Philanthropic Officer or Senior Philanthropic Officer

About the role

The Philanthropic Officer or Senior Philanthropic Officer position plays a crucial role in advancing Colgate University's mission and campaign goals. This role involves developing, cultivating, and stewarding relationships with major gift prospects and donors to secure resources in support of the university's mission and campaign priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, cultivate, and steward relationships with major gift prospects and donors as assigned.
• Secure resources in support of Colgate's mission and campaign priorities.
• Increase levels of engagement utilizing effective prospect qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Develop and execute strategies for solicitation that maximize the prospect’s giving potential while aligning university priorities with donor intent.
• Access and navigate relevant technology systems used in advancement, and utilize data as a resource in decision-making while maintaining respect for the security of private or confidential information.
• Develop strong working relationships with Office of Advancement colleagues, University administrators, faculty, and staff to professionally address both opportunities and concerns.
• Meet performance metrics established by the Office of Advancement.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of experience in higher education fundraising, sales, non-profits, or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

A minimum of three years of experience in higher education fundraising, sales, non-profits, or related fields. Preferred Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree.

Other Information

This position requires extensive travel to engage with and solicit prospects, including meeting with constituents and staffing both on-campus and off-campus events. Position provides for the opportunity to work remotely from CT, GA, MA, NJ, OH, PA, RI, VA, TX, and NY without relocation. Work requires collaboration with other team members during standard business hours and will be required to report to our Hamilton, NY campus for meetings and events. It is expected that remote employees will attend on campus Division Meetings four times a year as well as staff Reunion yearly. It is expected that remote employees will make every effort to engage in the life of the university, which may include attending campus events such as homecoming, ACI weekend, family weekend and commencement. Remote arrangements such as this are reviewed annually and based on performance. Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Work Schedule

Full-time position with occasional evening and weekend work required.

Pay

$100,000 - $115,000 or $110,000 - $130,000 for Senior Philanthropic Officer, depending on experience.

Schedule

Standard business hours with occasional evening and weekend work required.

Benefits

Health insurance, retirement plan, and other benefits offered.