Senior Associate Director - Annual Giving

About the role

Job Summary Are you passionate about higher education and the impact it can have on individuals and communities? Do you have a proven track record in donor retention and alumni engagement? If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving at Northeastern University, where you'll serve as a leader on the Annual Giving team and play a pivotal role in helping to achieve our annual donor count goals. The Senior Associate Director will oversee our donor retention strategies, with a particular focus on the Northeastern Loyalty Society, our consecutive giving recognition society. Responsibilities include: Developing a robust strategy for retaining donors from all constituencies, with a particular focus on growing our retention rates among our critical recent graduate audience. Regular meetings with donors and potential donors to solicit and steward gifts. Oversight of our loyal giving society, including solicitation strategies, personal outreach, stewardship of donors, and collaboration across the Advancement division to ensure appropriate recognition of members. Managing other donor recognition programs, including special donor events. Tracking and analyzing results of retention efforts to future strategies. The Senior Associate Director will also be responsible for developing strategies to enhance Annual Giving programs to support donor growth, including: Researching best practices and new innovations in the Advancement space. Building out new program structures & implementation plans, including hiring where necessary. Investigating technology resources for future implementation to enhance Annual Giving programs. Oversight of Giving Day strategy & execution. This position will manage two staff members: an Administrative Assistant, and an Associate Director whose primary responsibilities are overseeing Northeastern's signature Giving Day program along with managing affinity-based fundraising strategies. A successful candidate is someone with strong leadership qualities who can guide their team to success, someone who can think creatively and strategically, and someone who has the ability to manage multiple priorities at once. Teamwork and collaboration are key. The Senior Associate Director must be able to represent the university and the Annual Giving & Alumni Relations team in a professional, enthusiastic manner with a customer service and team focus. Evening and weekend work are occasionally required as needs dictate. This person is required to perform their duties in person on the Boston campus. Other duties as assigned, including assisting at several events throughout the year.