Job Description

Elmira College is a private liberal arts College located in the Finger Lakes region of New York.  Seeking innovative professionals from diverse backgrounds to fill the Major and Planned Gifts Officer position to join the Institutional Advancement and Alumni Engagement team.

Reporting to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Engagement, the Major and Planned Gift Officer plays a key role in executing a robust major gifts program at Elmira College. The Officer will qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective major and planned gift donors. The primary focus will be on engaging prospects resulting in gifts in the five – seven figure range. The Officer will also collaborate with the VP and AVP of Institutional Advancement & Alumni Engagement to ensure continued and increased effectiveness in our engagement programs for major and planned gifts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Major Gifts:

• Initiate contacts with potential major gift and planned gift donors;
• Develop appropriate cultivation strategies for donors, including working with volunteers;
• Move potential donors in an appropriate and timely fashion toward solicitation and closure;
• Write proposals and make solicitations;
• Maintain stewardship contacts with donors; demonstrate empathetic disposition and perseverance; reflect optimistic and positive attitude, and convey sensitivity to needs of the donors;
• Travel to and visit prospective major donors and other key constituents;
• Solicit and closes major gifts in the five, six, and seven-figure range primarily for unrestricted support, student scholarships, athletic programs, and campus improvements;
• Prepare contact reports and proposals in Raiser’s Edge to manage assigned prospects;
• Attend alumni and College events when requested.

Planned Gifts:

• Responsible for qualifying, cultivating, visiting, and securing planned giving prospects for Estate gifts, Charitable Remainder Unitrusts and Annuity Trusts, Charitable Gift Annuities, Life Insurance Gifts, and Real Estate Gifts;
• Work closely with AVP of Institutional Advancement regarding bi-monthly planned giving articles for alumni and planned giving communications.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred;
• At least 15 years of increasingly responsible, administrative experience in advancement and development;
• Ability to analyze and interpret data;
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to travel and possess valid driver’s license;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn the donor database software system (Raiser’s Edge, Blackbaud).

WORK LOCATION: Remote position in the New England region (MA, CT, RI, VT, NH).

SUPERVISES OTHERS?: No

TO APPLY: Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and resume to pe*******@el****.edu, or by fax to 607-735-1701.

If you require alternative methods of application or screening, please contact the Office of Human Resources directly by emailing **@el****.edu, or by calling 607-735-1810.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled.

STATUS: Full-time, 2-year appointment.

BASIS OF PAY: Salary, Exempt

COMPENSATION: In exchange for your skills and experience, Elmira College will provide you with:

• Tuition waiver for you and your dependents;
• College-paid Short-term disability Insurance;
• College-paid group term life insurance;
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Options;
• 15+ paid holidays including the entire week of Thanksgiving and Winter Break/New Year’s;
• Generous Sick and Vacation time accruals;
• Free counseling for you and your family through the College-paid Employee Assistance Program;
• A base starting salary range of $80,000 – $90,000.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed primarily in a remote, off-campus office environment with frequent public contact. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, reach, and twist; to carry, push and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; ability to travel frequently and have a valid driver’s license.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Elmira College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to increasing the diversity of its community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, gender identity or expression, disability, or sexual orientation in our educational programs and activities or our employment practices.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Temporary. Job Tags: advancement, development, Fundraising, and highered. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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