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Leadership Annual Giving Officer

St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/11/2025
Job Description

Position Title: Leadership Annual Giving Officer - Campaign.

Department: Annual Giving.

Classification: Exempt.

FTE: 1.0.

Work Schedule: The standard 40-hour work schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; flexible work arrangements can be proposed and are subject to approval by HR and relevant supervisors. Some evening and weekend hours required.

Work Location: Hybrid. Work from home on Monday and Friday, on campus T-TH. Will work on campus fully for the first two weeks.

Salary Range: $55,000-$57,000.

Essential Job Duties

  • Cultivate and solicit gifts of $1,000 and above for the St. Olaf Fund.
    • Develop and execute specific and personalized communication strategies for previous year donors, including phone, mail, email, text and video.
    • Execute personalized follow-up communication around Anniversary mailing and email.
    • Collaborate with campus partners to develop and enhance $1,000 giving by identifying timely opportunities and tracking communication channel performance.
    • Communicate with Development Officers about St. Olaf Fund communication schedule and highlight key messages about the St. Olaf Fund’s impact.
    • Serve as a liaison between the St. Olaf Fund team and Development team regarding the St. Olaf Fund.
    • Work closely with Advancement Operations and Strategy staff to identify likely $1,000 donors to upgrade and renew St. Olaf Fund giving.
  • Support the development and implementation of a marketing and communications plan for Leadership Circle ($2,500 annual giving) in collaboration with Donor Relations.
    • Determine the timing and channels of post-gift communications based on the population, donor behavior and size of the gift.
    • Execute assigned tasks according to the donor journey map.
  • Develop and implement an assigned Class Reunion plan that achieves fundraising and engagement goals in partnership with Alumni and Parent Relations.
    • Establish fundraising goals and monitor progress to goals that align with the St. Olaf Fund’s priorities and focuses on leadership giving ($1,000 annually).
    • Assist in identifying, recruiting, training and supervising a group of volunteers from the assigned Class Reunion.
    • Work with Alumni and Parent Relations and alumni volunteers to plan communications, programming and activities leading up to and during Reunion weekend.
    • Actively participate in the Class Reunion activities during Reunion weekend.
  • Other duties.
    • Support, respect, and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community.
    • Complete and meet deadlines for required training and performance management cycle.
    • Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received And Exercised

  • Reports to the Associate Director of Leadership Annual Giving.
  • This position does not supervise staff or student workers.

Required Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience: 3 years in fundraising, account management, marketing or a relevant field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, English, Public Relations or Communications.
  • Experience: 3 years in fundraising, account management, marketing or admissions.

Prerequisites

  • Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check which may include: criminal background checks, reference checks, verification of work history, verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, a motor vehicle check, verification of DOT certification, a credit check, employment eligibility verification, and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College.Please note, St. Olaf College reserves the right to conduct periodic background checks at its sole discretion.

Disclaimer

  • This position may require you to report early, stay late or work different shifts depending on staffing levels. It may also require you to perform all essential job functions whenever needed and during campus emergencies when necessary.
  • This job description is for general information purposes.It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position.This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.
  • Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications.

About Us

Who We Are:

Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.

The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.

A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/

A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483

An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

For Staff Application Assistance

hrstaff@stolaf.edu

507-786-3068

For Faculty Application Assistance

facultysearch@stolaf.edu

507-786-3356

Nondiscrimination Policy

St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.

Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College's Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. St. Olaf's Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College's Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, mcdowell@stolaf.edu , (507) 786-3465.

Salary : $55,000 - $57,000

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