Senior Director, Gift Administration - Office of Advancement – Georgetown University

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Senior Director, Gift Administration - Office of Advancement – Georgetown University

Job Overview

The Office of Administration – situated in the Office of Advancement - is the central intake for all philanthropic commitments made to Georgetown University. Its team is responsible for the intake and recording of philanthropic gifts, payments, and pledges to the University, and is a lead strategic partner in operations pertaining to managing donor commitments, including issuing charitable gift tax receipts and pledge reminders, and lending expertise to the efficient and accurate operations that support the various vehicles and methods for giving to Georgetown University.

The Senior Director of Gift Administration provides strategic leadership and oversight of all operations, including most notably, gift processing, gift accounting, and gift compliance:

• Gift Processing: The Senior Director manages and partners with the Director of Gift Processing and Analytics, who oversees a highly skilled team and an industry-leading processing operation that manages the efficient and accurate recording of tens of thousands of batches and gift transactions annually.
• Gift Accounting: The Senior Director manages and partners with the Director of Gift Accounting, who oversees the partnership and hands-on operations that interface most closely with University colleagues and donors, including pledge reminders, gift receipts, financial journals and reconciliations, donor-facing email and phone communications, and gift deposits.
• Gift Compliance and Gift Fund Collaboration: The Senior Director manages the operations and assist the CDO/AVP of Advancement Operations in the expansion of the team’s collaboration with key University stakeholders in relating to gift compliance.

They are necessarily knowledgeable about the operations of fund administration, and able to identify trends and patterns, process and protocol, and other elements of asset management required for compliance and auditing matters; and serve as a resource and partner for colleagues within Advancement, as well as with colleagues in other areas of the University, including Tax, Finance, Accounting, and General Counsel.

The successful Senior Director of Gift Administration employs their considerable business and finance acumen; communicates clearly and decisively with leadership, colleagues, and other partners; and holds themselves and their team to the very highest standards of gift administration. They responsibly stay current and knowledgeable about changes and updates to guidelines and regulations that pertain to recording and managing philanthropic gifts; and serve as a creative and strategic thought partner with colleagues – within Advancement, as well as UIS, event teams, vendors, and other stakeholders - who build, manage, and enhance the manual and technical data processes between Georgetown’s many methods of giving and the University’s CRM, GU360.

Work Interactions and Work Mode Designation

Reporting into the CDO and AVP of Advancement Operations, the Senior Director of Gift Administration manages the Director of Gift Accounting and the Director of Gift Processing and Analytics, and serves as a member of the DATA leadership team.

They regularly interact with OA and University leadership; collaborate with OA partners - notably with development, annual giving, and donor agreements teams, among others; and partner across the University, primarily with colleagues who also play important roles in gift fund management.

This position’s work mode has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree – preference for Master’s degree
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