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LocationChicago, Illinois
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Department: Law Development
Salary/Grade: EXS/10
Target hiring range for this position will be between $87,899 to $114,874 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Job Summary:
The Associate Director is the functional expert and manager responsible for developing & managing key leadership giving efforts for the Law ARD team such as reunion class gift fundraising and other leadership gift fundraising initiatives across major markets. The Associate director is responsible for meeting with alumni and stakeholders \for the purpose of advancing reunion fundraising, developing leadership donors, and engaging volunteers. This role is responsible for developing broad- based strategic relationship management plans designed to identify & cultivate prospects, alumni, and volunteers in meaningful ways to deepen their relationship with Northwestern Pritzker Law. The Associate Director will serve as the program lead for all Reunion class gift fundraising activity.
Northwestern Pritzker Law prides itself on its active and diverse community, which brings together a passionate and talented group of students, staff, and faculty. The Law School endeavors to take principled action towards ensuring that we live up to our responsibility-and our institutional values-to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community for all constituents. Law School leadership commits to working tirelessly to ensure every member feels valued, all students can study and train to be successful in their careers, all staff members can develop personally and professionally, and where our faculty can both teach and support our students and produce top quality research and scholarship.
Specific Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning
Gathers data, assesses leads, and develops strategies designed to realize the current and life-time giving potential of individual prospects.
Maintains consistent and appropriate contact.
Facilitates or makes solicitations.
Ensures effective stewardship.
Work closely with partners to plan and execute direct marketing solicitation for reunion classes
Collaboration
Involves moderate- to-high-level of collaboration with both internal department partners and moderate level of collaboration with broader University partners to identify & integrate resources in order to accomplish strategic goals & objectives.
Please bullet examples of key partnerships and work involved below:
Prospects & Gifts
Develops, plans & implements strategies, goals & approaches to close major gifts.
Partners with other areas of development, specifically Annual & Planned Giving to coordinate contacts.
Identifies, researches & personally solicits major gifts of $50K to $1M by managing a portfolio of approximately 150 prospects annually.
Completes associated stewardship activities.
Maintains up-to-date best practices and evaluates closed prospects.
Recommends changes to enhance innovation, objectives & goals.
Requires travel throughout the region or country.
Administration
Gathers, records and retrieves information about prospects and donors utilizing the University's donor and alumni tracking database, Internet, meetings with development staff, faculty, etc.
Prepares contact reports on meetings and interactions with alumni.
Supervisory
Supervises 1-2 staff &/or provide work direction.
Provides training to staff within or outside of immediate dept or division in regard to function.
Miscellaneous
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
4 years development, marketing, sales or the equivalent experience is required.
Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)
organization; analytical thinking; big-picture thinking; curiosity; independent teamwork/collaboration
Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.
Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
We support flexible work arrangements where... For full info follow application link.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
