Development Director

Who is Saint Louis University? Founded in 1818, Saint Louis University is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious Catholic universities. SLU, which also has a campus in Madrid, Spain, is recognized for world-class academics, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service.

The Development Director is an intermediate level front line fundraising role responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual and major gift donors. This position manages a portfolio of approximately 100 - 120 donors while developing strategies to successfully move donor groups in support of North Campus schools.
 

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Donor Management: Responsible for managing a portfolio of approximately 100 individual and majorgift donors and personally conducts 90-120, personal visits annually with prospects for individual and major giving
• Strategic Planning and Execution: Helps to identify major giving prospects within portfolio andcollaborates with other fundraising units to maximize gift potential.; utilizes fundraising strategies to secure gifts at major gift levels; helps to identify high caliber external stakeholders who can be effective insupport of the university to reach strategic and budget objectives (throughnetworking/opening doors, stewardship of individual donors, sponsorship andserving as an effective brand ambassador);
• Relationship Building: Identifies, cultivates, and solicits philanthropic support by developing andmaintaining relationships with individualsincluding alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and other key personnel; fosterspositive and enduring relationships that produce reciprocal benefits; builds strong working relationships with colleagues and other fundraising units, to otherfundraising units including Corporate & Foundation Relations, Planned Giving,Prospect ManagementandPrincipal Giving, fostering a culture of philanthropiccollaboration across the university
• Representation and Networking: attends donor and alumni engagement events as needed
• Communication, Documentation, and Compliance: Regularly updates database systems with prospects and projections; analyzesweekly fundraising reports; in partnership with Gift Processing, ensures all commitments are documentedvia gift agreement or pledge forms, and is tracked and received in a timelymanner
• Travel: Travels locally and out of town to cultivate, solicit and steward donors and prospects.
• Performs other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of development/fundraising conceptsand appropriate solicitationtechniques
• Demonstrated passion fortheorganization's causeand agenuine interest in fundraisinganddevelopmentwork
• Proficiency in using data analytics to measure thesuccess of fundraising efforts and make data-drivendecisions
• Strong verbal and professional writtencommunicationskills
• Confidence and effectiveness in publicspeakingengagements, representing the organization atevents, conferences, andmeetings
• Project managementskills
• Time management skills
• Creativity and innovationto develop new effectivefundraisinginitiatives
• Ability to self-motivate in a partially remote workingenvironment
• Ability to understand the universities businessmodel includingschool
  basedinitiatives, revenuestreams, budget andexpenses
• Ability to identify and foster strategic partnershipsthat can enhance
  fundraisingopportunities

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor degree
• Three or more years of experience in fundraising, development, non-profit organizations or a related field
• Valid Driver’s license

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A fundraising background in a higher education setting or a closely related field of education
• Advanced degree or relevant accredited certificates

The salary range for this position is $82,000 – $90,000, pay will be dependent on experience and qualifications. In addition to competitive pay, this role includes a comprehensive benefits package (vacation and sick time, paid holidays, tuition remission, medical/dental/vision coverage, and 403B savings plan) as part of being a valued staff member at Saint Louis University.

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Saint Louis University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for the position applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors. If accommodations are needed for completing the application and/or with the interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 314-977-5847.