Req #: 239271 Department: COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Appointing Department Web Address: https://www.engr.washington.edu/ Job Location Detail: Hybrid eligible Posting Date: 09/25/2024 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $7,084 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701\_a11y.pdf) As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. For over 160 years, the University of Washington has been a hub for learning, innovation, problem solving and community building. Supporting this legacy and important public mission—with the goal of making the UW the world’s greatest public university, as measured by positive impact—guides everything we do in University Advancement (https://www.washington.edu/advancement/) . Bringing together development; alumni and stakeholder engagement; marketing and communications; and advancement operations, we advance the UW’s impact by developing meaningful connections that foster pride, advocacy and philanthropic support. The mission of the Development team is to facilitate private resources to enhance and protect the University’s reputation and support equitable community building and service. This starts with creating a culture of belonging (https://www.washington.edu/advancement/about/) within our organization that values the diverse experiences and expertise of our team members, allowing everyone to thrive and to contribute their unique talents as we strive to achieve our shared goals. **The College of Engineering has an exciting opening for a temporary Associate Director for Advancement. This is a full-time, temporary position through June 2025.** The Associate Director for Advancement is responsible for executing strategies to raise major gifts in support of the College of Engineering and its academic units. The Associate Director for Advancement works closely with academic leaders to implement strategies toward the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of key individual major donors and prospects. This will be done in close partnership with the Director of Advancement. Reporting to the Director of Advancement, this position will join a team that values respectful collaboration, relationship-building, shared equity leadership, autonomy with accountability, professional growth, trust and impact. The Associate Director for Advancement will manage relationships with key internal stakeholders such as faculty and departmental chairs. With these partners, the Associate Director for Advancement will represent strategic funding priorities to external audiences. **What You Will Do:** + Serve as the internal relationship manager for specific academic partners. + Collaborate with academic partners to execute fundraising activities necessary to successfully secure gifts of $50,000 and above for the College of Engineering. + Manage the cultivation, solicitation and stewarding of prospects and alumni by helping academic partners develop relationships with those who can make major gifts. + Facilitate connections between donors and donor prospects with academic leaders. + Prepare and complete timely contact reports, written proposals and other development materials for use during donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship activities. + Prepare, review and edit all materials needed to secure and steward gifts. + Attend meetings and participate in University Advancement and College of Engineering events and activities, as appropriate. **What You Bring:** + Knowledge of alumni relations/development/advancement principles and preference for an understanding of the integrated advancement model. + The capacity to proactively approach work and operate with a high level of independence. + Demonstrated flexibility and initiative to handle a variety of tasks and a wide range of people, including donors, volunteers and faculty. + Demonstrated creativity, top organizational ability and attention to detail. + Proficiency in Microsoft Office for generating correspondence, special reports, spreadsheets and design/photography software and applications. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** + Bachelor's degree and four years of experience in development, advancement or related field, with an emphasis on cultivating and soliciting major gifts. **Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.** **What You Can Expect:** + Hybrid work schedule available. + This position requires a flexible schedule as the workload and times may vary, including evenings or weekends. + This position is temporary, lasting through June 2025. **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.\#UWUAJOBS University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.