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Siena University is seeking a top frontline fundraiser in the role of Leadership Gift Officer to engage alumni, parents and friends as partners in supporting the mission of Siena University. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in university development and significant and growing success in securing major gift support for mission support, academic and student experience programs, for scholarship support and for capital programs. This administrator will be a self-driven professional with strong organizational and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging sophisticated potential donors and representing Siena with integrity and confidence. The preferred candidate will be a Siena alumnus/a who possesses these characteristics. Siena's Franciscan values are core to our mission and being able to represent them is critically important. The position reports to the Director of Major Gifts.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

+ Manage an assigned portfolio of 60-100 major gift prospects; develop ongoing relationships with these prospects and donors throughout the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship process with the goal of soliciting and closing gifts of $100,000+

+ Travel to conduct 8 - 10 face-to-face meetings per month with those in assigned portfolio

+ The initial goal for the Leadership Gift Officer will be to secure $1,000,000 in new gifts and pledges within two years and to achieve that new business volume annually thereafter

+ Record all interactions and plans in the donor data base, ensuring a high level of accuracy and integrity

+ Utilize prospect research and other strategies to determine giving capacity and identify areas of philanthropic interest of assigned prospects

+ Build effective and substantive relationships with alumni, parents, friends, administration, faculty, coaches and other constituents to foster engagement, participation and support for Siena University

Annual salary for this position: $81,870.00 - $95,000.00.

*The hiring salary above represent the College's good faith estimate at the time of posting in compliance with the Albany County Salary Transparency Law.

Job Requirements:

+ Bachelor's degree

+ Five years of successful frontline fundraising experience, or a demonstrated comparably successful track record in a related career

+ Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and peers within the university leadership, as well as external partners and volunteers

+ Possess strong technical skills which include proficiency with Windows, the Microsoft Suite, Google and Banner or comparable constituent/donor database.

+ Must have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

+ Affinity with the overall mission of Siena College

+ Must have flexibility to work evenings and weekends

+ Travel is expected to be 35% of the year. Travel will be US domestic but not limited to a single territory

+ Candidates must possess a valid driver's license at the time of appointment and must maintain such license throughout the tenure of employment.

+ A background screening will be required

Additional Information:

Benefits:

Siena University offers a generous benefit (https://www.siena.edu/employment-opportunities/siena-benefits/) package to eligible full-time employees. The benefit package currently includes a retirement plan contribution equal to 10% of an eligible participant's compensation (as defined under the plan) after meeting the plan's eligibility requirements, and tuition reimbursement and exchange opportunities for eligible employees, spouses, and dependents. Eligible Siena employees currently enjoy a work schedule that includes half-day Fridays in the summer and an expansive holiday schedule, including up to two weeks off during winter break. Other perks currently include complimentary breakfast Thursdays in the dining hall, access to Siena community lectures and productions, complimentary University gym and library memberships, discounted and complimentary tickets to Siena Division I sporting events, and more. Opportunities for remote work may be available as well.

Siena cares for and values each member of its workforce and actively supports upward mobility. We are a community of Siena Saints, and as we often say, the world needs more Saints.

*Eligibility for individual employee benefits is determined at the time of hire and is subject to the terms and condition of the individual benefit.

Siena University is a Franciscan and Catholic institution and expects members of its community to be knowledgeable about its mission (https://www.siena.edu/visit/about/mission/) and to make a positive contribution to that mission

Siena University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.