Assistant Director, Discovery Officer West

Company: The University Of Chicago
Location: Chicago
Posted on: October 2, 2024

Job Description:

Assistant Director, Discovery Officer West
Department: ARD Individual Giving & Arts
About the Department:Alumni Relations and Development (ARD) engages alumni (-220k), current students, parents, and friends of the University through intellectual, professional, and social activities on campus, around the world, and online. ARD raises more than $600 million annually to support faculty and researchers, practitioners and patients, and students and programs across the University.
Job Summary:This position implements programs designed to meet fundraising goals for contributed income with moderate guidance. D.O.s manage and cultivate a portfolio of several hundred prospects through in-person meetings, engagement at local events and activities, and various forms of communication.
Responsibilities:

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• Executes a regionally based strategy to engage and qualify as many prospects as possible.
  
• Identifies when a donor or prospect expresses significant interest and hands-off active referrals to regional gift officers or school/unit fundraising teams.
  
• Cultivates, solicits, and/or renews gifts, as appropriate.
  
• Champions the University of Chicago regionally and proactively shares information about opportunities to deepen engagement with the University.
  
• Delivers timely and effective follow-up in various forms to prospects and donors.
  
• Generates timely contact reports in the prospect database following prospect or donor visits.
  
• Seeks opportunities for professional development that will enhance job performance.
  
• Writes timely and strategic correspondences to advance relationships.
  
• Works with others to maximize prospective donor cultivation.
  
• Performs other related work as needed.
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
  Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in a related field.
  Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
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  • Bachelor's degree.
    
  • Minimum two years of professional work experience in nonprofit management, development, alumni relations, marketing, public relations, sales or similar professional work experience.
    
  • Knowledge of managing gift prospects.
    
    Technical Skills or Knowledge:
    
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    • Demonstrated skill and knowledge of the internal workings of the University and technology tools available to the Office of Alumni Relations and Development.
      
      Working Conditions:
      
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      • Travel to campus and/or non-campus locations for University business.
        
      • Work evenings and weekends as needed.
        
      • This position is based in California.
        
        Pay Range: $75,000 - $100,000 per year.
        Application Documents:
        
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        • Resume/CV (required)
          
        • Cover Letter, addressed to Hiring Committee (preferred)
          
          Posting Statement:The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans and does not discriminate on the basis of protected classes.
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