Development Officer/Senior Development Officer
Company: Kansas State University Foundation
Location: Manhattan
Posted on: June 19, 2022
Job Description:
Description:As a Certified Great Place to Work, organizational
culture and employee engagement is important to us. We strive to
harness your talents and build upon your strengths. We offer
resources for professional growth so team members can find their
purpose, a path to grow, ways to add value and thrive. Work
alongside passionate, caring and talented people who trust and
challenge one another in our intentional pursuit to be the best.How
to know if your career transfers into fundraising:
- Self-motivated
- Goal oriented (metrics driven)
- A natural ability to get things done #GoGetterIndividuals with
careers in sales, consulting, business development, and other roles
with goals and relationship building have found great success
working in fundraising. Cold calling, face-to-face
business/customer interactions, and navigating a sales cycle (also
known as a gift cycle in the fundraising world) are excellent
transferrable skills! Bring your teamwork skills because at the
K-State Foundation, we work in partnership with the University and
as a team to get things done. We also provide a fantastic training
program for our fundraisers - Setting you up for success!Don't just
sell a widget. Be a part of mission-driven work that changes the
lives of people around the world. Find passion in your work and
create a bigger impact beyond yourself. Still not convinced? Check
out some of our employee testimonies who transitioned their careers
from the corporate world to fundraising.As a frontline fundraiser,
you have the opportunity to travel and conduct face-to-face visits
with K-State alumni and University supporters. This position helps
connect these individuals back to the University in a philanthropic
way that is meaningful to them, while making an everlasting impact
at Kansas State University. This position is responsible for the
qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major
gift prospects.We are conducting a national search for top talent
to join our fundraising teams supporting:
- Carl R. Ice College of Engineering
- UniversitywideIn our pursuit of being the best development shop
and acquiring top talent, position title and salary will be
commensurate with experience. Roles who have found success in this
position:
- Sales Representative
- Territory Sales Representative
- Sales Manager
- Consulting/Consultant
- Development Officer
- Advancement Officer
- Leadership Annual Giving Officer
- Major Gifts Officer
- Business DevelopmentA day in the life of a fundraiser could
look like:
- Make qualification calls/visits, cultivate, solicit, and
provide recognition and steward appropriately major gifts for the
College and University, with an emphasis on gifts of $50,000
- Develop and implement strategy for each prospect.
- Utilizing a variety of foundation resources, provide regular
progress reports on prospect cultivation and solicitation. Complete
and file reports of all contacts/proposals in a timely manner.
- Utilize both current and planned gift opportunities to best
meet donors' needs, philanthropic interests, and financial
capabilities.
- Meet with development and Foundation colleagues, university
partners including Alumni Association and Athletics as appropriate
to discuss major donor prospects, strategy, and solicitation..
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years professional transferrable experience in positions
that were metrics focused required measurable output and
relationship building
- Proven ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with
a diverse client base.
- Experience calling, conducting face-to-face appointments,
managing relationships, creating, and presenting proposals, and
other fundamental elements of client/donor relationship or
sales-related activities.
- Demonstrated communications and interpersonal skills, with an
emphasis on engaged listening, and success working in a team
setting.
- A valid motor vehicle operator's license with an acceptable
driving recordWhat we want:
- Previous fundraising experience with an emphasis on building a
portfolio of donors or clients and closing gifts or completing a
sales cycle
- Ability to prioritize and organize complex projects and plans
to deliver results
- Ability to meet deadlines and follow through on projects
- Solid understanding of development techniques and systems based
on past performance
- Passion and enthusiasm for the university, the mission of the
foundation and assigned college unit
- Driven and hard workingTravel:
- Significant travel required
Work location:
- Manhattan, KansasCommitment to Inclusion and BelongingThe
Foundation is committed to providing opportunities for all
employees to succeed by creating anenvironment that is inclusive
and draws upon the strength of the diverse backgrounds and personal
experiencesof our team.Employees cultivate a supportive, welcoming,
inclusive, and equitable work environment that allows everyoneto
feel connected to the organization's mission and contribute to
their full potential.Why work at Kansas State University
Foundation?
- A strengths-based, engagement-focused and performance-oriented
culture
- A work environment that embraces flexibility inside of a
framework
- Mission-driven work that changes the lives of people around the
world
- Competitive benefits package including health, dental, company
paid life insurance, and a variety of voluntary benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan with 10% company contribution
- Company paid HSA contributions
- Paid leave including vacation, sick, personal and
volunteer
- 6 weeks of paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Tuition and certification assistance
- Paid, ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Access to extensive online library of technical and soft skill
courses through LinkedIn Learning
- $300 annual wellness program reimbursement
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Adoption assistance program
- An onsite 24/7 access fitness center
Keywords: Kansas State University Foundation, Manhattan , Development Officer/Senior Development Officer, Other , Manhattan, Kansas
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