Associate Director of Advancement, College of Education
Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL · 1 mo ago
OTHR$90k–$100k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include metadata like Job ID. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Apply now to join FAU..." etc. Also remove "For more information on everything FAU has to offer..." etc. Also remove "Note: Current FAU employees must apply as an internal applicant..." etc. Also remove "Application Deadline", "Special Instructions to Applicant", etc. Also remove "PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENINGS", "REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATIONS", contact info. Also remove "Explore Living in Palm Beach County" etc. Also remove "Minimum Qualifications:" maybe part of Requirements/Qualifications. We need to parse content.
Let's extract substantive sections:
Position Summary: paragraph about role, college description, etc. That could be "About the role" or maybe "Position Summary". We'll use About the role.
Responsibilities: list under "Summary of Responsibilities:" many bullet-like sentences. We'll put as
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Successful Candidate Will Have the Following Characteristics: list of characteristics. Could be Skills or Qualifications. We'll treat as Skills.
FAU Benefits And Perks: details about benefits. We'll put Benefits.
Salary: $90,000 - $100,000. Annually. That's Pay.
Work Days and Hours: Monday – Friday. This position will require travel and/or work outside of standard business days and hours related to donor activities and engagement. That's Schedule.
Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree and three to five years of fundraising experience is required. Able to demonstrate measurable success in closing five- to six-figure gifts from individual donors, including alumni and friends, and/or institutional donors such as foundations and corporations. Demonstrable experience developing fundraising strategies in partnership with senior academic and advancement leadership. Demonstrated analytical skills related to complex donor research and information. Proficiency in using standard computer applications, including word-processing, spreadsheet, CRM software, calendaring, email, and online applications, and a working knowledge of social media. Raiser's Edge experience is helpful.
That's Requirements/Qualifications. We'll combine maybe Requirements (education/experience) and Qualifications (skills). But we need separate sections if content exists. We have both Requirements and Qualifications content. We'll put Requirements for education/experience, Qualifications for skills/abilities? However the characteristics list could be Skills. Let's decide:
- About the role: position summary + college description.
- Responsibilities: the list.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (education, experience, demonstrable success, experience developing strategies, analytical skills, proficiency in computer apps, Raiser's Edge helpful).
- Qualifications: maybe we could treat the "Successful Candidate Will Have the Following Characteristics" as Qualifications (personal attributes). Or Skills. But we need to follow headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have content for Requirements, Qualifications (characteristics), Skills (maybe proficiency in computer apps etc already in Requirements). But we can split: Requirements: education/experience. Qualifications: personal characteristics (collaborative, goal-oriented, etc). Skills: technical skills (proficiency in standard computer applications, CRM, social media, Raiser's Edge). However the characteristics list includes interpersonal, written, verbal communication skills, ability to use tact, etc. That's more skills. Might be overlapping.
Given instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we must follow headings only when posting has real specific content for it. We could omit Qualifications if we think it's not distinct enough. But we have content for both. However we can combine them into Requirements (education/experience) and Skills (personal/technical). Qualifications maybe not needed.
Let's see: The posting includes "Minimum Qualifications:" and "Successful Candidate Will Have the Following Characteristics:" which are separate. So we can map Minimum Qualifications to Requirements, and Characteristics to Qualifications (or Skills). The characteristics include collaborative, goal-oriented, strategic, etc. Those are more like personal attributes/qualifications. So we can put them under Qualifications. Then Skills could be technical proficiency (computer apps, CRM, social media, Raiser's Edge). That seems reasonable.
Thus:
- About the role: position summary + college description.
- Responsibilities: list.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications bullet points.
- Qualifications: Successful Candidate Will Have the Following Characteristics bullet points.
- Skills: Proficiency in using standard computer applications, including word-processing, spreadsheet, CRM software, calendaring, email, and online applications, and a working knowledge of social media. Raiser's Edge experience is helpful.
- Benefits: FAU Benefits And Perks details.
- Pay: Salary: $90,000 - $100,000. Annually.
- Schedule: Work Days and Hours: Monday – Friday. This position will require travel and/or work outside of standard business days and hours related to donor activities and engagement.
We must not include boilerplate like "Apply now..." etc. Also remove "Opened in 1964..." etc? That's part of position summary, we keep.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract each piece.
About the role: Combine position summary and college description paragraphs.
