Director of Development, Rutgers School of Medicine

Rutgers University Foundation • Full-time • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States • 1w ago

Reporting to the Executive Director of Development (EDOD) for the Rutgers School of Medicine, the Director of Development (DOD) will raise significant philanthropic funds to support students, faculty, research, programs, and capital projects. The DOD will collaborate effectively with the EDOD, the Rutgers School of Medicine Dean, faculty, and Rutgers Foundation colleagues while also working with a high level of autonomy. They will utilize all Foundation resources, tools, technology, policies, and procedures to achieve annual fundraising goals and performance metrics.

Essential Functions

Develop and implement well-thought-out engagement and solicitation strategies for every assigned donor and prospect in the current portfolio.
Meet with current and prospective donors with the capacity to make philanthropic gifts of $100,000+; hold 75-100 unique and substantive meetings with prospects/donors and raise a minimum of $1M in new gifts and commitments annually.
Increase engagement and identify additional capacity from existing donors while simultaneously discovering, identifying, and soliciting new donors.
Strategically utilize leadership and faculty to advance donor relationships toward successful solicitations and new philanthropic gifts
Other duties as assigned

Competency Aptitudes

Leadership

Demonstrate ability to successfully manage and lead a team (and/or staff volunteers) in a way that maximizes potential of each team member
Lead a comprehensive unit or central development department/program

Autonomy

Manage an implementation team and projects/program with moderate supervision from leadership
Set goals, manage budgets, and meet deadlines for themselves and the team
Manage a personal major gift donor/prospect portfolio with a primary focus on securing gifts at or above the $100,000 level and a personal fundraising goal of $1M

Complexity

Partner with other peer directors and department leads across the organization
Effectively engage and manage relationships with your supervisor and University partners across the enterprise
Able to devise and execute increasingly complex projects
Set direction and approach in partnership with assigned RU leader’s vision
Able to adapt to changing situations and different fundraising partners

Strategy

Demonstrate an ability to set priorities and determine strategy for unit, including staffing and budgets
Develop and submit written proposals, budgets and other collateral materials as needed for securing philanthropic investments

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree and/or 6+ years of professional experience in fundraising, alumni relations, non-profit organizations, event planning, higher education, or related fields.

Working Conditions

This position requires clarity of focus while juggling complex projects or deadlines with little physical effort. Will work evenings, weekends, or odd hours to meet resource-raising commitments. Typical working conditions with an absence of disagreeable elements. This position requires some early mornings and late evenings to accommodate meetings, travel, events, and external constituents’ schedules.

Workplace Arrangements

This is classified as an office-centric hybrid position. Colleagues working under an office-centric hybrid arrangement have a primary workstation in a university or foundation location and are in the office between one and five days a week. The frequency with which they are present in the office depends on their role and function and the interdependency of other functions.

Compensation and Benefits
The position is budgeted for an annual salary of $121,000. In addition to salary, Rutgers University Foundation offers:

Office-centric hybrid work schedule
Comprehensive medical
Comprehensive no cost dental, and no cost vision insurance for employee and dependents
403(b) plan with matching employer contribution
Accrual of three weeks of annual vacation time, in addition to five wellness days and fifteen sick days per year
Nine holidays, as well as four floating holidays
Significant tuition reductions
Professional development is highly valued at the Rutgers University Foundation, where employees are encouraged to look across the organization to develop new skills and abilities for professional career progression.
$40 monthly cell phone reimbursement

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is Foundation policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants. The Foundation prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and/or local laws. Equal employment opportunity applies to hiring, placement, transfer, promotion, demotion, recruitment, advertising or solicitation for employment, treatment during employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, layoff, or termination.

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