Applications are open for the Vacancy for Director of Advancement Operations in the USA. The category of the position is Development and Fundraising. Interested candidates can apply for the position now.

Duties

The incumbent will do the following duties

• Oversee advancement operations team and program including gift records, database management, reporting, and prospect research and management.
• Additionally, oversee and maintain fundraising and alumni database and other development software systems in service to the advancement division.
• Manage all database and departmental reporting and surveys for both external entities and internal team and institutional colleagues.
• Also, partner with the development team to help coordinate annual and planned giving programs, and endowed fund stewardship.
• Furthermore, coordinate research projects including data mining and electronic screenings to identify new major gift prospects and update wealth data on current donors.
• Also, collect, interpret, analyze and summarize complex biographical, business and financial data for targeted prospects and donors.
• Coordinate team meetings with front line officers to determine performance metrics, goals, campaign progress, and prospect management.
• Similarly, train new staff and team members on alumni and fundraising database and make improvements to the database and software systems as needed.
• Produce campaign briefings and reports for the president, executive vice president and board of trustees as needed.
• Likewise, work on special advancement and/or campaign-related projects, assigned by the Executive Vice President for College Advancement.

Qualifications

The candidate should meet the given criteria for the Vacancy for Director of Advancement Operations in the USA

• A bachelor’s degree required.
• Also, a minimum of 5 years of development/advancement experience and/or a background in non-profit or educational institutions preferred.
• Additionally, they should have the knowledge of fundraising, research and prospect management principles.
• Proficiency in locating and synthesizing material from multiple sources.
• Also, the candidate should have the ability to interpret, analyze and summarize complex biographical, business and financial data.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Furthermore, the incumbent should have experience with information resources including fundraising databases (Raiser’s Edge preferred), on-line services, database overlays, and the MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• He/she should be able to organize and manage multiple projects to completion efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities and still meet deadlines.
• Furthermore, the candidate should have the ability to work weekends and/or evenings as necessary.
• Also, he/she should have a personal commitment to the importance of private higher education and the mission of Lycoming College.
• Moreover, he/she should have a valid U.S. driver’s license.

To Apply

• Submit cover letter and resume including the names and telephone numbers of three professional references. Electronic submission of application materials is required in PDF format preferred.
• Please reference “Director of Advancement Operations” in the subject line of the email.

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