Senior Leadership Gifts Officer Job Category: Staff Requisition Number:
SENIO001049 Full-Time Deerfield, MA 01342, USA General Summary Reporting
to the Director of Leadership Gifts, the Senior Leadership Gifts Officer
will create and implement strategies that strengthen relationships with
Deerfield alumni and parents and will cultivate, solicit and close major
and principal gifts. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Manage
portfolio of 175 alumni and parent prospects within assigned regions
Cultivate, solicit, and close capital, annual and planned gifts, in a
gift range from \$100,000 to \$10,000,000 Work with principal donors,
developing donor ideas and institutional priorities into meaningful 7-
and 8-figure gifts Collaborate with annual fund colleagues to develop
and implement strategies for high-end annual fund gifts Track and report
on all prospect activity; update contact and biographical information;
submit contact reports on a timely basis; Provide ongoing stewardship of
all major gifts Recruit and maintain an active group of volunteers
within assigned region to assist with events and to staff regional and
national Deerfield committees as needed Organize and conduct successful
cultivation events to engage major and principal donors, working closely
with the Head of School, trustees, senior staff and faculty Attend
regular prospect review sessions and frontline fundraiser meetings
Participate in weekend and evening activities, including alumni
relations events, both on campus and within assigned geographic regions
Travel 70-80 days per year; conduct approximately 120-150 visits per
year Other duties as assigned. Job Specifications Bachelor\'s degree
required 5 - 7 years of experience in development or a related field
especially closing 6-, 7- and 8-figure gifts, preferably in an academic
setting Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work with
diverse constituencies Demonstrated experience working with Trustees and
high level donors Ability to manage and motivate volunteers Ability and
willingness to travel An understanding of gift planning concepts
Willingness to collaborate with a strong team Excellent organizational
and communication skills Ability to manage, and sensitivity to, highly
confidential information Demonstrated commitment to diversity and
inclusion and to serving the needs of a diverse community Demonstrated
proficiency with technology MS Office and a student information database
system Physical Job Demands Close visual acuity to analyze data and
figures and to view a computer terminal Ability to sustain substantial
movements of the wrist, hands and/or fingers Ability to occasionally
lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 10 lbs Ability
to occasionally stoop, kneel and reach Working Conditions The worker is
in an office environment, and while in the office is not substantially
exposed to adverse environmental conditions. While traveling (25 - 50%
overnight travel on average each month), the worker is subject to
outside environmental conditions.