Leadership Gift Officer

Position Description

Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward alumni, parents, and friends of Texas Tech University to secure leadership annual gifts. Responsible for fiscal management of development goals; and adherence to the prospect management system. Work is performed under general supervision with broad latitude for initiative.

Department

Development Lbk

Major/Essential Functions

• Manage a portfolio of leadership annual donors. Identifiy, qualifiy, cultivate and solicit prospects toward an individual commitment of $1,000 or greater annually. Meet or exceed annual fundraising goals. Manage a portfolio of 150 donors. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in donor database, entering contact reports and strategy. Build direct
  relationships with new and lapsed donors who have been generous to TTUHSC.
• Work strategically with TTUHSC senior administrators, faculty, and staff to support university-wide fundraising priorities. Work closely with colleagues in Donor Engagement, Alumni Engagement, and Annual Giving to ensure high-quality engagement of all annual leadership level donors. Facilitates cross-functional communication to support joint fundraising efforts, ensuring timely follow-up and clear role definition for
  all partners involved. Ensures that proposals are submitted in a timely manner and clearly articulate impact, alignment with TTUHSC goals, and specific funding opportunities. Prepares appropriate briefing materials and talking points for all leadership participants prior to donor meetings or events.

Occasional Duties

• Travel as needed.
• Contribute to the overall success of the University and External Relations Division by performing other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree plus one (1) year related experience; OR a combination of education and/or related experience equal to five (5) years.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of three years fundraising or sales-related experience
• Experience with fundraising including annual giving, major giving, and planned giving
• Experience with Microsoft Office platforms, primarily Word and Outlook
• Experience working in a fundraising/donor database

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

Jeanne Clery Act

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal statute requiring colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information. By October 1 of each year, institutions must publish and distribute their Annual Campus Security Policy & Crime Statistics Report (ASR) to current and prospective students and employees. To view this report, visit the TTUHSC Clery Act website at https://www.ttuhsc.edu/compliance/clery-report.aspx.