Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Job Title

Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Job Description Summary

Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (37.5 hours per week), exempt, benefits-eligible Assistant Director of Annual Giving opportunity.

Job Description

Total Compensation

• Salary: Salary range begins at $55,160

• Benefits: The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day), affordable medical plans, Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals and$1400 for families (no match required, available to employees enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan), and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page (https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits) for more information.

• Work Location: This position will be eligible for a hybrid work schedule, pursuant to the College’s Work Location Policy.

About Institutional Advancement

The next decade will be a time of significant transformation and growth as Haverford approaches the 200th anniversary of its founding in 1833. This is an exciting time to join Haverford’s Institutional Advancement (IA) team – a team whose work helps to strengthen the unique learning experience at the core of the College’s mission. With a people-first, data-driven approach to philanthropy, the IA team builds and stewards relationships with the College’s deep constituency base. Focused on the future, the IA team is expanding its impact by leading a comprehensive, multi-faceted campaign aligned with Haverford’s strategic plan, Haverford 2030. As the campaign ramps up, the team is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated philanthropy professionals who want to innovate and usher Haverford College into a new era.

Built upon a Quaker foundation of hands-on, values-based learning, Haverford fosters a transformative, inclusive community of inquisitive students, exceptional faculty, and dedicated staff who are wholly invested in the institution. Haverford instills in its students self-directed leadership and active engagement within the College and beyond, leading to an alumni constituency, including parents, families, friends, and more, who believe deeply in the College’s mission and are committed to Haverford’s long-term success and sustainability in an ever-changing landscape.

About the Position
The Assistant Director of Annual Giving is instrumental in ensuring the Annual Giving team develops and implements programs, appeals, challenges, and/or other fundraising efforts that raise over $5 million annually for Haverford. The Annual Giving team works to grow Haverford’s donor base across all constituencies, especially from underrepresented constituent segments such as alumni of color, women, and LGBTQIA+. Programs, strategies, and prospects are allocated to Annual Giving team members based on need and complexity.

Primary Responsibilities 

Develop and implement a comprehensive annual plan to engage graduates of the last decade with Haverford College through events, volunteer opportunities, communications, and giving:

• Develop and implement a focused communications strategy for regularly engaging with young alumni
• Partner with Alumni and Constituent Engagement to offer regional events for new alumni
• Develop and support a robust network of young alumni volunteers with a primary focus on engaging peers, with emphasis on the four (4) most recent graduating classes
• In partnership with Annual Giving colleagues, recruit, train, and manage reunion volunteers for young alumni (1st, 5th, and 10th classes), supporting peer-to-peer outreach and fundraising to achieve class goals
• Partner with colleagues in determining how best to steward reunion challengers, donors, and volunteers in conjunction with Alumni Weekend

Oversee the transition of graduating seniors into alumni including the Senior Class Gift program:

• Recruit, hire, and supervise Senior Class Gift officers
• Create, energize, and train a Senior Class Gift committee charged with planning a year-long Senior Class Gift program, making peer-to-peer solicitations, engaging and stewarding classmates, and setting and achieving dollar and participation goals
• Lead strategy and development of high-profile senio