Director of Development, College of Health

Job Summary

The Director of Development is an active member of Advancement for the College of Health (COH) development and alumni relations team and is responsible for establishing and executing cultivation, solicitation and stewardship activities by building, maintaining and serving as manager for a portfolio of leadership annual giving and major giving prospects. The director will collaborate with the Sr. Director of Advancement on solicitation strategies and creating and implementing programs to engage donors, alumni, friends, parents, faculty and staff and students in a lifelong relationship with Cleveland State’s, COH. Serves as liaison to University Advancement on the implementation of a donor relations and stewardship strategy to ensure consistent, meaningful and effective stewardship for COH donors. Interacts professionally with all internal and external customers using strong interpersonal skills. Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business, Communications, Public Relations or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in outreach programming, fundraising, alumni relations, special events, project management, development, or a combination of the above.
• Two (2) years lead/supervisor experience.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to establish driver eligibility under the University’s Driving and Motor Vehicle Policy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.
• Experience in related College of Health development, special events, or donor relations.
• Experience in higher education, advancement and event planning.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of best practices within the development field.
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships and work as an individual contributor and an effective team player, in addition to being highly organized, self-directed and forward-thinking.
• Strong organizational and excellent interpersonal skills and have a “Customer Focus” attitude and delivery.
• Detailed oriented and capable of managing large amounts of data, maintain detailed comprehensive records, analyze and organize information, have effective project and time management skills and be well organized.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint.