Major Gifts Officer / Sr. Major Gifts Officer, Penn Nursing Development

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Posted Job Title

Major Gifts Officer / Sr. Major Gifts Officer, Penn Nursing Development

Job Profile Title

Major Gifts Officer

Job Description Summary

The Associate Director/ Sr. Associate Director, Major Gifts identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards individual and institutional prospects for the School of Nursing. The MGO/SR MGO plans, coordinates, and implements development efforts and works closely with many faculty and staff across the school. The MGO/SR MGO plays an integral role in a wide spectrum of fundraising responsibilities, including communication efforts, events, and volunteer/board management.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of 125-150 qualified potential donors with the capacity of making gifts of $250,000 or more. Includes developing long-term fundraising strategies for each assigned donor or identified prospects in the course of his/her work and in accordance with University priorities.

• Complete 120 donor meetings annually with qualified potential donors to engage, cultivate and solicit gifts in support of Penn.

• Solicit 12-15 major gifts annually, with the understanding that the first year may not reach this target

• Develop an understanding of the educational, research, innovation, and financial needs and goals of Penn Nursing.

• Speak passionately and authentically about the history, achievements, and strategic direction of the School, and have the ability to articulate that vision effectively to a diverse audience.

• Effectively represent Penn' Nursing's mission and fundraising priorities to a variety of constituencies and stakeholders.

• May include responsibility for managing volunteer committee of the board of advisors, including ensuring that they are properly staffed, deployed, and satisfied with the level of support. 

• Report regularly to Vice Dean of Development and interact frequently with other colleagues on all fundraising activity through active implementation of the major gifts tracking / reporting / moves management system.

• Collaborate with University of Pennsylvania leadership and development colleagues on all matters regarding assigned prospects.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

**Please provide a resume and cover letter in order to be considered for this role. Please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of the application prior to submitting.**

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years (Major Gifts Officer Job Profile) or 5-7 (Senior Major Gifts Officer Job Profile) of professional higher education development-related experience or related work experience or an equivalent