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The Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA) inspires commitment to UMBC. We lead fundraising and development initiatives to support the University’s strategic priorities and goals. We seek to engage and cultivate relationships with individuals, foundations, corporations, alumni, faculty, and colleagues using our expertise, partnerships, and resources. We are committed to thoughtfully stewarding relationships and strategically approaching opportunities that serve and support UMBC and its community.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Leadership Annual Giving, the Assistant Director of Annual Giving will assist with implementing strategies designed to meet donor participation and revenue goals. The Assistant Director will have primary responsibility for program strategy, implementation, growth and evaluation of special initiatives including Gritstarters – the student organization crowdfunding platform, the student philanthropy awareness program, and the graduates of the last decade program. The Assistant Director will coordinate the development of external marketing materials including letters, brochures, digital advertisements, web and social media content and other materials needed to promote these initiatives. In addition, this position will manage a portfolio of 50-75 leadership annual giving level donors to help increase donor retention.

UMBC offers competitive compensation.  This role starts at $68,000 and has over 4 weeks of vacation for regular full time roles. Tuition remission is also available.

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A hybrid telework schedule may be available. 

The Assistant Director of Annual Giving will be responsible for the program strategy, implementation, growth and evaluation of leadership annual giving fundraising.  

Specific duties include:

• Develop strategies for education, awareness, and solicitation through direct mail and e-mail in collaboration with the Alumni and Development Communications and Marketing team. 
• Gritstarters – work with student groups to develop strategies for outreach and fundraising
• Student Education and Awareness Program – develop a program to increase student awareness of the importance of philanthropy to UMBC.
• Qualifies, cultivates, and solicits alumni and parents capable of making annual gifts of $1,000 to $4,999, with primary emphasis on retaining and increasing giving from existing donors.
• Meet outreach targets of 8-10 contacts per day through phone calls, written (emails and letters) and video communications (ThankView and Webex) to continually qualify new donors and cultivate, solicit and steward existing donors.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Three years of fundraising, sales, or similar experience. 
• Strong interest in promoting UMBC fundraising priorities through the development of excellent relationships with student organizations, campus partners, volunteers and the Office of Institutional Advancement team. 
• A demonstrated ability to connect with people of diverse backgrounds is an integral part of this position. 
• Possess the skills necessary to adapt to a variety of cross-cultural situations, settings and circumstances that are intrinsic to development work. 
• Organizational and time management skills are essential as is the ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
• Professional conduct and appropriate handling of confidential information.

Note: Position is full-time and may involve occasional travel, evening, and/or weekend work

• Experience in face-to-face solicitation. 
• Experience working with students and/or volunteers in a higher education setting. 
• The ability to develop effective cultivation and solicitation strategies that result in financial support to UMBC.

A background check will be required. 

Upload a cover letter and a resume.  

UMBC offers a rich benefits package.

Regular and grant funded regular positions (Full benefits summary click here):

Generous Leave which includes accruing:

• 22 Days of Annual Leave  
• 15 Days of Sick Leave  
• 15 Holidays
• 3 Personal Days

Tuition Remission:

• 8 credit hours per semester
• Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment

Additional Benefits:

• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plans (including the choice of joining the pension plan)
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities
• & Much more

Contingent II positions may include some benefits. 

Benefits offered align with type (Regular, Contingent II, etc.) of position. 

Salary: $68,000 - $73,000 depending on qualifications and experience.

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations.

The above salary range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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