ADVANCEMENT OFFICER II – UCLA – Los Angeles, CA

Under the direction of the Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations (E.D.) in the School of Nursing, establish long-range goals for development programs and activities that reflect the academic priorities of the School of Nursing. Engage high-level volunteers, including members of the Corporate Advisory Board, Alumni Board, event host committees and other school supporters to provide community linkage to development programs and to assist with specific solicitations and other programmatic elements as assigned by the E.D. Serve as a staff resource to the Dean and represent the School and its departments to the broader community. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with appropriate individuals and offices in the School of Nursing, External Affairs, other UCLA schools, and in local, national and international communities. Use available data to develop constituencies and identify prospects. Organize meetings of volunteers and donors. Identify a core group of prospective donors (including individuals, corporations and foundations) for major gifts and maintain active awareness of prospective donors in the prospect pool at various stages of identification, cultivation and solicitation. Strategically plan, prepare for major gift solicitations with the E.D.

Percentage of Time:

100

Shift Start:

8:00 am

Shift End:

6:00 pm

Qualifications for Position

18

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Qualifications

Required/Preferred

Progressive responsibility and experience as a professional development officer.

Required

Strong working knowledge of principles and practices of major gift fund raising in a major research university.

Required

Demonstrated supervisory skills to provide direction, guidance and training to support staff.

Required

Demonstrated ability to organize, direct, motivate and evaluate the efforts of volunteers.

Required

Strong communication skills to express, both orally and in writing, the mission of the University and the fund raising goals of the campus, especially as they relate to the School of Nursing.

Required

Excellent interpersonal skills to maintain effective working relationships with other staff, academic leaders, faculty, community leaders, donors and volunteers.

Required

Excellent ability to take initiative and work independently.

Required

Familiarity with word-processing, database, spreadsheet, scheduling and email applications. Willingness to learn new programs and applications.

Required

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access.

Preferred

Strong ability to run, analyze and summarize computer-generated reports from University databases and other sources as needed.

Required

Knowledge of Advance, Island, and Consolidated Gift Fund Reports.

Preferred

Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and implement individual, corporate and foundation identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies.

Required

Strong ability to set priorities and manage work flow to fulfill objectives and meet goals according to deadlines in a high-paced work environment.

Required

Excellent written and communication skills, with the ability to produce business correspondence, solicitation materials, appropriate letters of acknowledgment, letters of introduction, proposals to individuals, corporations and foundations, reports and other materials as needed.

Required

Demonstrated skill in analyzing information to define problems and objectives.

Required

Demonstrated ability to recruit, orient, train, organize, motivate and evaluate staff and volunteers who support development goals and programs.

Required

Strong working experience conceptualizing, planning and implementing a wide variety of special events, including but not limited to fundraisers, lectures, award ceremonies, conferences, colloquiums, seminars, salons, receptions, and speaking engagements.

Required

Ability to work some weekends and evenings as needed.

Required

Additional Posting Information

Bargaining Unit:

99-Policy Covered

Application Deadline:

08-30-2013

External Posting Date:

by NFJcom via NursingFacultyJobs.com