Labor Center Associate Director of Development
Department Summary
Established in 1964, the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education, Downtown Labor Center, conducts research on issues related to labor and employment. The Labor Center's research, policy and educational initiatives serve to inform a diverse group of stakeholders: workers, community organizers, policy makers, educators, labor leaders, students, and elected officials.
About the Role
The UCLA Labor Center is seeking an Associate Director of Development (ADoD) to work with the Labor Center Director of Development, Center Director and staff to support the growing fundraising program, including the Comprehensive Campaign for the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center and related signature programs. The ADoD must have initiative, self-confidence, mission alignment, and experience working with highly productive and collaborative teams.
The Labor Center's fundraising team includes the Director who oversees the fundraising strategy and program, the Associate Director for Foundation Relations who focuses on contracts and grants from institutional donors, and the Associate Director of Development who focuses on individual major gifts, the capital campaign, and development events.
The incumbent will manage a portfolio of donors, and proactively aim to increase giving from various supporters. The ADoD will utilize a wide array of prospect research tools to research and analyze data as part of overall identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship efforts for foundation, contract, and individual donor prospects.
Under the direction of the Labor Center's Director of Development, and in consultation with the Center Director, ADFR and other leaders at the center, the ADoD will have the opportunity to hone their major gift understanding, fundraising skills and strengthen small but mighty fundraising for a dynamic center with a mission driven focus. The ADoD will also help oversee donor and fundraising related events and special programs.
Please note, this is a hybrid position with the main office at the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center in Pico Union. This is an EA-Related role.
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of donors and proactively aim to increase giving from various supporters
- Utilize a wide array of prospect research tools to research and analyze data as part of overall identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship efforts for foundation, contract, and individual donor prospects
- Help oversee donor and fundraising related events and special programs
Qualifications
- Minimum of two years of demonstrated experience as a development officer
- Prior experience in related fundraising roles in fields such as work with labor, non-profit, community-based organizations, or higher education
- Experience with major gifts and moves management
- Experience working with donor database or similar membership or sales database and capacity to track various stages of solicitation cycles for various prospects and funders
- Excellent oral communication skills to collect and convey information with accuracy, diplomacy, and tact; ability to persuasively express mission of the UCLA Labor Center and its fundraising goals; especially as they relate to funding priorities at the UCLA Labor Center
- Demonstrated skill in using a variety of electronic resources to find and compile information about prospective and current funders and affiliated individuals, and the ability to synthesize gathered material for incorporation into relevant development documents
- Demonstrated track record of raising funds through donor activities and frontline fundraising (Preferred)
- Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with colleagues across a complex organization that values collaborative decision making; ability to build and sustain lasting relationships with internal and external constituents
- Detail oriented with ability to take initiative, work independently and accept responsibility; adept at setting priorities and managing work flow to fulfill objectives and meet goals according to deadlines in a dynamic and ever-changing environment
- Ability to run, analyze and summarize computer-generated reports; analyze data effectively to evaluate progress; recognize areas of weakness and recommend strategies that achieve stated objectives
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of individual donors and supporters information; impeccable integrity and discretion in dealing with foundations, government representatives, donors, alumni, students, administrators and colleagues
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications as well as familiarity with other database, spreadsheet, scheduling and email applications; willingness to learn new programs and applications as needed
- Ability to work some weekends and evenings as needed
- Ability to support and at times oversee donor/development related events
- Working knowledge of principles and practices of fundraising in a university or institution of equivalent complexity with demonstrated ability to conceptualize and implement identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies and resources specific to institutional donor fundraising
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training (Required)
Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.