Associate Director of Development, USC Athletics

About the role

The Associate Director of Development will serve as a key member of the annual giving team, supporting external fundraising campaigns and giving initiatives while identifying, cultivating, and soliciting gifts in support of USC Athletics.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the general day-to-day management of the annual fund, including management of various annual giving campaign efforts.
• Assist in growing the Trojan Victory Fund through marketing efforts to increase awareness, cultivation, and solicitation of prospects and current donors, stewardship, and annual renewals.
• Utilize strategic thinking and creative problem solving to discover new annual giving donors and increase annual philanthropic support.
• Develop relationships with donors and prospects to solicit and close gifts in support of USC Athletics.
• Manage fundraising initiatives including discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for various sports programs.
• Manage a portfolio of 150 to 200 current and potential donors.
• Responsible for 160 substantive contacts annually with the goal of identifying, cultivating, and soliciting gifts.
• Promote an environment that fosters inclusive relationships and creates unbiased opportunities for contributions through ideas, words, and actions that uphold principles of the USC Code of Ethics.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of experience. Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum experience.
• Development research experience in higher education required.
• Ability to self-manage, prioritize work assignments and manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience maintaining and interpreting large datasets and database systems.
• Excellent planning, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate CRM systems.
• Experience working in higher education and/or a sports related field ideal.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate must demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC’s Unifying Values.

Benefits

This position serves a large student and staff population, must demonstrate a commitment to improving outcomes for a variety of populations, and is expected to contribute to the program’s demonstrated commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $70,304 - $77,000.

Schedule

This is an exempt position with work expected to be conducted in the office five days a week and includes travel and occasionally working weekends and nights.