LA JOB OPPS - Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) x 2 positions!

Begin forwarded message:

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT II- Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) 
Harvey Mudd College, one of the premier private liberal arts colleges   
of math, science and engineering in the nation, is seeking a Director   
of Development II to work in the Office of College Advancement. This   
is a full-time, 12-month, exempt, benefits-eligible position and   
requires frequent evening and weekend hours and extensive national   
travel. Salary is dependent upon qualifications with a minimum   
$6,250.00 per month. HMC offers a competitive benefits package. 

The Director of Development II is an experienced and dynamic   
professional who contributes to meeting the fundraising objectives of   
Harvey Mudd College by promoting effective engagement with and   
increasing philanthropic support from an assigned portfolio of   
prospects primarily comprised of alumni, parents, and friends. 

A dedicated field officer, the Director's primary role is to meet   
assigned, evolving giving goals that broadly support the objectives of   
both the College's annual fund and a multi-year comprehensive   
fundraising campaign. The Director is responsible for identifying,   
qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospects from their assigned   
pool for significant current-year, multi-year, capital, or planned   
gifts. 

The Director of Development II is assigned substantial dollar goals   
and manages an evolving and demanding portfolio of 100 to 150 new,   
emerging and established prospects through extensive travel that   
averages at least 30 significant contacts per month, of which at least   
13-15 are personal, face-to-face visits. These key moves will   
represent only a fraction of the more general monthly activity within   
the Director's portfolio. 

The Director should plan, identify, and take advantage of appropriate   
opportunities for engaging volunteers and other natural partners both   
on- and off-campus in prospect solicitation strategies. The Director   
will also seek to strengthen effective engagement with the College of   
prospects and donors and collaborate with and support the delivery of   
outstanding stewardship to donors. 

Job responsibilities include: 
Working under the direction of the Senior Director of Advancement –   
Principal Gifts, the Director performs the following essential   
functions: 

• Thorough extensive, ongoing, face-to-face fieldwork and other means   
of communication, directly engage, cultivate, solicit, and help   
steward an assigned portfolio of individual donors and prospects.   
Through visits and contacts, seek referrals to or otherwise identify   
and qualify new prospects. 
• Meet giving and other goals annually assigned jointly by the Vice   
President for College Advancement and the Senior Director of   
Advancement – Principal Gifts. 
• Develop and personally implement engagement, cultivation,   
solicitation, and stewardship strategies and specific moves management   
plans to annually meet assigned dollar and activity goals and other   
strategic advancement objectives in a timely fashion. 
• Prepare written proposal materials as well as written or oral   
briefings for College leadership and key volunteers engaged in   
solicitation efforts. 
• Oversee and support gift documentation, acknowledgement, and   
stewardship for donors in assigned portfolio. 
• Enter accurate and timely records of donor engagement within the   
office's data management system. 
• Educate, motivate, and support those volunteers within assigned   
portfolio in their fundraising efforts on behalf of the College. 
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the College's   
leadership, students, faculty, and staff. 
• Develop and maintain a complete and accurate knowledge of the   
College's mission, core values, approved Strategic Vision and plans   
for campaign, and incorporate them in engagement, communication, and   
stewardship strategies. 
• Complete travel expense reporting in a timely fashion and in   
compliance with College procedures. Support the unit's effective   
management of resources. 
• Pursue ongoing professional development by training, participating   
in professional meetings, or other means. 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Required education, experience, skills and knowledge include: 
• Bachelor's degree, or a combination of relevant experience and   
education. 
• At least five years' fundraising and/or related experiences,   
preferably in a higher education environment, with a minimum of three   
years of significant direct experience in making successful personal,   
face-to-face solicitations for major gifts; or a combination of   
education, training, and experience that provides the required   
knowledge, skills and abilities of the position. 
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license and driving record   
acceptable to the College's automobile insurance carrier. 
• Ability to work independently, exercise good judgment and make   
decisions with minimal guidance and oversight. 
• Ability to work frequently during weekends or evenings and to travel   
frequently. 
• Outstanding interpersonal skills. 
• Knowledge of basic fundraising and philanthropic principles. 
• Significant experience with and understanding of Moves Management   
strategies 
• Excellent persuasive writing and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to exercise independence in implementing responsibilities. 
• Ability to prioritize multiple duties/tasks and meet deadlines. 
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to high standards and   
attention to detail. 
• Leadership, enterprise, creativity and ability to work effectively   
with volunteers, colleagues and students. 
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and follow written and oral   
instructions in English. 
• Mastery of standard office productivity software (e.g. Microsoft   
Office programs): Word (including mail merges), Excel (including   
macros, charts and other advanced functions), PowerPoint, Adobe   
Acrobat and Outlook. 
• Experience with Jenzabar CX or a comparable computer database system. 
• Ability to spell accurately and write business correspondence   
according to professional writing standards. 
• Outstanding ability to develop reports, agendas, simple proposals,   
and conference materials. 
• Ability to apply basic and analytical math and budget monitoring   
procedures in maintaining financial/budget records. 
• Demonstrable competence with internet browsing software, search   
engines, and search strategies. 
• Sort and file alphabetically or by subject information from a   
variety of sources. 
• Strong analytical skills. 
• Knowledge of web 2.0 applications. 
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment and interact   
successfully with individuals with varying abilities, backgrounds,   
interests and beliefs. 
• Ability to direct the work of clerical staff student workers and   
volunteers. 
• Experience with basic volunteer management. 
• Ability to manage budgets and provide timely reports and analysis of   
programmatic costs. 

