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Assistant/Associate Director of Development, College of Engineering

Penn State University · University Park, PA · 3 wk ago
Engineering$60k–$108k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: application instructions, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, navigation, legal, etc. We need to parse the posting. Key content: - Position specifics: Penn State seeking a frontline fundraiser in role of Assistant/Associate Director of Development to engage alumni and friends as partners in supporting the College of Engineering... As a member of DDAR... Reporting to Senior Director of Major Gifts... will: Identify and cultivate a prospect pool... Articulate Penn State’s needs... Plan and execute solicitation strategies... Travel extensively... tracked to a fixed and appropriately aggressive set of fundraising metrics. - The successful candidate will have: A track record of success in securing major gifts and meeting fundraising goals; Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills required to build relationships with sophisticated and high-net worth audiences; The ability to create and maintain an inclusive and respectful environment for all students and colleagues; A proven ability to self-motivate and work both independently and as part of a team; A commitment to professional development, learning, and being mentored. - DDAR supportive of flexible work arrangements when aligned with ability to meet needs... Questions related to flexible work arrangements should be directed to hiring manager during interview process. - Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications: Two possible fill levels: If filled as Major Gift Officer - Intermediate Professional: Bachelor's Degree 1+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted. Required Certifications: None. If filled as Major Gift Officer - Professional: Bachelor's Degree No prior relevant work experience required; previous relevant work experience accepted in lieu of education. Required Certifications: None. - The College of Engineering Philanthropy will have a special impact... description of college: more than 100,000 living alumni, undergraduate program second-largest, ranked top twenty-five, etc. - Penn State’s Division of Development and Alumni Relations description: more than 500 professionals engaging 700,000 alumni, interdisciplinary teams, etc. Learn more at raise.psu.edu and explore campaign at greaterpennstate.psu.edu. - Building a Career and a Life at Penn State: description of campuses, 100,000 students, 17,000 faculty/staff, ranking, etc. Position based at University Park campus, State College, Pennsylvania. State College ranked among lowest-stress and safest small cities... etc. - Background checks/clearances: Employment requires successful completion of background check(s); position requires operating a motor vehicle; valid driver's license and motor vehicle records check required; Penn State does not sponsor visa; applicants must be authorized to work in US. - Salary & Benefits: Salary range $59,580.00 - $108,444.00. Salary Structure - Information on Penn State's salary structure. Penn State provides competitive benefits package for full-time employees: comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, robust retirement plans, substantial paid time off (holidays, vacation, sick time). Standout benefit: generous 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses/children. For more detailed info, visit Benefits Page. - Campus Security Crime Statistics etc (boilerplate). EEO etc (boilerplate). Remove. We need to decide sections. We have content for: - About the role: could be the introductory paragraph describing role, mission, reporting, etc. - Responsibilities: the bullet list of duties (Identify and cultivate..., Articulate..., Plan and execute..., Travel extensively...). Also maybe flexible work arrangements note? But that's more about work arrangement. - Requirements: maybe the Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications (two tracks). Also background check, driver's license, work authorization. - Qualifications: maybe the successful candidate will have (track record, interpersonal skills, inclusive environment, self-motivate, commitment to professional development). Could be considered qualifications or skills. - Skills: maybe interpersonal and communication skills, etc. But we might combine. - Benefits: description of benefits package. - Pay: salary range. - Schedule: maybe flexible work arrangements note? Or we could omit schedule if not specific. The posting mentions DDAR supportive of flexible work arrangements when aligned... but not a set schedule. Could include a Schedule section with note about flexible work arrangements. However we should only include if posting has real specific content. It does mention flexible work arrangements, but not specific schedule like "full-time", "part-time". It says "DDAR is supportive of flexible work arrangements when aligned with the ability to meet the needs of the unit and the essential duties of the position." That's somewhat specific. Could include Schedule section with that note. But we need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". This is not filler. It's a statement about flexible work arrangements. So we could include Schedule. But we also have location info (University Park campus, State College, PA). That could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section? Not in list. Could embed in About the role. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we will not have a heading for the title. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll produce sections like:

