Associate Director of Advancement (Development Officer)
Indiana University

Job Info

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Department

HAMILTON LUGAR SCHOOL (BL-SGIS-IUBLA)

Department Information

The Hamilton Lugar School carries forward Indiana University's proud tradition of global involvement and leadership with a multicultural, multidisciplinary approach to learning. The school hosts 4 departments and more than 20 nationally recognized centers and programs.

Job Summary

This position is part of an advancement team in the Hamilton Lugar School and reports to the Senior Director of Development. This role identifies donor and engagement prospects and cultivates relationships with alumni and donors. This role develops and implements plans to sustain, steward, and increase financial and engagement support for the School.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Coordinates alumni relations and annual giving efforts for the Hamilton Lugar School.
• Builds relationships with alumni and identifying new prospects, with attention given to graduates since the school's founding in 2012 as well as alumni of antecedent units and programs.
• Collaborates with partners within the School, including student success staff, faculty, and others, to provide opportunities for alumni to engage.
• Individually solicits annual giving donors for gifts to the School.
• Designs and executes the School's mass market annual giving efforts both independent of and in collaboration with IU Foundation Annual Giving.
• Liaises with School departments, centers, institutes, and programs to provide them support and guidance in engaging and making annual gift solicitations of their alumni and friends.
• Builds upon the success of existing IU Alumni Association partnerships and events by partnering with IUAA staff in key geographies (Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, etc.).
• Coordinates stewardship efforts for the Hamilton Lugar School.
• Designs and executes processes for documenting fund use, scholarship recipient information, funded experiential learning reflections, etc., and reporting to relevant donors, stewarding them for their gifts to the School.
• Oversees the acknowledgment process for the School.
• Collaborates with IU Foundation Stewardship on university-wide or centralized stewardship efforts.
• Documents communications, analyzes data, evaluates success and makes recommendations for change to campaign strategy.
• Serves as the point person for alumni relations, annual giving, and stewardship efforts at the Hamilton Lugar School in cooperation and coordination with the Senior Director of Development.

General Responsibilities

• Identifies new prospects, cultivates relationships, and manages a portfolio and/or region of donors building a pipeline for solicitation.
• Executes plans and designs campaigns to sustain and increase donations.
• Collaborates with development colleagues university-wide to align prospects/donors' interests with university funding needs and opportunities.
• Maintains meaningful and consistent contact with potential donors to communicate university goals and solicit their support.
• Introduces campus/school fundraisers to appropriate gift prospects for cultivation.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in related field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years experience in fundraising/development, sales, communications, public relations, a higher education foundation, or related field

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure

Preferred

• Experience with Crimson, ETA, Reeher, and Workfront systems or similar
• Demonstrates ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented
• Demonstrates success working as part of a team

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies Building

Bloomington, Indiana

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Development & Advancement

Job Family: General Development

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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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