JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Following the record-breaking success of A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence— the University’s recently concluded $2.2 billion fundraising campaign— a top frontline fundraiser is needed in the role of Assistant or Associate Director of Development to engage alumni and friends as partners in supporting Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, a member of the Big Ten Conference and one of the most comprehensive and successful athletic programs in the country.

The University is committed to ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the success of a world-class research institution. We are dedicated to fostering institutional change required to realize a more socially just University and we value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

Reporting to the Assistant Athletic Director of Major Gifts and working closely with the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics leadership, as well as other partners and central development offices, this major gifts officer will:

• Identify and cultivate a prospect pool of graduates and other key constituencies
• Articulate Penn State’s needs, ambitions, and values, including diversity, equity, and inclusion, through excellent informal and formal communications, including written proposals
• Plan and execute solicitation strategies leading to major gifts
• Travel extensively throughout the region and across the country to pursue these strategies and build enduring relationships, tracked to a fixed and appropriately aggressive set of fundraising metrics

This position will be filled as a level 2. It typically requires a bachelor's degree or higher plus three years of related experience. The successful candidate will also have:

• A track record of success in securing major gifts and meeting fundraising goals
• A dedication to and understanding of the skills required to build relationships with diverse communities
• Demonstrated knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education
• Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills
• A proven ability to self-motivate and work both independently and as part of a team
• A commitment to professional development, learning, and being mentored

Operation of a motor vehicle as part of the position’s duties and a valid driver's license are required. Successful completion of a motor vehicle records check, in addition to standard background checks, is also required.

DDAR is supportive of flexible work arrangements when aligned with the ability to meet the needs of the unit and the essential duties of the position. Questions related to flexible work arrangements should be directed to the hiring manager during the interview process.

Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics

To learn more about Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics please visit gopsusports.com .

Private support will help Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics to realize their ambitious vision for the future: Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics Strategic Plan

Penn State’s Division of Development and Alumni Relations

As a member of the Division of Development and Alumni Relations, you can play an integral role in Penn State’s future and contribute to one of the most successful fundraising operations in the country. We’re looking for leaders who believe in the power of higher education—and philanthropy—to shape the public good. Learn more about the Office of University Development at raise.psu.edu and explore the success of our most recent campaign at greaterpennstate.psu.edu .

Building a Career and a Life at Penn State

Across twenty-four campuses and an online World Campus, our 100,000 students and 17,000 faculty and staff know the real measure of success goes beyond the classroom—it’s the positive impact made on communities across the world. Penn State consistently ranks among the top academic and research universities in the world: psu.edu/this-is-penn-state/facts-and-rankings

Penn State is also committed to ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the success of a world-class research institution. We are concerned uniquely with the institutional change required for visioning and realizing a more socially just University: equity.psu.edu/diversity-resources

This position is based at the University Park campus, located in State College, Pennsylvania. State College is ranked among the lowest-stress and safest small cities in the country, with excellent public schools, beautiful parks and other natural assets, and a broad range of cultural and athletic events and venues: statecollegepa.us and statecollege.com

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