The University of Southern California’s Iovine and Young Academy is seeking a talented and experienced advancement professional for the position of Director, Development. The Director of Development requires strong strategic management skills to lead a team of advancement that integrates development, communications, events and external relations in a dynamic, diverse and collaborative context.

The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree with five or more years of fundraising experience in a nonprofit or higher education setting. The Director of Development must have a demonstrated track record of success in developing, leading, and managing strategic initiatives, donor relationships, and campaigns. This is a high-profile leadership role that requires a professional with excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to working collaboratively with teams and stakeholders.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES / JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

· Integrate philanthropy, industry relations, alumni relations, community relations, events, and communications activities into a dynamic advancement strategy for a cutting edge intersectional educational enterprise.

· Partner with faculty, the Dean and advancement colleagues to build and evolve a forwarding looking advancement strategy that highlights the unique characteristics of the IYA within the USC and LA entrepreneurial environments.

· Utilize multimodal data and diverse evidence to validate and update the strategy.

· Leverage the unique and cutting-edge learning environment of the IYA to initiate appropriate contact and develop meaningful and effective development events for donors and prospective donors to showcase unique opportunities for support.

· Develop, coordinate and implement fundraising strategies and proposals to secure major gifts; maintain and cultivate donor relations.

· Partner with faculty and staff to implement a communications strategy that integrates digital and physical assets and leverages all stakeholder relations: students, faculty, alumni, industry and community.

· Direct and provides leadership to development team, maintaining responsibility for strategic vision, fiscal oversight, staff development and staffing needs.

· Assume and achieve fundraising financial and activity goals set annually.

· Ensure compliance with University fundraising policies, goals, and procedures.

· Other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Experience working in higher education.

· Solid relationship-building skills, ability to interface with donors, leading faculty, administrators, board members, trustees, and cross-campus partners.

· Experience in high-profile leadership role that requires excellent communication skills, public speaking and fundraising proposal writing.

· Demonstrated technical proficiency in using digital technology to manage a diverse advancement strategy.

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams in different schools, domains, and industries

• Ability to adapt to new and rapidly changing situations

· Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree.

· Minimum Skills: Major campaign, fundraising, public relations and/or volunteer management experience

The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.

The annual base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $210,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope of responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

The Iovine and Young Academy was founded in 2013 through a visionary gift by Jimmy Iovine and Andre, Dr. Dre, Young. The Academy’s educational experience offers unprecedented combinations of knowledge, skills, along with premier professionalizing opportunities to develop the next generation of innovators, technology developers, and creative strategists who will lead with empathy and drive innovation for positive impact.

The University of Southern California, founded in 1880, is located in the heart of Downtown LA and is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. Ranked 15th among U.S. colleges and universities by the Wall Street Journal, USC is one of the world's leading private research universities and a global center for the arts, technology, medicine, and international trade. As an employee of USC, you will be part of a world-class university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make USC the great institution that it is today.

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