Job Details

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number
NA01474

Position Information

Position Title
Assistant Director of Regional Development, Leadership Annual Giving-West Coast

State
CA

Employment Status
Full Time

Position Status
Regular

If Limited Term (End Date of Assignment, Project, or Grant)

Position Type
Staff

Job Family
Advancement

Position Overview

Responsible for securing philanthropic support for university priorities by establishing and developing relationships with supporters through qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship in the West Coast region. (S)he demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of university priorities and develops and implements fundraising strategies to build and maintain a portfolio of leadership annual giving prospects. This position will be based within the West Coast region, in California, and will travel regularly within the region and back to campus in Milwaukee, WI on a quarterly basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Maintain a portfolio of up to 75 prospects serving as their philanthropic advisor and soliciting annual gifts, multi-year commitments, and/or planned gifts. Makes 40+ solicitations, secures 20+ commitments, and conducts 120+ personal visits on an annual basis with a particular focus on increasing the president's society membership, renewing existing membership, and building the future major gift pipeline.

2. Builds a portfolio of prospects through strategic qualification utilizing available resources to identify and develop relationships with alumni, families, and community members with inclination and capacity to make a gift.

3. Develops and executes an annual fundraising business plan with strategic qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship steps for prospects. Meets regularly and collaborates with manager to assess and divide fundraising priorities, review strategies and track progress toward meeting fundraising performance benchmarks.

4. Maintains comprehensive knowledge of university wide fundraising priorities, with a particular focus on current use funds.

5. Proactively develops professional fundraising skills using internal and external sources

6. Attends university and university-sponsored events and volunteer meetings, often during the evenings and weekends; represents the university to external constituents.

7. Collaborates with internal colleagues to engage regional or affinity-based groups through promoting their attendance as guests at events, identifying volunteer leaders, nominating award winners, etc.

8. Participates in Advancement monthly staff meetings/prospect tracking meetings/committee meetings, etc.

9. Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Minimum of 3 years of development experience in a non-profit environment or related field (e.g. sales, recruitment, etc.) working directly with external constituencies

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with colleagues in a team environment

Ability to travel

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Previous fundraising experience making personal solicitations

Department
University Advancement

Posting Date
05/28/2025

Closing Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

EOE Statement

It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.