to solicit
gifts. Raises leadership annual and capital gifts to fund
university priorities. 3 Develops and implements retention
strategies to upgrade donors. Recognizes disinterested donors and
devises strategies to redirect their interests. 4.Participates in
execution of events and programs in support of development
activities. Engages key volunteers and effectively utilizes events
and other activities to move solicitations forward. Conducts
appropriate stewardship activities to further enhance the
relationship between assigned donors and Yale. Initiates and
maintains contact to promote positive donor relations. 5.Solicits
leadership annual and capital gifts working with donors directly
and working with department colleagues and volunteers. 6.Qualifies
prospects for potential major gift capacity and interest. Provides
appropriate background on prospects to be assigned to Major Gift
portfolios. 7.Effectively communicates progress of cultivation
efforts and results of visits to appropriate personnel. 8.Exercises
good judgment in discussing alumni, issues and results. Maintains
composure and calm demeanor in difficult situations. 9.Acts as
liaison between various university departments and donors. 10.May
perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of three years of fund raising or
an equivalent combination of education and related
experience.

Required Skill/Ability 1:

Demonstrated ability to consistently close philanthropic gifts.
Utilizes best practices and a donor-centric approach to manage a
donor portfolio. Ability and willingness to travel regularly to
meet prospects; includes work during evenings and weekends. Ability
to maintain strict confidentiality.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Active listener with successful track record of interacting with
donors, volunteers, and colleagues. Ability to translate approved
fundraising priorities into enticing philanthropic giving
opportunities. Leverages relationships to implement strategic
solicitation of donors for stretch gifts.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Proactive, productive team contributor with a positive attitude and
sense of humor. Is inspired by challenging team goals. Commitment
to an inclusive workplace. Ability to engage with diverse audiences
(age, gender, nationality, race/ethnicity, profession, sexual
orientation, etc.).

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Demonstrates initiative and has a resourceful and data-driven work
ethic. Innovative, flexible, excellent organizational, written, and
oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to fulfill
commitments and take responsibility for outcomes. Persistent,
results oriented and driven to succeed.

Required Skill/Ability 5:

Exhibits strong intellectual and social curiosity. Demonstrated
ability synthesizing and prioritizing information from a wide array
of sources while maintaining an attention to detail and effectively
managing overall workflow.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Demonstrated ability soliciting and closing 6-figure gifts.
Demonstrated ability fundraising in higher education and moves
management systems.

Drug Screen: No
Health Screening: NoSelected incumbent must have successful
completion of a DMV check, a valid driver’s license and a car
available.

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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