Preferred qualifications: 
• Master's degree 
How to Apply: In addition to a Harvey Mudd College employment   
application available at www.hmc.edu/employment, please submit a   
resume and a cover letter describing your qualifications. All required   
documents must be submitted with your application in order to be   
considered for this position. 

Begin forwarded message:

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT SERVICES- Harvey Mudd   
College (Claremont, CA) 
Harvey Mudd College, one of the premier private liberal arts colleges   
of math, science and engineering in the nation, is seeking an   
Assistant/Associate Director of Advancement Services to work in the   
Office of College Advancement. This is a full-time, 12-month, non- 
exempt, benefits-eligible position. Title and salary are dependent   
upon qualifications with a minimum $4,583.00 per month. HMC offers a   
competitive benefits package. 

The Assistant/Associate Director of Advancement Services helps manage   
the College's Advancement Office database and manage an aggressive   
program of gift processing, data entry, and donor/financial/ 
statistical reporting. This position reports to the Director of   
Advancement Services and works closely with Advancement Research and   
front-line fundraising and campaign teams. The Assistant/Associate   
Director performs an integral role in the preparation for and   
implementation of a planned comprehensive campaign by proactively and   
collaboratively generating reports, analyzing data, coordinating   
campaign projects, and assisting staff with gift processing, data   
entry and record-keeping issues. 

The College is committed to providing extensive professional   
development for the successful candidate to round out their existing,   
inter-related aptitudes in programming, gift accounting and financial   
compliance, as well as gift and data processing. 

Job responsibilities include: 
• Manage a comprehensive program of gifts processing and data entry,   
including ongoing and back-up program facilitation, and day-to-day   
oversight of a data entry/gifts assistant. 
• Generate routine and custom reports utilizing the College's database   
(currently Jenzabar CX), including statistical outputs and analysis.   
Provide regular reporting on individual and unit solicitation/ 
fundraising goals for front-line fundraisers. Manage modifications to   
existing reports, as requested. Use established protocols, as well as   
judgment and experience, to ensure data integrity and valid data   
interpretation. 
• Conduct quarterly Gift-to-General Ledger Reconciliation. 
• Manage campaign-related projects, including routine and custom   
reports, such as campaign pyramid (e.g., gifts-to-goal) reports. 
• Serve as the primary point person to manage and respond to incoming   
requests from Advancement staff pertaining to the acquisition,   
recording, and locating of data about constituents and donations in   
the database. 
• Generate routine and special mailing lists, as requested. 
• Manage transition to a new database system, working closely with   
vendor(s), as requested. 
• Work to ensure data integrity and completeness of database systems,   
working closely with the Research Unit and front-line fundraising teams. 
• Working closely with the Director of Advancement Services, help   
oversee the establishment and maintenance of the Advancement Office's   
overall policies and procedures manual, with special attention to   
those documents pertaining to staff use of database information.   
Assist with the creation and upkeep of documentation pertaining to   
gift and data maintenance. 
• Train and supervise professional and student staff regarding   
departmental systems and protocols (i.e., calendaring, email, database   
management, paper record-keeping and filing techniques, etc.). 
• Evaluate and recommend the acquisition of database/computer   
resources and develop and manage the departmental budget allocated to   
Advancement Services. Stay abreast of current trends and developments   
in the field of Advancement Services and database management. 
• Coordinate with vendors, as requested. 
• As needed, participate in donor recognition and cultivation events   
as a representative of the College. 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Required education, experience, skills and knowledge include: 
• Bachelor's degree and minimum three years of experience in database   
management. 
• Demonstrated data and gift processing experience. 
• Ability to utilize/learn the College database. 
• Experience in developing and writing reports with similar database   
reporting tools is essential (current reporting tools include Cognos   
Impromptu and Cognos 8). 
• Strong computer skills and the ability to learn and effectively use   
new software programs; expertise in Excel. 
• Knowledge of current trends in database management and reporting. 
• Knowledge of basic nonprofit gift accounting principles. 
• Superior interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to work both independently and as a collaborative member of   
the diverse College Advancement team. 
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and organize   
multiple projects, think critically, and work with numbers. 
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic. 
• Personal integrity and ability to appropriately handle confidential   
and sensitive information. 

Preferred qualifications: 
• Master's degree 
• Higher education or other non-profit experience 
• Significant experience managing relational databases and experience   
with basic programming 

Application Procedures: 
In addition to a Harvey Mudd College employment application available   
at www.hmc.edu/employment, please submit a resume and a cover letter   
describing your qualifications. All required documents must be   
submitted with your application in order to be considered for this   
position.