Director for Advancement

Position Summary

The Director for Advancement is responsible for the various aspects of the development program: planning, organizing, overseeing and tweaking its implementation, and evaluating the previous year's performance. He/she will direct all fundraising efforts for crucial initiatives in the establishment of Xavier University's campus of the future in general. This includes setting up the major gifts program, planned giving, special events, an endowment fund and capital campaign.

Responsibilities

1. Meet prospective donors, supporters, foundations, civic organizations and company presidents year-round to establish effective communications and build relationships with them.
2. Arrange public appearances and speaking engagements for the Xavier University President to share information or raise the profile of Xavier University outside the community.
3. Grow a major gifts program including identification, cultivation and solicitation of major donors.
4. Build the planned giving program with a focus on deferred gifts such as bequest expectancies.
5. Direct the annual fund program, including crowdsourcing, eblasts, brochure mailings and annual fundraising drives making sure that funds steadily accumulate to support scholarships.
6. Document plans, programs, deliverables and accomplishments – updating these every semester.
7. Handle prospect research; set up the fundraising database and tracking systems and oversee both, as well as submit quarterly progress reports to the President
8. Collaborate with the Alumni Relations Director to develop a "giving or sharing community" of alumni, parents, and friends of XU and avoid tapping the same sources or to share techniques and/or efforts and coordinate fund raising special events with or without the Alumni Office.
9. Set up an Endowment fund in coordination with the Treasurer.
10. Staff and run the Advancement Committee meetings using volunteers.
11. Set up support programs such as: publications to support fundraising activities; gift recognition programs; blog or social media.
12. Set up the process to assist donors claiming charitable contributions as deductions including the issuance a Certificate of Donation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Communications, Public Relations, Marketing and/or Business); master's degree preferred.
• Five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive experience in professional fundraising, public relations, marketing or related field
• Working knowledge of tax laws affecting charitable giving; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience in public speaking.
• Collaborative team-oriented style.
• Ability to "close" gifts or business deals with demonstrative experiences closing gifts of P100,000 or more.