Director of Development-Athletics

About the role

Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and exclusive perks designed to support your work-life balance. At NCCU, your professional growth will be nurtured, and your contributions will help shape the future for our students and the community we serve.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, cultivates and solicits donor prospects in support of NCCU Athletics to reach annual fundraising goals as set forth by the Director of Athletics in conjunction with the Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement.
• Actively participates with the Office of Institutional Advancement in moves management, prospect screening, and goal setting via regularly scheduled group or individual meetings.
• Serves as an executive leadership team member & senior staff member of the Department of Athletics.
• Plan and implement all aspects of the major and annual gift fundraising program (prospect management from identification through stewardship, events, communications, social media, and volunteer management) for programmatic needs for a department that comprises 15 varsity sports.
• Collaborate with internal compliance teams and external NIL collectives to facilitate fundraising efforts that support student-athlete Revenue Sharing and Name, Image, and Likeness initiatives.
• Partner with athletic leadership to educate donors and align fundraising strategies with emerging Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) programs and student-athlete Revenue Sharing (RevShare) initiatives.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is required, with a master’s degree strongly preferred.
• Preference will be given to candidates with 3-5 years of frontline development experience in collegiate athletics or higher education advancement.

Qualifications

• Proven skills in meeting goals for contributions, corporate sponsorships and major gifts for an Intercollegiate Athletics program.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• PREFERRED: Experience in using Raiser’s Edge, ticketing system software, and Adobe software packages.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Employee Benefits available to NCCU permanent employees include the following and more:

• Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave
• Community Service Leave
• NC State – Health Benefits
• NCFlex – Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance and more
• 11-12 Paid Holidays
• Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS)
• Optional Supplemental Plans – 401k, 403b, 457b and 457
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Campus Recreation Center Discount
• University Bookstore Discount and more.

Pay

The salary is competitive and will be determined based on the candidate’s educational background, relevant experience, qualifications, and demonstrated expertise.

Schedule

The appointment type is Permanent - Full Time.