Job Opportunities
Assistant Director of Development
Duties and Responsibilities:Â
- Actively manage a portfolio of principal, major, and planned giving prospects with gift capacity of $10,000 to $25,000 or greater based on recent wealth screening. Â
- Work effectively with colleagues within the Foundation and throughout the University to plan and execute fundraising and engagement strategies to benefit Kutztown University students and the larger campus community.
- Collaborate with the Executive Director, Foundation, and University leadership to develop, shape, and implement strategy to achieve overall fundraising and campaign goals, priorities, and objectives.
- Conduct a minimum of 12-15 personal visits each month, with 50-60% time spent traveling and meeting with potential donors.Â
- Coordinating the involvement of appropriate board, volunteer, faculty, and/or staff members in the planning of cultivation, solicitation, and/or stewardship strategies for donors, as appropriate.Â
- Responsible for preparing proposals and presentations for prospects.
- Actively engage in monthly prospect management meetings and complete all related documentation promptly and thoroughly, including entering all call reports into the database with appropriate documentation.  Â
- Participate in Foundation and University events.Â
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills, Professional Background, and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 3-5 years experience in a comparable position, with a preference for experience in higher-ed fundraising preferred.Â
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the established ability to navigate a fast-paced environment featuring multiple assignments and quickly changing priorities.
- Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines and manage several projects simultaneously.Â
- Possesses outstanding interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated creativity and strategic thinking, with the ability to take initiative.
- Thorough knowledge of standard desktop software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Â
- Ability to learn to use Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, Blackbaud Guided Fundraising and preferred web-based online fundraising platforms.Â
- Engenders a collegial team environment.Â
- A thorough understanding of the relationship between an institutionally-related foundation and its university is helpful.
- Ability to relate comfortably to donors, alumni, parents and volunteers, as well as to faculty/staff members, administrators and other staff.Â
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information