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Leadership Annual Giving Officer

The University of Nevada, Reno is seeking a Leadership Annual Giving Officer to join the Advancement team. This position plays a key role in fostering a culture of philanthropy by securing leadership annual gifts from alumni and friends. The Officer manages a portfolio of 300+ donors, with a focus on securing gifts in the $10,000$25,000 range and identifying prospects for major giving. Engagement strategies include personalized calls, meetings, mailings, and digital outreach to cultivate, solicit, and steward donor relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Solicit leadership annual gifts and build pathways for major gift prospects.
• Develop and manage a donor portfolio with personalized engagement strategies.
• Collaborate with the Director of Annual Giving on data-driven strategies.
• Partner with Development Directors to identify and transition major gift prospects.
• Track and achieve measurable goals for visits, solicitations, dollars raised, donor retention, and growth year over year.

Performance Expectations: Success is evaluated through measurable goals (metrics) outlined in annual performance plans, including donor engagement, fundraising outcomes, and adherence to Advancement's timelines and standards.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and four (4) years of related work experience

Master's Degree and two (2) years of related work experience

Related Experience: Front-line fundraising, higher education fundraising, nonprofit organizations, community engagement, communications, marketing, or related experience.

Schedule or Travel Requirements:

Local and national travel

Variable work schedule to include nights and weekends

Compensation Grade: Administrative Faculty - C

Candidates will be hired at the level that is comparable to their experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade.

Remarkable Retirement: Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of Working at UNR:

• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Reno is proud to be a University town! Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.
• No state income tax!

Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees: The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program: The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples' professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

Contact Information: Molly Robinson at mollyrobinson@