Assistant Director of Development #F005408
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Position Information
Job Title
Assistant Director of Development
Posting Number
F005408
Position Status
Full Time
Assignment Length
This field only applies to Faculty
Grant Funded
No
Category
APT
Class Code
13
Pay Rate
Commensurate with education and experience.
Location
District
Department
DT Res Dev & Coll Fndtn
Job Summary
Reporting to the Executive Director of the TCC Foundation, the Assistant Director of Development will lead, manage, develop and implement fundraising activities leading to successful closure of annual gifts to support the mission of the Tarrant County College Foundation. The primary focus of this position is cultivating donors and prospects (individuals, corporations, foundations, alumni, etc.) with significant giving capacity to accomplish their philanthropic goals in the form of annual gifts. This strategic work involves extensive collaboration and active partnerships with university leadership, volunteers, and senior administrators to ensure existing and emerging constituents are best positioned with TCC to provide maximum levels of philanthropic support for college priorities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Performance Requirements*
- Cultivates annual giving prospects and builds relationships designed to understand the donor/prospect goals with the expressed purpose of alignment with the foundation mission and objectives
- Manages a portfolio of approximately 100-150 qualified relationships and applies a moves management approach (identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship) to the portfolio, with a custom cultivation strategy for each donor
- Leads the development of written proposals and other materials needed to deepen prospect engagement
- Works behind the scenes through high-level volunteers, both external and internal to the College, coordinates activities, communications and accompanies leaders on calls where appropriate
- Collaborates with campus leadership and faculty/staff to develop and fundraise for priority fundraising initiatives
- Collaborates with other TCC Foundation staff on development-related communications and special events
- Tracks prospects and donor contacts in portfolio using organization tools and tracking methods via Raiser's Edge, ensuring that all donor information entry, storage and special requests recorded and accomplished
- Promotes a culture of high performance, integrity and continuous improvement that values learning, collaboration and a commitment to quality work among the development team
- Travels frequently around the DFW metroplex
Service Excellence
- Participates on behalf of the College in external community organizations and associations as assigned to support the essential performance requirements
- Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite
- Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)
- Supports the values of the College: diversity, teaching excellence, student success, innovation, and creativity and service to the College
- Supports the mission, values, and goals and principles of the College
Supervision
Works under the general supervision of the Executive Director of TCC Foundation
*Performs Other Related Tasks as Required
The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Required Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Two (2) years' working experience related to the Essential Performance Requirements
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving history and reliable transportation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience fundraising with a higher education institution
- Experience working with the Raiser's Edge fundraising database software
- Current Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certification
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of fundraising with an institution of higher learning
- Skilled in project planning, management and monitoring
- Skilled in providing high quality customer service and culturally competent communications with diverse populations
- Skilled in budget planning, operations and forecasting
- Skilled in using applications and enterprise systems, including word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software
- Ability to think critically to effectively solve and communicate problems in a fast-paced environment where the demands for work are varied, and unpredictable in scope and volume
- Ability to analyze data and provide sound recommendations based on policy, procedure, practice, and existing regulations
- Ability to foster a collaborative and equity-driven work environment and setting
- Ability to delegate work appropriately to employees to meet College and campus deliverables
Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Special Instructions Summary
Posted
03/03/2023
Posting Contact Summary
Should you have questions specific to this position please contact the following individual
Contact
Natasha Antonetty
* natasha.antonetty@tccd.edu