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Leadership Gift Officer
Amherst, MA
Job Description
Leadership Gift Officer
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR4590
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Leadership Gift Officer position. The Leadership Gift Officer is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $68,000 per year - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
The Leadership Gift Officer will manage a diverse portfolio of Amherst alumni prospects and donors, including newer graduates whose largest philanthropy is in the future and among whom we must build the habit of giving now. Specifically, they will develop and implement strategies to increase leadership Amherst Fund gifts from the College's youngest and highly diverse alumni. They will work with a portfolio of current and future prospects to build the leadership giving pipeline by engaging with those prospects and identifying opportunities to build community within the alumni body.
The Leadership Gift Officer (LGO) will meet frequently to engage these key members of the Amherst community in conversations leading to increased expendable/Amherst Fund commitments and to six-figure gifts in support of Amherst's top priorities. In the case of alumni from more recent classes, the LGO will lay the foundation for future generosity to Amherst. Reporting to the Senior Major Gift Officer, Director of Leadership Giving, the LGO will be an integral member of the College's Major and Planned Giving, which is composed of the Senior Director of Major & Planned Gifts, LGOs, Senior Major Gift Officers, Development Assistants, and Gift Planning colleagues.
The person in this role is expected to work as part of a collaborative and inclusive team including taking appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participating in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. In addition, all advancement staff members are required to support and staff key events such as Reunion, Homecoming, and Family Weekend. These events may require occasional evening and weekend hours.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Fundraising
- Manage a diverse portfolio of 125-150 prospective leadership donors, and future track donors
- Strategize with Advancement colleagues for the design and implementation of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies, including events
- Serves as a point of contact for targeted fundraising initiatives and efforts across college divisions, departments and/or affinity/interest groups
- As appropriate, travel to engage diverse members of the Amherst community
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3 years of experience working in a fundraising environment, or applicable and relevant experience in a related field
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate and advance relationships strategically and proactively
- An unassailable sense of judgment and integrity
- Personal capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Able to travel 50% of the time to different areas of the country
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to working with a diverse community
Preferred
- We strongly encourage alumni of Amherst to consider this role
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for .
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Amherst College does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs and activities on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, military service, or any other characteristic or class protected under applicable federal, state or local law. Amherst College complies with all state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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