| Title | Leadership Gifts Officer |
|---|---|
| Posting Number | S00997JP |
| Department | Leadership Gifts |
| Job Summary | Through their work securing major gifts and forging relationships, The Leadership Gift Officer will have the ability to significantly impact the College’s principal commitments, including access and opportunity for all deserving students, a life-changing academic experience and support for career exploration leveraging the Bowdoin network as students become graduates. This position is one of eight leadership gift officers tasked with building relationships and raising major gifts from individuals connected to Bowdoin College. Bowdoin is in the public phase of a $500 million multi-year comprehensive campaign that runs through June 2024. Responsibilities include identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major gift prospects and donors from within the alumni, parent, and friends communities; maximizing capital and annual gifts to the College; establishing long-term relationships with major donors; working in collaboration with other offices in development and alumni relations, and across campus, to meet the college’s fund-raising objectives. The new leadership gifts officer will manage Bowdoin’s work with a prospect pool of rising young alumni generally under the age of 50 located in the Boston and New York metropolitan regions. As these donors represent the future philanthropic leadership of the College, this position is integral to Bowdoin’s overall development program. Salary Range for this position is expected to be: Minimum $90,000 – Maximum $120,000 |
| Education/Skills Requirements | Bachelor’s degree required. • Commitment to the mission and goals of Bowdoin College. • Ability to cultivate and build superior relationships with alumni, parents and others. • Adept at identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of gifts to the College. • Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment • Frequent coordination with other offices of development and alumni relations. • Excellent writing and speaking skills are necessary. • The ability and willingness to travel up to 40% of the time is required. • Strong organizational skills and analytical skills. • Familiarity with computer systems and the willingness to use those systems. • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, working both independently and as a member of a team. • Absolute confidentiality, professionalism and discretion required. • An understanding and a belief that fund-raising is a team sport. |
| Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents | 5+ years of development/fundraising or related experience required with a preference for experience in higher education, sales or marketing. A valid Driver’s license and the ability to meet the requirements of the College’s Motor Vehicle Use Policy are required. |
| Standard Work Days and Hours | Hours are primarily Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm often with work after 5:00 pm or weekends. Frequent travel required. This is an exempt position requiring the time commitment necessary to satisfactorily complete job requirements. |
| About Bowdoin | Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed. Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine. Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston. |
| Shift | First Shift |
| Employment Category | Full Time Year Round |
| FTE | 1.00 |
| Benefits Eligible | Yes |
| Pay Type | Salaried |
| Background Check Package Requirements | Faculty/Administrative |
| Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? | Yes |
| Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? | No |
| Posting Date | 10/21/2022 |
| Applications Accepted Until | |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Type of Posting | Internal/External |
| Special Instructions to Applicants | |
| EEO Information | Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. |
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