Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, the Director of Leadership Annual Giving focuses on qualifying and soliciting leadership annual giving prospects ($1,000-$25,000) for Missouri State University. The Director of Leadership Annual Giving works with the Executive Director of Prospect Development and the Senior Director of Development to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors by engaging prospects through a variety of mediums, including but not limited to face-to-face meetings, virtual meetings, phone calls, mailings, and emails. The primary goals of this position are to secure leadership annual gifts and to assist with donor pipeline development and identify major gift leads for major gift development officers.
Description of Primary Duties
Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, the Director of Leadership Annual Giving focuses on qualifying and soliciting leadership annual giving prospects ($1,000-$25,000) for Missouri State University. The Director of Leadership Annual Giving works with the Executive Director of Prospect Development and the Senior Director of Development to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors by engaging prospects through a variety of mediums, including but not limited to face-to-face meetings, virtual meetings, phone calls, mailings, and emails. The primary goals of this position are to secure leadership annual gifts and to assist with donor pipeline development and identify major gift leads for major gift development officers.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
Education: A Bachelor’s Degree is required. An equivalent combination of years of experience and education may be considered for substitution of educational requirements.
Experience: At least one year of related work experience is preferred. Experience with list management and using social media to leverage effectiveness of fundraising is preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with campaign and/or leadership annual gift experience.
Skills: Must be organized, detail-oriented, and committed to follow-through; must enjoy interacting with people and be a skilled motivator. Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines. A demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with diverse populations, including donors, prospects, staff, faculty, and students is required. Excellent management, organizational, and effective interpersonal skills are required. The ability to establish and maintain a complex calendar of solicitations by targeted constituency and fundraising strategy is required. The ability to anticipate and effectively handle change, to demonstrate willingness to learn new skills and take on challenging tasks, and to be flexible in changing conditions is required. Computer experience with hands-on knowledge of word processing is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
A working knowledge of Zoom, Teams, Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint is preferred.
Effort: Occasionally required to lift and move boxes of materials and equipment weighing up to approximately twenty-five pounds.
Other: The scope of the job requires occasional travel and attendance at evening and/or weekend activities, meetings, events, seminars, and workshops.
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Additional Qualifications Link to Job Description https://www.missouristate.edu/Human/JobDescriptions/1762.htm Open Date 11/10/2023 Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled) Special Instructions to Applicants
First date of consideration is December 8, 2023, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Official transcripts required at time of hire.