Senior Leadership Giving Officer

Senior Leadership Giving Officer

The Senior Leadership Giving Officer is an integral member of the College's Leadership Giving staff. As a frontline member of the Leadership Giving team, this fundraising professional manages a portfolio of 125 Mount Holyoke College alums and parent donors / prospects and is responsible for the design and implementation of identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Senior Leadership Giving Officer (SLGO) is an integral member of the College's Leadership Giving team. As a frontline fundraiser and vital member of Mount Holyoke College's Development team, this position helps design and implement overall strategy for their assigned region. The SLGO manages a portfolio of approximately 120 alums, families, and friends, cultivating relationships that lead to impactful philanthropic commitments, primarily at the six and seven+ figure gift level. Reporting to the Director of Leadership Giving, this role contributes to the success of the College's upcoming comprehensive campaign by advancing strategic gift conversations while collaborating with internal and external partners. The SLGO will travel frequently to engage key members of the Mount Holyoke College community.

The Senior Leadership Giving Officer partners across the Development team and requires empathy, curiosity, technical acumen, and a commitment to inclusive donor engagement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 120 Mount Holyoke College alum and parent prospects, guiding individuals through the full donor cycle : identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Conduct 100+ substantive donor interactions annually, including 20+ gift solicitations.
• Frequent travel to engage key members of the Mount Holyoke College community within an average range of 10 - 15 face-to-face visits per month.
• Attend regional engagement events for alums / parents.
• Staff the president and senior staff when in the region including events and personal visits.
• Create briefing materials for senior leadership including meeting details, strategy, and desired outcomes.
• Participate in college-wide events and mandatory evening and weekend events.
• Secure Mount Holyoke Fund leadership level annual gifts at the five and six figure level (Annual Fund).
• Meet and exceed annual metric goals through caseload management - including qualification visits.
• Build meaningful relationships with alums, parents, and other supporters, leading to impactful philanthropic commitments.
• Collaborate with colleagues across annual giving, gift planning, principal gifts, research and donor relations to develop and implement integrated donor strategies.
• Secure planned gifts in partnership with the gift planning team that align with departmental and campaign fundraising goals.
• Contribute to a team culture centered on collaboration, transparency, and data-informed decision-making.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.
• Actively support Mount Holyoke College's commitment to creating a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.
• Remote work flexibility is available, as determined by the VP College Relations and AVP for Development.

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / CERTIFICATIONS :

1. Required

2. Preferred

SUPERVISION :

PHYSICAL / MENTAL / WORK ENVIRONMENT DEMANDS :

Starting Minimum Annual Salary Range : $105,398 $121,502

DISCLAIMER :

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the discretion of the Employer.

Background Checks :

Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified employees that will allow all of its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them to successfully carry out the mission of the college. As a condition of employment, the College will conduct appropriate background checks for all new hires. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.

Special Instructions for Applicants :

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