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We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract each piece. About the role: combine the introductory paragraphs: "Penn State is currently seeking a frontline fundraiser in the role of Assistant/Associate Director of Development to engage alumni and friends as partners in supporting the College of Engineering, one of the nation’s leading educators of world-class engineers and leading producers of world-class research. As a member of the Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR), you can play an integral role in Penn State’s future and contribute to one of the most successful fundraising and alumni relations operations in the country. Reporting to the Senior Director of Major Gifts in the College of Engineering and working closely with the college’s leadership, as well as other partners and central development offices, this Assistant/Associate Director of Development will:" But note that the colon leads into responsibilities list. So maybe About the role ends before the colon. We'll put that as About the role. Responsibilities: the list after colon: Identify and cultivate a prospect pool of graduates and other key constituencies; Articulate Penn State’s needs, ambitions, and values through excellent informal and formal communications, including written proposals; Plan and execute solicitation strategies leading to major gifts; Travel extensively throughout the region and across the country to pursue these strategies and build enduring relationships, tracked to a fixed and appropriately aggressive set of fundraising metrics. We'll make each as
  • . Requirements: includes Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications (two tracks), background check, driver's license, work authorization, maybe also the note about flexible work arrangements? Actually flexible work arrangements is more schedule. Let's list: - Bachelor's Degree + 1+ years relevant experience (or equivalent combination) for Intermediate Professional level; OR Bachelor's Degree with no prior relevant work experience required (previous relevant work experience accepted in lieu of education) for Professional level. - Required Certifications: None. - Successful completion of background check(s) per University policies. - Position requires operating a motor vehicle as part of job duties; valid driver’s license and successful completion of a motor vehicle records check required. - Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.; Penn State does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of a staff employment Visa. We could also include that the position is based at University Park campus, State College, PA. But that's location; maybe we put in About the role or separate? Not required. Qualifications: The successful candidate will have: track record of success in securing major gifts and meeting fundraising goals; exemplary interpersonal and communication skills required to build relationships with sophisticated and high-net worth audiences; ability to create and maintain an inclusive and respectful environment for all students and colleagues; proven ability to self-motivate and work both independently and as part of a team; commitment to professional development, learning, and being mentored. We could also include the DDAR description about flexible work arrangements? Actually that is schedule. Skills: maybe we could separate interpersonal and communication skills as skills, but we already have them in qualifications. Could combine. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can merge Qualifications and Skills into one section called Qualifications (or Skills). However the instruction says use headings for those categories if content exists. We have content for both; we could keep both but ensure they are substantive. Qualifications: list of candidate attributes (track record, interpersonal skills, inclusive environment, self-motivation, commitment to professional development). Skills: maybe we could list specific skills like "major gift fundraising", "prospect identification", "solicitation strategy planning", "relationship building", "communication", "travel". But those are already in responsibilities. Might be redundant. Better to have Qualifications cover the candidate attributes, and Skills maybe not needed. But we need to decide. Given the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we might combine Qualifications and Skills into one section, maybe called Qualifications. Or we could have Qualifications and Skills both but ensure they are substantive. Let's see what we have for Skills: The posting mentions "Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills required to build relationships with sophisticated and high-net worth audiences;" that's a skill. Also "Ability to create and maintain an inclusive and respectful environment" could be a skill. "Proven ability to self-motivate and work both independently and as part of a team" also skill. "Commitment to professional development, learning, and being mentored" maybe more attitude. Thus we could have Skills section with those bullet points. Qualifications could be education/experience requirements. That seems logical: Qualifications = education/experience/certifications; Skills = abilities/competencies. Thus: - Qualifications: Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications (two tracks), background check, driver's license, work authorization. - Skills: track record of success in securing major gifts and meeting fundraising goals; exemplary interpersonal and communication skills; ability to create and maintain inclusive environment; proven ability to self-motivate and work independently/as part of team; commitment to professional development, learning, being mentored. That seems good. Now Benefits: description of benefits package: comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage; robust retirement plans; substantial paid time off (holidays, vacation, sick time); generous 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses/children. Also mention Salary Structure - Information on Penn State's salary structure (maybe not needed). We'll keep benefits bullet list. Pay: salary range $59,580.00 - $108,444.00. Schedule: DDAR supportive of flexible work arrangements when aligned with ability to meet needs; questions related to flexible work arrangements should be directed to hiring manager during interview process. We could also mention that position is based at University Park campus, State College, PA. Could add to About the role or maybe a separate section? Not in list. We'll embed in About the role. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate: remove application instructions, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, navigation, legal, etc. Also remove "Salary Structure - Information on Penn State's salary structure" maybe it's a link but we can keep as part of Benefits? It's not a benefit but a reference. Could be omitted as it's just a link
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