Academic Excellence Associate Director, Advancement
University of RochesterAbout the role
As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.
Job Location (Full Address):
300 East River Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14623Opening:
Worker Subtype:
RegularTime Type:
Full timeScheduled Weekly Hours:
40Department:
100006 Ofc Sr Vice Pres AdvancementWork Shift:
UR - Day (United States of America)Range:
UR URG 112Compensation Range:
$70,197.00 - $105,295.00The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Responsibilities:
The Academic Excellence Associate Director, Advancement serves as a key fundraising partner advancing philanthropic support for the University of Rochester’s Academic Excellence priorities, strengthening programs that support student success, teaching innovation, and academic opportunity across the institution. Working closely with the Office of the Provost and leadership across Academic Excellence programs, the Associate Director helps translate institutional priorities into compelling opportunities for donor engagement and investment that strengthen student success, scholarship, and experiential learning.Managing a portfolio of approximately 125 prospects, the Associate Director is a 70% gift officer, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors in support of initiatives that advance the University’s mission and aspiration to make the world ever better. Through strategic collaboration with advancement colleagues, faculty, and institutional leadership, the Associate Director plays an important role in expanding Rochester’s philanthropic pipeline and advancing campaign priorities.
Operating within a matrixed Advancement model, the Associate Director collaborates across central and unit-based teams to align prospect strategy, coordinating moves management across shared portfolios, and maximize philanthropic outcomes for student success, teaching innovation, and academic opportunity across the institution.
Travel on behalf of the University may be required for this role.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Major Gift Strategy & Portfolio Management
Develop and execute strategic engagement and solicitation plans for a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors in support of Academic Excellence priorities, experiential learning, scholarships, and University campaign initiatives.
- Manage a portfolio of 125 major gift prospects, advancing donors through qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
- Develop comprehensive donor strategies aligned with Academic Excellence priorities and institutional campaign goals.
- Execute targeted solicitations and support gift strategies in collaboration with advancement colleagues.
Campaign Development & Donor Pipeline Growth
Strengthen the philanthropic pipeline supporting Academic Excellence by identifying, cultivating, and advancing prospects capable of transformational support.
- Identify and qualify new prospects capable of major and leadership-level philanthropic support.
- Work with Marketing Communications & Donor Engagement to translate Academic Excellence initiatives into compelling philanthropic opportunities aligned with campaign priorities
- Build and maintain a dynamic pipeline of prospects supporting programs that enhance student success, teaching innovation, and academic opportunity.
Strategic Partnerships & Campus Liaison Engagement
Serve as a key advancement partner to the Office of the Provost and Academic Excellence leadership to advance philanthropic priorities.
- Engage regularly with the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Excellence and associated leadership offices to align fundraising strategies with academic priorities.
- Liaise with leadership across the Academic Excellence portfolio to identify philanthropic opportunities and advance donor engagement strategies.
- Build collaborative relationships with offices and centers that enhance experiential learning.
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