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Summary of Position

Acceptable minimum level of education

Acceptable minimum years of experience

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Other minimum qualifications

• Associates degree and three years of related experience or high school graduation and five years of related experience or equivalent combination of higher education and experience totaling five years
• 1-3 years of professional experience in a Development/fundraising office
• Orientation as a team player and demonstrated strength at partnering with peers, management, and leadership to move projects forward
• A metrics-driven, entrepreneurial mindset that informs strategy and work
• Exceptionally strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational and analytical skills, and project management skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team; comfortable with managing up and across
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and at events as needed such as reunion, commencement, graduation, awards ceremonies, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of applications.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a higher education environment
• Familiarity with higher ed fundraising campaigns
• High level of data literacy
• High level of comfortability with technology, ideally fundraising technology platforms such as Blackbaud, EverTrue, GiveCampus, Salesforce, etc.

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The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

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Open Until Filled

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Duty/Responsibility

• Proactively coordinates and drives moves management strategy across assigned gift officer portfolios, including appropriate plans and steps.
• Facilitates communication between gift officers, Advancement Operations’ departments, and other strategic partners and stakeholders.
• Builds in-depth familiarity with key donor profiles by participating in calls/meetings, communicating with gift officers during regular check-ins, and reviewing records in the Advancement CRM.
• Develops materials for pipeline review sessions; ensures timely management and accurate recording of all pipeline data into Advancement’s CRM; prepares regular metrics and interaction reports to ensure managed constituents are moving through the donor life cycle on pace and in-line with campaign goals.
• Tracks action items, prepares the team and their collaborators for strategy and donor briefings, and coordinates meetings for the team with internal and external partners.
• Consults with faculty and staff from the various departments and programs to provide guidance on fundraising efforts they may be conducting to ensure they have a coordinated strategy and follow policies and procedures.
• Partners with Development senior leadership to manage special projects related to fundraising, business planning, portfolios, and prospects/donors.

Duty/Responsibility

• Solicits annual gifts from key constituents at critical times of year (including but not limited to fiscal and calendar year end and 603 Challenge) in support of meeting unit-wide annual revenue and constituent participation goals.
• Serves as a (603) Challenge champion, helping to secure underwriter funds, coordinate multi- channel outreach, drive goals and strategies, and/or motivate faculty and staff to participate.
• Partners with colleagues across Development/Advancement to plan effective engagement, cultivation, and stewardship strategies that will enhance existing relationships and move prospects forward.
• Engages with prospects to maintain, grow and extend philanthropic relationships, with particular focus on stewarding key donors
• Works collaboratively across the entire Development and Advancement teams to support UNH’s overall fundraising goals and strategic plans; assists in the determination of metrics and goals; monitors progress through reporting and works to ensure these goals are achieved.
• Participates in events, programs, meetings, and initiatives that support UNH as directed by academic and Advancement leadership.
• Uses applicable systems/tools to manage portfolio and engagement for assigned gift officers and their respective portfolios.

Duty/Responsibility

• Supports the operational needs of the team as needed.
• Supports assigned gift officers in organizing key donor engagements, including preparing briefings for Deans, Directors and the UNH President when required.
• Supports assigned gift officers on event/project/need basis.
• Participates in Development Operations meetings to continuously improve processes and standards that create efficiencies and consistencies across the entire Development team.

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