Assistant Director of Major Gifts

Responsibilities

• Active contributor to major gifts fund-raising effort for the global university.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward alumni, parent, and friend relationships.
• Strategize with faculty and other colleagues on next steps with prospects.
• Travel to assigned region(s) as needed to build relationships with existing volunteers, prospects, and donors.
• Solicit gifts in the $100K – $1M+ range.
• Collaborate with the Sr. Director Major Gifts, advancement leadership and other advancement teams (corporate & foundation relations, leadership giving, international and regional giving, gift planning, and family philanthropy) to develop interdisciplinary strategies for donors, both within and external to the ADMG’s portfolio.
• Advise faculty, fund-raising colleagues, and administrators on alumni and parent areas of interest.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience with at least 3 years of demonstrated success in soliciting and closing six- and seven-figure gifts in support of a non-profit institution.
• Demonstrated experience cultivating and soliciting, alumni, parents, and friends, and maintaining positive relationships with donors.
• Superior communication skills—highly collaborative and entrepreneurial in approach and possessing interpersonal skills necessary for building relationships with various university constituents, both internal and external.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of the Northeastern University Advancement team.
• Data- and metric-driven mindset.
• An appreciation and understanding of the mission of Northeastern University.
• Overnight travel and some evening and weekend work required.
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) required.