Assistant Director of Development, Harvard College Fund

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in university fundraising and administration or related transferable experience.
• Travel expectations required: approximately 15-20 percent of working days on the road, depending on responsibilities. Some event and weekend work required.
• Must have experience with Microsoft Windows and databases.
• You will be expected to work certain events/campus activities, such as reunions each Spring, and participate in department retreats that are taking place on campus in Cambridge, MA.
• Additional Qualifications and Skills:
• Must have definite abilities to evaluate problems accurately and display good, sound and confidential judgment.
• Must be motivated to learn and flexible to change. Must have ability to innovate, think strategically and conceptually, manage multiple projects, and handle difficult situations with tact and a sense of humor.
• Must be highly organized, detail oriented and efficient. Must exhibit great attention to detail and have the ability to produce clear documentation.
• Must be a professional, confident

Benefits

Additional Information

This full-time exempt position in the Harvard College Fund reports to a Managing Director of Development and is responsible for planning and executing Class Reunion fundraising efforts. The incumbent secures both capital and annual support from alumni with an emphasis on raising unrestricted, current-use funds for the College, in addition to other FAS priorities. They manage a portfolio of Harvard College alumni classes, and work closely with staff and alumni leaders to identify, recruit, and manage diverse and inclusive volunteer committees to maximize dollar and participation results. The Assistant Director is responsible for developing and implementing class-wide fundraising plans and individual prospect strategies. Meets regularly over the course of the year with top donor prospects and volunteer leaders, both in-person and virtually, to qualify, enlist, solicit, and coordinate on volunteer activity. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Manages Harvard College alumni classes in and out of reunion. Responsible for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding top prospects in assigned classes: Determines independently, and with management assistance, solicitation strategies for prospects being targeted for Associates-level ($1,000+) asks. Strategizes with prospect managers on prospects in their portfolio. Solicits leadership- and associates-level gifts. Enlists and manages volunteer leadership. Responsible for planning and managing a reunion gift campaign: Establishes a calendar. Sets goals. Monitors metrics. Reports results. Conducts reunion gift committee meetings and calls. Devises strategic social events. Responsible for the identification, enlistment, management, and stewardship of volunteers: Works with HCF management, FAS Major Gift Officers, FAS and UDO Gift Planning Officers, and FAS and UDO Principal Gift Officers to identify key class leaders. Intentionally guides conversations around diverse and inclusive representation. Collaboratively and independently enlists volunteers, setting clear expectations around roles and responsibilities. Strategically guides volunteer committees and their work in support of FAS and HCF priorities and goals. Makes solicitation assignments. Provides resources to facilitate solicitations. Follows up to close gifts and document pledges. Appropriately stewards volunteers ensuring a rewarding and fulfilling experience. Collaborates with the HCF Management Team, Major Gifts, Gift Planning, Principal Gifts, Harvard Alumni Association (College Alumni Programs), FAS Research and Prospect Management, Alumni & Development Services, Operations, Academic & Development Coordination, Academic & Donor Engagement, volunteers, and donors to further the cause of Harvard engagement and fundraising efforts. Directs work for and mentors a shared, full-time Development Assistant. Collaborates periodically on special projects with the HCF Management Team and the FAS and UDO fundraising staff broadly to further overall fundraising objectives. The above covers the most significant responsibilities of the position. It does not, however, exclude other duties, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the level of the position.

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