Position Summary: "Florida Atlantic University seeks an experienced fundraising leader looking to grow their career and join a relationship-focused, results-oriented, donor-centered advancement team. Opened in 1964, Florida Atlantic University serves more than 30,000 students across six beautiful campuses in South Florida. The College of Education offers a comprehensive and forward-thinking academic experience for students pursuing careers across the full spectrum of education and human services. With five dynamic departments—Communication Sciences and Disorders, Counselor Education, Special Education, Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, and Curriculum and Instruction—the College prepares future educators, leaders, clinicians, and researchers to meet the evolving needs of schools, communities, and organizations. The College is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including pathways in teacher preparation, curriculum design, counseling, speech-language pathology, educational leadership, and research methodology. Florida Atlantic’s university public laboratory schools serve as living laboratories offering students hands-on experience, curriculum development opportunities, and access to cutting-edge educational research. These schools span the full K–20 continuum. The College’s Centers include Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, and the Communication Disorders Clinic. The Associate Director of Advancement for the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University works collaboratively with the Dean, Associate and Assistant Deans, and faculty, and under the supervision of an Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement or/and a Director of Advancement. The Associate Director plans and implements a comprehensive strategic fundraising plan to meet the educational and programmatic missions and activities of the College of Education and its areas. The Associate Director qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of donors and prospective donors with the inclination and capacity to make five- to six-figure gifts to the College of Education at FAU. The successful candidate will experience a commitment to Advancement at the very top from the President; a seasoned, dynamic Vice President of Institutional Advancement with a winning track record; an innovative and committed Dean at the College of Education; and the opportunities and responsibilities appropriate for fundraising leaders to complete Florida Atlantic’s next campaign."
That's a lot. We'll keep as prose in
. Responsibilities: list items from "Summary of Responsibilities:" each sentence starting with a verb. We'll make each as
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Let's extract them: - Develop and implement comprehensive cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for individual major, legacy, and principal gift prospects assigned. - Work both independently and in concert with Institutional Advancement colleagues to implement strategies leading to direct solicitation of five- to six-figure gifts. - Build a strong pipeline of alumni and other prospective donors to expand the portfolio of qualified prospects for gifts of five- to six-figure amounts. - Create and execute solicitation and closure strategies for major gifts aligned with the College of Education and University fundraising priorities and campaigns, measured against the attainment of personal metrics associated with the position. - Collaborate with the Dean, department chairs, and faculty to identify funding priorities, assess relevance and feasibility for proposed project/priority, and develop and manage comprehensive strategies to secure gifts for selected priorities. - Devise individualized involvement/engagement strategies for all prospects using an approach that ensures that most highly rated prospects receive the most attention. - Advise the Institutional Advancement’s Legacy Giving Office of prospects with an interest in a planned gift and work collaboratively to devise an overall strategy for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding planned gift donors. - In concert with Institutional Advancement colleagues, oversee the preparation of necessary materials including concept papers, funding proposals, briefings for FAU leadership and board members when necessary, and scheduled stewardship reports, for all assigned prospects. - Identify prospects to participate on boards, committees, or other programs that promote the cultivation process. - Assist the Advancement team on special assignments to ensure long-term donor engagement and retention and support the Annual Giving team to successfully implement the College’s annual campaign. - Partner with the Donor Relations and Stewardship Office to ensure appropriate stewardship is provided to donors on existing endowment and current-use funds. - Facilitate effective communication between the College of Education and its programs, and the division of Institutional Advancement. - Participate and assist in planning signature events at the University, within the College, and in the community that provide opportunities for strategic engagement with prospects and donors. - Work closely with the College’s Dean and manage the advancement/fundraising function of the College of Education Advisory Board; act as a liaison to the Board and to the Office of Institutional Advancement on policies, procedures, and approvals. - In conjunction with the College’s scholarship contacts, oversee that all donor outcomes related to scholarships, such as thank-you notes, event attendance, and in-person visits, are executed in a timely manner. - Participate in weekly meetings with the Dean to discuss donors and other fundraising priorities with the College of Education. - Work closely with a team of advancement and alumni engagement colleagues in the College of Education. That's many items. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications bullet points: - A bachelor’s degree and three to five years of fundraising experience is required. - Able to demonstrate measurable success in closing five- to six-figure gifts from individual donors, including alumni and friends, and/or institutional donors such as foundations and corporations. - Demonstrable experience developing fundraising strategies in partnership with senior academic and advancement leadership. - Demonstrated analytical skills related to complex donor research and information. - Proficiency in using standard computer applications, including word-processing, spreadsheet, CRM software, calendaring, email, and online applications, and a working knowledge of social media. - Raiser's Edge experience is helpful. But note that proficiency in computer apps etc we might move to Skills. However the Minimum Qualifications includes that. We'll keep it in Requirements for now, but we said we will move computer proficiency to Skills. To avoid duplication, we should not repeat same content in two sections. So we need to decide where each piece goes. We have Minimum Qualifications includes proficiency in computer apps etc. If we move that to Skills, we should remove from Requirements. But we must preserve all substantive information; we can just not duplicate. So we can keep computer proficiency in Skills, and not list it in Requirements. However the Minimum Qualifications also includes "Raiser's Edge experience is helpful." That could also go to Skills. So we can move both to Skills. Thus Requirements will contain: - A bachelor’s degree and three to five years of fundraising experience is required. - Able to demonstrate measurable success in closing five- to six-figure gifts from individual donors, including alumni and friends, and/or institutional donors such as foundations and corporations. - Demonstrable experience developing fundraising strategies in partnership with senior academic and advancement leadership. - Demonstrated analytical skills related to complex donor research and information. That's it. Qualifications (