Senior Director of Development, Student Affairs

Job ID:
Location: Main Campus - UCR
Schedule: 8AM - 5PM
Category: Campus Administration and Operations
Salary: $111,000 - $214,400
Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%)
Organization: University Advancement
Department: Development
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Position Information:
The Senior Director of Development, Student Affairs (SRDOD) is the chief advancement officer for UC Riverside's Student Affairs Organization (SA). Under the leadership of the Senior Executive Director, Constituency Programs, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Education, School of Public Policy, School of Education, Library, Athletics, Regional and Pipeline Development, and in close collaboration with the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs, the SRDOD will develop and execute long- and short-term strategies to grow SAs' philanthropic pipeline and secure annual and major gifts that will benefit team student success and endowments. The SRDOD will identify and manage a portfolio and will travel frequently locally and statewide for qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship purposes. The SRDOD will arrange appropriate opportunities for key SA leadership to meet with prospective donors and will work collaboratively with other University Advancement colleagues to achieve fundraising goals.

The full salary range for the Senior Director of Development, Student Affairs $111,000 - $214,000 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is $111,000 - $125,000 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Please note: This is a three-year, renewable contract position that includes the same employee benefits afforded career employees.

Requirements:
Educational Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Required

Experience Requirements

8 - 13 years of related experience.
Required

Minimum of 5 years of management experience
Preferred

6 years of fundraising in higher education
Preferred

Special Conditions
Special

Valid Drivers License
Required

Travel Outside of Normal Business Hours
Required

Travel
Required

Minimum Requirements

Expert working knowledge of all aspects of fundraising, donor relations, and public relations concepts, principles, procedures, and techniques.

Expert knowledge of all aspects of the location, including current issues of concern for both the campus and/or throughout higher education/healthcare, generally. Expert knowledge of the location, including its vision, mission, goals, objectives, achievements and infrastructure.

Expert level skills in maintaining confidentiality.

Expert knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, etc.

Expert organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills. Expert project/program management skills, including skills in setting and meeting program/project goals and objectives within budget and time constraints.

Expert written and interpersonal communication skills, including political acumen, to establish and maintain good working relationships throughout the organization and with outside constituencies. Expert skills in making persuasive and compelling
presentations of goals and objectives for a location in order to secure gifts.

Strong sense of ethical conduct that will inspire confidence and motivation with the proven ability to persuade colleagues and donor prospects, while maintaining confidentiality in all matters as they relate to sensitive donor relations issues.

Experience to direct the design of strategies for cultivation and solicitation of prospective donors.

Proven experience in the full spectrum of development including cultivation, stewardship and donor recognition.

Preferred Qualifications

Exceptional skill in communicating persuasively, both orally and in writing, about private gift fundraising in general and in particular as it applies to UCR.

Ability to conceptualize, design and implement a development program.

Proven ability to work effectively with directors and University leaders and volunteers to achieve fundraising goals. Ability to work effectively with other advancement staff in devising, analyzing, modifying, implementing, and evaluating development programs.


Additional Information:
Additional Information In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
  


• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
  


• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
  


• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
  


• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
  


• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

Job Description Details:
General Information

Job Title
000463

Grade
Annya Lott

Supervisor

Key Responsibilities:

Serves as resource for assigned area of expertise, interacting with prospects, donors, staff and outside professionals to provide information, advice and counsel regarding assigned specialized program(s). May oversee the work of professional and support staff.

20%

Analyzes needs and creates strategic and long-range plans for fundraising and other advancement programs and may have the authority to make commitments and precedent-setting decisions regarding program design, development, and procedures.

15%

The SRDOD creates and implements the advancement program for the Student Affairs Organization. This includes programs designed to engage individuals, corporations, and foundations in efforts to meet priority needs of Student Affairs and to involve SA leaders and volunteers. The SRDOD advises the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs (VCSA) on defining and prioritizing advancement needs and in developing objectives for private support. They will develop appropriate strategies for involving the VCSA in building relationships with major gift donor prospects and supports them and other campus leaders in highly tailored major gift meetings and proposals. The incumbent also advises the VCSA on appropriate volunteer structures for Student Affairs. The SRDOD informs the VCSA and senior staff regarding issues related to advancement; interprets trends, new policies, and opportunities, and recommends actions to the VCSA and senior staff. From time to time, the SRDOD may serve on campus committees and workgroups. The incumbent represents Student Affairs at campus-wide development activities and participates in campus-wide special advancement projects, campaigns, and policy initiatives. The SRDOD has the responsibility to ensure that all advancement activities in Student Affairs are conducted in accordance with UC Riverside and University of California policies and procedures.

15%

Qualify major gift prospects and solicit gifts directly.

10%

Develops, creates, writes, implements, and/or evaluates individualized marketing plans and/or strategies for cultivation and solicitation of major gifts, gift planning or corporate/foundation prospects (strategies typically require a high degree of innovation).

10%

Serves as an expert or lead development professional in a specialized area such as major/principal gifts, gift planning or corporate/foundation relations, or a specific academic discipline such as Health Sciences which has an environment that includes, or potentially includes, donors capable of making very significant contributions to the campus and/or medical center.

5%

Presents formal fundraising proposals to major donors and prospects or prepares senior management to present proposals.

5%

Creates, establishes and evaluates methods for building/maintaining prospect and volunteer constituencies and identifies, recruits, and directs the activities of high level volunteers.

5%

Ensures that predetermined fundraising goals are met and designs and implements highly specialized program activities to achieve these goals.

5%

Writes complex proposals for solicitation of high value individuals, corporate, and/or foundation prospects.

5%

May attend functions, meetings and serve on internal/external committees as a representative of the location.

5%

Manages a portfolio of donor prospects that include the most influential, complex or highest capacity-rated donors. May maintain and manage portfolio(s) of senior campus leadership including the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor.

0%

Strategic decisions and results have a major impact on the overall goals of the/program.

0%


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