Assistant Director, Reunion and Leadership Giving, Duke School of Law

About the role

The Assistant Director for Reunions and Leadership Giving is a member of the Duke Law School Annual Giving team within the Law School Alumni and Development Office. This position advances philanthropic support by leading comprehensive reunion class gift campaigns and managing a robust volunteer program. You'll develop and execute fundraising strategies to achieve reunion and leadership annual giving goals, personally solicit donors, recruit and train volunteers, and use data-driven analysis to guide decisions and measure success.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage Law School reunion class gift campaigns, with accountability for both dollar and participation goals.
• Establish ambitious annual fundraising targets and design, execute, and adjust strategies to ensure goals are achieved.
• Develop solicitation strategies for leadership annual giving prospects in collaboration with the Director of Annual Giving and Alumni and Development colleagues.
• Personally solicit leadership-level reunion alumni, including members of the Duke Law Barrister Donor Society.
• Maintain consistent communication with volunteers and provide regular progress updates toward class gift goals.
• Ensure accurate recording of pledges, donor information updates, and solicitation outcomes.
• Coordinate with Law School major gift officers to align engagement and solicitation strategies for alumni leaders during reunion campaigns.
• Travel nationally to personally solicit donors and support volunteer-led fundraising activity.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in fundraising or revenue-generation roles preferred, with experience soliciting individual donors strongly desired.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills, including the ability to use CRM systems and fundraising data to track performance, identify trends, evaluate strategies, and inform decision-making.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and analytical abilities, with comfort translating data into actionable fundraising plans.
• Proven ability to recruit, manage, and motivate volunteers toward measurable goals.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build trust and manage relationships with alumni, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity; ability to adapt quickly and make sound decisions under pressure.
• High level of integrity and experience handling confidential information.
• Willingness to travel regularly and work evenings and weekends as required.

Qualifications

• Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.
• Three years of experience in alumni affairs, public relations, fund raising, sales and promotions, marketing, student activities or a related field in order to acquire skills necessary to administer, coordinate and/or participate in general fund raising activities and proposal development. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Skills

• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and analytical abilities.
• Proven ability to recruit, manage, and motivate volunteers.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of integrity.
• Willingness to travel.

Benefits

At Duke University, you will have the opportunity to be part of a community that values innovation, stewardship, and measurable results. You will join a high-performing advancement team that values collaboration, creativity, and measurable results. You will have the runway to try new approaches, the data to learn fast, and the relationships to create lasting impact—one conversation, one volunteer, and one gift at a time.

Pay

Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/

Schedule

Essential Physical Job Functions:

• May require occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and/or stooping.
• May require the ability to reach overhead and below the waist.
• May require the ability to climb ladders and/or work at heights.
• May require the ability to operate various motorized equipment.

Location

Nearest Major Market: Durham
Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh