Leads responsibility for a portfolio of prospects and donors with capacity to make gifts of $100,000 or more, executing a target of no less than 120 visits per year with prospects.Â
Gathers data, assesses prospects, and develops strategies designed to realize the current and lifetime giving potential of individual prospects.Â
Ensures consistent and appropriate contact, facilitates, or makes solicitations, and ensures effective stewardship through collaboration with colleagues.Â
Makes persuasive verbal and written cases for supporting The University of Chicago Law Schoolâ™s key programs and projects, effectively matching the interests of prospects to specific Law School priorities.Â
Sets priorities for multiple short-term and long-term prospects based on goals for the Law School Major Gift team.Â
Develops and implements tactics to meet individual and group goals.Â
Leverages internal leaders of the Law School and University such as the Dean of the Law School, Associate Dean for External Affairs, faculty, Law School Council members, Trustees or President of the University to help further prospect strategies. Staffs these individuals in meetings, events and phone calls.Â
Assists volunteers with their solicitation assignments, including accompanying them on their meetings with other prospects and donors.Â
Develops and maintains strong relationships with Law School faculty, administrators, volunteers and University colleagues to ensure a coordinated approach to prospects and donors.Â
Works closely with Planned Giving colleagues within the University and the Law School to close planned gifts to the Law School.Â
Establishes fundraising goals and priorities based on department objectives, designs strategies to meet those goals, and monitors progress against goals.Â
Identifies, analyzes, and qualifies donor interest to maximize giving. Helps with overall planning efforts for the University's most important prospects. Works independently to develop communication strategies for projects, including publications and public presentations.Â
Performs other related work as needed.Â
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Bachelorâ™s degree.
Experience:
Successful fundraising or comparable experience strongly preferred. This may include work experience in nonprofit management, development, sales, alumni relations, marketing, public relations, or similar work experience.Â
Demonstrated record of accomplishment in solicitation, the cultivation of prospective donors, or sales and client development strongly preferred.
Prior campaign experience strongly preferred.
Preferred Competencies
Ability to interact with high-level donors; a general level of comfort when dealing with high net worth individuals, and an ability to maintain discretion, and high levels of confidentiality, when dealing with significant benefactors.
High level of competence with personal computers and software programs, especially Microsoft Office, for retrieving, organizing and researching appropriate donor/prospect information, as well as data gathering and manipulation.
Demonstrated skill and knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, the internal workings of the University as well as the technology tools available to the Law School through the University Office of Alumni Relations and Development, including Phoenix (the University's Donor Relationship Management System).
Ability and willingness to quickly learn the Law School and the University's history, mission, demographics, faculty, current programs, departments, etc., as well as the University culture to be able to persuasively articulate how the University of Chicago and the Law School distinguishes itself from peer institutions.
Strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral, as well as a high level of sophistication and maturity in social and professional settings.
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in a team environment.
Working Conditions
Ability and willingness to work evenings, occasional additional weeknight and weekend days.
Ability to travel to assigned area, bi-monthly or more.
This position is available for partially remote work based on business needs of the Law School.
Application Documents
Resume/CV (required)
Cover Letter (required)
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