Director of Advancement

Lakeland University invites applications and nominations to hire a Director of Advancement. Reporting to the Vice President for Advancement & University Relations, the selected candidate will work with the Advancement team, department heads, faculty, staff, and external constituencies to extend and further develop the university's fundraising efforts. The Director of Advancement is charged with implementing the team's strategic direction for identifying, cultivating, and successfully soliciting individuals to support priorities for the university.

The purpose of this position is to secure philanthropic gifts that impact the strategic direction set forth for the university. Once fully trained and acquainted with a portfolio of prospective donors, the Director of Advancement will have annual performance expectations in the categories of face-to-face meetings, major gift proposals delivered, major gift proposals funded, and new dollars raised.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Fundraising: Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects through an active schedule of solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship calls. Build relationships among prospective donors, alumni, and volunteers to support programs and priorities. Negotiate and close philanthropic gifts.
• Collaboration: Partner with faculty and administrators to align priorities of the school/unit with donor goals and interests.
• Communication: Communicate in ways that are donor-centric, while furthering the mission of Lakeland University. May coordinate or create fundraising materials including, but not limited to, case statements, brochures, solicitation letters, gift proposals, appreciation letters, donor reports, campaign status reports.
• Administration: Maintain accurate and timely information on donors and prospects including contact reports in CRM system. Interact with development officers and academic leadership as appropriate.