Development Officer – University Advancement

Development Officer – University Advancement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Relevant Experience (2 Years)

Responsibilities

• Focus on acquisition, retention, and reacquisition of prospects ($1,000 – $24,999) in the assigned region with a primary focus on unrestricted giving. Qualify and cultivate donors with the goal of increasing the donor’s support to leadership and major gift levels.
• Work closely with all levels of development officers in the division to ensure short and long-term fundraising success. This role will be assigned to at least one MSA in the division with travel expectations of 50%.
• Help to create and foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork that celebrates outcomes, builds individual and team capacity, and ensures that WashU UA is a preferred workplace.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience soliciting gifts of $1,000 or more.
• Complex Systems
• Computer Technology
• Database Technologies
• Donor Management
• Give Feedback
• Major Gift Solicitation
• Microsoft Excel
• Multicultural Environments
• Oral Communications
• Organizational Culture Change
• Organizing
• People Oriented
• Project Administration
• Prospect Management
• Receptive to Feedback
• Relationship Building
• Salesforce (Software)
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Thinking
• Written Communication