Major Gift Officer
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Anticipated Start Date: Upon Hire
Description
Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Wellesley College in the search for a Major Gift Officer.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Major Gifts and Leadership Annual Giving, the Major Gift Officer will manage a portfolio of 250 high-capacity prospects rated $250,000 to $1,000,000 or more, including alumnae, parents, and friends of the College.
The Major Gift Officer will be responsible for developing personalized strategies for engagement and solicitation that maximize each individual’s philanthropic capacity and support for the College’s funding priorities, as well as broad-based engagement, qualification, and cultivation strategies for pool segments as a whole. The Major Gift Officer will collaborate across the department to move prospects and donors through the pipeline and solicit gifts, working closely with frontline colleagues in The Wellesley Fund, Gift Planning, and the Principal Gifts team.
In addition to managing an assigned portfolio of prospects, the Major Gift Officer will be responsible for a special assignment to a particular Friends, affinity group, or strategic priority, serving as the captain, both building support for and serving as liaison with campus partners and bringing back to the Department information and updates. This position is in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Development staff are required to be in the office on Wednesdays plus at least one additional in-office day of their choice. This role requires significant travel across the US and occasional international travel.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least five years of front-line fundraising or comparable experience, including conducting solicitations and closing gifts, familiarity with reunion giving and/or alumni/ae development, and management experience, preferably in an academic setting, is preferred for this position. Wellesley College will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds.
If you are excited about this role and feel that you can contribute to the College, but your experience does not exactly align with every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Wellesley College as well as the responsibilities and qualifications stated in the prospectus.
Wellesley College is committed to the inclusion of all qualified candidates. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the selection process, please contact Tonya Malik-Carson at tonyamc@aspenleadershipgroup.com.
Salary Range and Employee Benefits
The salary range for this position is $130,000 to $135,000 annually.
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About the Organization
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