Department: University Advancement
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $60,000 - $70,000 per year
Compensation Band: OS-OA07-Fiscal Year 2024-2025
FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins

November 6, 2024; position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please submit the following with your online application:

A cover letter in which you clearly describe how your knowledge, skills, and abilities prepare you for the job responsibilities and requirements outlined in the job announcement.
A resume of your educational and professional work experience.

Please Note: We may contact applicants who meet the minimum requirements in the job posting to request additional information for the next stage of review.

Department Summary

University Advancement (UA) supports the University of Oregon’s (UO) mission of providing exceptional teaching, discovery, and service by strategically positioning the university to create awareness, build long-term relationships, and secure resources that increase understanding and further its aims. We are committed to fostering equity and inclusion in a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment that recognizes the value of all members of our community.

The Office of Development as part of University Advancement has a mission to maximize philanthropic impact at the University of Oregon. We do this by identifying, connecting, and engaging alumni and friends around the globe with their passions to advance the vision and priorities of the university.

Position Summary

The Assistant Director of Regional Philanthropy and Strategic Initiatives (Assistant Director) reports to the Senior Associate Vice President for Development with a dotted line to the Assistant Vice President for Regional Philanthropy.

The Assistant Director is responsible for offering strategic support to the Regional Philanthropy and Development team at large, managing and executing programming for regional campaign volunteers, and creating systems to diversify the pipeline of new prospective donors on a national scale.

The Assistant Director will also be responsible for managing a portfolio of key regional volunteers. This position will partner with University Advancement’s Donor Recognition and Reporting and Donor Relations staff in developing a strategic donor experience plan in alignment with the regional engagement strategies implemented in each key market.

This position will be responsible for managing a portfolio of roughly 30-50 leadership annual level donors. In this portfolio, the position will execute the qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of UO donors giving between $1,000 - $25,000 through multiple platforms including phone, email, in-person, video conference, etc.

This position will be responsible for the supervision of the Development Associates and will be expected to support their professional growth in development. This position will also partner with the Senior Director of Regional Philanthropy Programs to develop training to prepare the Development Associates to advance to frontline fundraising opportunities.

The Assistant Director is required to cultivate and sustain strong collaborative relationships with development officers across Regional Philanthropy, Central Development, and Academic development teams to support a successful regional volunteer management program.

This position will be located in Eugene or Portland. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, and will need to work on campus approximately 4 days per week.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
• Two years of experience managing projects and/or new programs.
• Two years of experience in development/fundraising/external relations; OR One year of direct experience working with and soliciting donors.
• One year of supervisory experience or lead work responsibility.

Professional Competencies

• Working with donors and prospects: Ability to contact, connect with, and qualify donors and prospects on behalf of the university. Resilience and persistence in the face of challenging interactions and donor refusals. Ability to initiate philanthropic conversations and handoff relationships as appropriate. Understanding of major donor qualities and qualification/cultivation strategy.
• Portfolio management and systems: Ability to develop strategies for pulling and working through prospect lists and to regularly use the UO donor database of record and other tools to find and update donor information. Strategic thinking, donor segmentation approaches and strong organizational skills.
• Professionalism and citizenship: Ability to establish collaborative working relationships with fundraising colleagues and support staff and maintain professionalism when working with others.
• Volunteer management: Ability to effectively manage and support volunteer leaders across the US. Demonstrated ability to manage people, work effectively with volunteers, and develop strategies to achieve operating goals.
• Institutional navigation and industry knowledge: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to make a persuasive case for supporting the University of Oregon.
• Strategic planning: Ability to synthesize issues and ideas from a variety of viewpoints and provide clear guidance and recommendations to leadership and development officers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage people and/or projects in a complex matrixed system of accountability and work effectively with others.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, follow-through and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, punctual, and reliable; organized and flexible.
• Demonstrated project management, time management, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage details of multiple and complex projects within firm schedules.
• Ability to interact, communicate, and work effectively with individuals, recognizing and respecting the many and varied identities of each person.
• Commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the University of Oregon and its constituents.
• Experience working in higher education or non-profit.

FLSA Exempt: Yes

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at uocareers@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5112.

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