Major Gifts Officer

Description

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The Major Gifts Officer will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors and prospects with a capacity of $5,000 or more, in support of the College's strategic priorities. The Major Gifts Officer will play a critical role in building long-term philanthropic relationships that drive transformational support for scholarships, academic programs, campus improvements, and other institutional initiatives.

The qualified candidate will manage a portfolio of approximately 125-150 major gift prospects and current donors with capacity to make leadership-level gifts. Develop and implement customized cultivation and solicitation strategies for each prospect. Collaborate with the Vice President for Advancement and Advancement colleagues to support annual giving, planned giving and campaign initiatives. Achieve annual fundraising goals as determined in collaboration with Advancement leadership.

The qualified candidate must exhibit excellent interpersonal, relationship building, writing, and communication skills; proven ability to support alumni or volunteers with a strong focus on customer service and satisfaction; ability to participate and lead in a team environment; strong project-management and problem-solving skills. Must be a self-starter, detail-oriented and deadline driven; able to adapt and manage multiple and changing priorities. Ability to maintain confidentiality a must.

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or CFRE certification a plus. Minimum of 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising, preferably in higher education or nonprofit settings. Demonstrated success in securing five- and six-figure gifts. Some travel, nights and weekends required. Valid driver's license and successful driver's license background check required.

Thomas offers a competitive benefits package to include:

Medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 6% 403(b) matching plan, paid vacation, paid sick leave, thirteen paid holidays, on-site gym, meal discounts and free tuition for employees, spouse and dependent children.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and names of three professional references. Please include an email address on your application materials.