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Executive Director Jobs in Boston, Massachusetts, USA at Northeastern University
Position: Â Executive Director, Advancement
Executive Director,Advancement
About the Opportunity
JOB SUMMARY
The Executive Director,Advancement(ED), as part of aninterdisciplinaryadvancementteam, reports to the Senior Associate Vice President of Development, and partners with colleagues at the Assistant, Associate, and Senior Associate Vice President level(s), as well as with the Vice President for Development and the Senior Vice President forAdvancement.Multidisciplinary collaborationis now indispensable to transformative research and learning, and in this context, the Executive Director will provide structure and strategy to teams who will be integral to Northeastern’s ambitious fundraising to support itsleadershipin global experiential highereducation.
The ED will be a part of an evolving organizational model that will create a comprehensive team of Northeasternadvancementgeneralists with access to content and expertise within the colleges, programs, and campuses. The ED will collaborate with academic leaders to develop individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies yielding major and principal gifts.
In addition to managing a portfolio of top prospects, the principal responsibilities of the ED will be managing a small team ofadvancementprofessionals within this structure, working closely with colleagues who are responsible for other content specialty areas to identify new major and principal gift prospects across disciplines; to develop and manage comprehensive and compelling solicitation strategies; and to cultivate, solicit, and steward university-wide prospects and donors, thus securing significant philanthropic revenue for the university.
In addition, the ED will plan, organize, and execute the major gifts fund-raising program for alumni, parents, and friends for their colleges/programs/campuses.
The ED will manage a portfolio of 80+ prospects and donors and will actively solicit prospects at the $500K+ major gifts level and $1-5M principal gifts level. They will meet or exceed a goal of 80 personal contacts (virtual meetings, phone meetings, and personal visits) per year, utilizing virtual technology and travel to visit identified donors, prospects, and suspects, and meet or exceed annual fundraising and strategic goals.
This position is Boston-based and not available forremote work.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree required;
Master’s Degree preferred
The university is seeking a highlyentrepreneurial, energetic, andcollaborativeindividual who has 8+ years of progressive major gifts fund-raising experience, preferably in highereducation
Proven track recordin soliciting and closing major and principal gifts
Demonstrated ability to strategically lead a team, manage a comprehensive program, and hold fundraisers accountable for meeting ambitious fundraising goals
Data- and metric-driven mindset
Tested ability to work closely with all constituencies
Strong interpersonal skills necessary forbuilding relationshipswith external (donors, prospects, trustees) and internal (deans, faculty, staff, colleagues) constituents
Excellent verbal and writtencommunicationand presentation skills
Excellentattention to detail
Ability to travel frequently (anticipated 60% of the time)
Must possess high degree of independent initiative andinnovation, negotiation, interpersonal, and networking skills, and ability to build trust with keencommunication skills
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
Develop a sound prog…
Title: Executive Director
Company: Northeastern University
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Category: Management, Non-Profit & Social Impact
