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Diversity Officer, Leadership Giving

University Job Title: Development Officer, Leadership Giving
Bargaining Unit: None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
Time Type: Full time
Duration Type: Regular
Compensation Grade: development
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Work Location: Central Campus
Worksite Address: 157 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Searchable Job Family: Development
Total # of Hours to be Works: 37.5

Position Focus:
Yale Alumni Affairs and Development is committed to increasing the overall diversity of alumni who become donors and volunteers. As a part of this effort, we are seeking a successful fundraiser to join the Leadership Giving team as an Assistant/Associate Director to solicit prospective donors for gifts of $10,000 to $250,000 to Yale University and play a leading role in executing plans to diversify Yale's overall donor base.

The assistant/associate director carries a portfolio of prospects and works in a prospect discovery role, which includes engaging with alumni who are members of historically underrepresented groups. Through their discovery work, prospects are identified for solicitation and also referred to other gift officers as appropriate.

This position requires significant collaboration with colleagues across Alumni Affairs and Development as well as fundraising staff based in Yale's schools and units. The assistant/associate director serves as a resource for other fundraisers as we intentionally work to build diverse portfolios and leverages existing volunteer networks to support solicitation and pipeline goals. Success requires the assistant/associate director to remain up to date on current university DEI/Belonging initiatives and funding opportunities and to develop relationships with key university colleagues including those at Yale's cultural houses and centers.

This position is an ideal opportunity for a high-performing, collaborative, and motivated development professional to join the Leadership Giving team during the For Humanity $7B comprehensive campaign. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.

The following principal responsibilities are generic in nature. Applicants will find the information in this position focus to be most closely aligned with the work of the position.

Essential Duties:
1.Qualifies, cultivates and solicits Yale alumni capable of making leadership annual and capital gifts to the University. 2.Devises and implements cultivation and solicitation strategies and meets activity and revenue goals by planning, managing and maintaining an aggressive travel schedule. Executes cultivation methods to solicit gifts. Raises leadership annual and capital gifts to fund university priorities. 3 Develops and implements retention strategies to upgrade donors. Recognizes disinterested donors and devises strategies to redirect their interests. 4.Participates in execution of events and programs in support of development activities. Engages key volunteers and effectively utilizes events and other activities to move solicitations forward. Conducts appropriate stewardship activities to further enhance the relationship between assigned donors and Yale. Initiates and maintains contact to promote positive donor relations. 5.Solicits leadership annual and capital gifts working with donors directly and working with department colleagues and volunteers. 6.Qualifies prospects for potential major gift capacity and interest. Provides appropriate background on prospects to be assigned to Major Gift portfolios. 7.Effectively communicates progress of cultivation efforts and results of visits to appropriate personnel. 8.Exercises good judgment in discussing alumni, issues and results. Maintains composure and calm demeanor in difficult situations. 9.Acts as liaison between various university departments and donors. 10.May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of three years of fund raising or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.

Required Skill/Ability 1:

Demonstrated ability to consistently close philanthropic gifts. Utilizes best practices and a donor-centric approach to manage a donor portfolio. Ability and willingness to travel regularly to meet prospects; includes work during evenings and weekends. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Active listener with successful track record of interacting with donors, volunteers, and colleagues. Ability to translate approved fundraising priorities into enticing philanthropic giving opportunities. Leverages relationships to implement strategic solicitation of donors for stretch gifts.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Proactive, productive team contributor with a positive attitude and sense of humor. Is inspired by challenging team goals. Commitment to an inclusive workplace. Ability to engage with diverse audiences (age, gender, nationality, race/ethnicity, profession, sexual orientation, etc.).

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Demonstrates initiative and has a resourceful and data-driven work ethic. Innovative, flexible, excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to fulfill commitments and take responsibility for outcomes. Persistent, results oriented and driven to succeed.

Required Skill/Ability 5:

Exhibits strong intellectual and social curiosity. Demonstrated ability synthesizing and prioritizing information from a wide array of sources while maintaining an attention to detail and effectively managing overall workflow.


Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Demonstrated ability soliciting and closing 6-figure gifts. Demonstrated ability fundraising in higher education and moves management systems.

Drug Screen: No
Health Screening: NoSelected incumbent must have successful completion of a DMV check, a valid drivers license and a car available.

Background Check Requirements:
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement:
The University maintains policies pertaining to COVID-19. All faculty, staff, students, and trainees are required to comply with these policies, which may be found here:
https://covid19.yale.edu/health-guidelines



Posting Disclaimer:
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

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