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Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages a portfolio of approximately 40 prospects with capacity to make gifts of $100,000 and more; regularly identifies and contacts additional prospects through research and referrals.
• Makes personal gift solicitations. Management of the process includes maintaining a comprehensive understanding of university priorities, preparation of the solicitation materials, conducting strategy meetings, and preparing briefing materials for President/Vice President of Advancement/Athletics Director/others involved in solicitation.
• Plans and implements fundraising strategies and reviews progress based on athletics funding priorities with the Athletics Director.
• Works closely with head coaches and staff to achieve sport-specific fundraising goals.

Administration and Staff Management

• Works closely with Athletics Director and Vice President of Advancement to develop and advance the vision and mission of the department of intercollegiate athletics.
• Develops and executes athletics fundraising business plan annually.
• Supervises/manages the Blue & Gold Fund team.
• Mets regularly with the Vice President to assess projects, review strategies, and track progress toward meeting fundraising performance benchmarks.
• Maintains appropriate contact with prospects and records all contact in University Advancement prospect management system.
• Serves as a member of the University Advancement Leadership Team.
• Attends Department of Athletics Leadership Team meetings, serving as a member of the Department of Athletics management team.
• Participates in Advancement monthly staff meetings/prospect tracking meetings/committee meetings, etc.

Event Oversight

• Attends university events and volunteer meetings, often during the evenings and weekends; represents the university to external constituents.

Budget Oversight

• Manages an annual budget, including hospitality spaces for Fiserv MBB games.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• At least 8 years of portfolio management and solicitation experience at the $1M+ level, along with fundraising leadership, staff management and strategic planning is required, along with proven analytical and entrepreneurial skills and demonstrated success in leading a complex organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as superior interpersonal and organizational skills in working as a complex organization are essential.
• A highly developed ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information related to both alumni and donors as well as employees is also required, with demonstrated integrity of decision-making.
• Budget oversight experience.
• A commitment to Marquette’s mission as a Jesuit, Catholic institution is essential along with support of UA’s culture focused on services, collaboration, and persistence is essential.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Master’s degree preferred.
• The ideal candidate will have event management experience.