Assistant Director, Annual Giving Alumni Relations (7547) Job 85710 - College of

Assistant Director, Annual Giving + Alumni Relations (7547) Job #85710 - College of Environmental Design (CED)

The Assistant Director of Development + Alumni Relations leads alumni relations and annual giving initiatives for the College of Environmental Design. This position is responsible for developing CED’s donor pipeline through effective communications, cultivation, stewardship, and alumni engagement practices. The Assistant Director leads CED’s annual giving strategy, including Big Give and partnering with University Development and Alumni Relations. In addition, this staff member manages a small portfolio of leadership, giving to donors, and CED’s giving society. This position reports to the Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Relations.

Responsibilities
35% Fundraising. Personally manage a portfolio of leadership-level prospects with a capacity of up to $100K. Identify and qualify prospective donors. Cultivate, solicit, and steward gifts of $1K+. Fundraising work may include attending evening or weekend events and meetings.

30% Annual Giving. Lead all aspects of CED annual giving fundraising efforts, including developing and executing e-solicitations, serving as the CED liaison for University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) on direct mail response and telemarketing campaigns, Big Give, crowdfunding campaigns, and annual giving impact statements. Manage CED’s Wurster Society, annual giving calendar, track, and report fundraising results. Serve as the CED point person on the Annual Giving Roundtable working group.

15% Alumni Relations. Manage CED’s alumni programs, including Homecoming and Bauer Wurster Society events. Develop and implement programming and communications that support alumni connections to CED. Serve as CED point person on Berkeley Alumni Engagement Group.

15% Communications. Manage Give Pages on the CED website, including writing content and coordinating with CED’s communications team. Donor communications efforts include writing newsletter content and custom stewardship and program impact reports.

5% Professional development. Engage in professional learning and growth opportunities, and actively contribute to a team environment that fosters and promotes a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within the unit and at CED.

Required Qualifications

Thorough working knowledge of fundraising, donor relations, and public relations concepts, principles, procedures, and techniques.

Strong written and interpersonal communication skills to establish and maintain good working relationships throughout the organization and with outside constituencies.

Strong knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, etc.

Strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills, including skills in creative and effective decision-making, problem identification/avoidance / resolution, and project management skills.

Strong skills in maintaining confidentiality.

Skills to meet or exceed fundraising objectives and goals.

Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of the UC Berkeley campus, its vision, mission, goals, objectives, achievements, issues of concern, and infrastructure.

Salary & Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $110,000 - $130,000 yearly.

Conviction History Background
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Misconduct Disclosure
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC’s policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

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