Assistant Director, Annual Leadership Giving

At the University of Cincinnati Foundation, we commit ourselves to providing a place where everyone belongs. We care deeply about those in our community, while also taking care to nurture new relationships. We have the courage to dream big, drive excellence and uphold integrity in our work.

Structure

The Assistant Director, Annual Leadership Giving is an exempt (salaried) position employed by the University of Cincinnati Foundation (UCF) and reports to the Director, Annual Giving.

Focus

The Assistant Director, Annual Leadership Giving (ALG) works as part of a high-performing, donor-centric team responsible for creating deeper connections with University of Cincinnati alumni and donors. Using a variety of channels (phone, email, video and virtual meetings) to provide information that increases constituent engagement and giving. This high-volume fundraising position focuses on the discovery and qualification of an assigned portfolio of prospects and donors. The ALG officer must be able to clearly articulate the University of Cincinnati’s mission and goals while demonstrating enthusiasm for its vision and aspirations. Comfortable with making personalized solicitations, daily use of phone, email and video and use of multiple databases and virtual communication technology is critical to success in this role.

Specific Duties

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 1,000 donors and prospects. Cultivate relationships via phone, email, video, virtual meetings, text messaging, and emerging outreach technologies with a goal of moving constituents through qualifying, renewal, and upgrade cycles.
• Actively engage and build relationships with a portfolio of alumni, donors and prospects on behalf of the university. Solicit and close gifts by leveraging dynamic outreach tactics; deploy omnichannel solicitations to increase support and drive growth in the $1,000 - $25,000 gift band.
• Execute a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly omnichannel outreach cadence (average a predetermined number of outbound touchpoints per day) across the portfolio to achieve consistent donor communication and fundraising goals.
• Display excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills across all outreach mediums, especially phone, email, and virtual meetings.
• Be knowledgeable in engagement and philanthropic opportunities across the University of Cincinnati and UC Alumni Association to inform conversations and solicitations. Deepen donor relationships that support continued and increased giving over time, strengthening the major gift donor pipeline.
• Act as a university ambassador, providing excellent customer service and attention to alumni, donors, parents and community members. Assist constituents in identifying areas to support and making their annual gift.
• Track all outreach, interactions and information in VanillaSoft and Blackbaud CRM. Produce contact reports in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Utilize Tableau fundraising dashboards, CRM exports and reports to assess progress and maximize targeted outreach.
• Support signature events, including but not limited to: Homecoming, Giving Tuesday, Alumni Week and UC Day of Giving.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 1-3 years of experience or an advanced degree with 1 year of experience in fundraising or direct sales, preferably within the context of a higher education institution or a large non-profit organization.
• Excellent rapport building, interpersonal skills, solicitation writing and fundraising impact storytelling are critical to the success of this role.
• Ability to discern priorities and implement complex outreach journeys.
• Experience in managing relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities, produce quality work and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Self-motivated, team-player.
• Ability to apply data to enhance solicitation strategies, measure outcomes and inform future outreach.
• Experience with Blackbaud CRM, VanillaSoft and Tableau is a plus. Proficiency in MS Office, MS Excel, and MS Teams.
• Valid driver’s license for local travel, and occasional night and weekend work are required.

What We Offer

The anticipated starting salary range for the Assistant Director, Annual Leadership Giving  role is $53,000 to $60,000 annually. When determining final offer amount the UC Foundation considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, external market data, as well as, market and business considerations when making compensation decisions.

At the UC Foundation, we understand the importance of providing both a desirable work environment as well as benefits that provide our employee’s peace of mind and work/life balance. We offer a total rewards package inclusive of performance based bonus, as well as, competitive health and wellness benefits, tuition remission, retirement with employer match, paid parental leave, and paid vacation, sick time and holidays, including calendar year-end closing. To learn more, visit our careers page.

Physical Demands

This position is considered to have light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up a negligible of force constantly to move objects. This position also requires:

• Reaching
• Lifting
• Finger use
• Talking
• Hearing
• Repetitive motion of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, this position is subject to outside environmental conditions and indoor conditions

Pre-Hire Requirements

The UC Foundation seeks talented, collaborative and mission-focused individuals to join our advancement team in driving philanthropic support for the University of Cincinnati and UC Health. All offers of full-time employment are contingent upon passing a criminal background check and drug test. Positions requiring a degree are also contingent upon education verification.