Executive Director of Development

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York • New York, NY • 16h ago

Job Type: Officer of AdministrationRegular/Temporary: RegularHours Per Week: 35Salary Range: $150,000-$190,000The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.Position SummaryThe Executive Director of Development is responsible for raising endowment, capital, and current use support for the Climate School and providing management oversight of development staff. This position will identify, develop, and solicit prospects at the major and principal gifts levels, building a robust prospect pool for the Climate School consisting of individuals, foundations, and corporations interested in the issues that the Climate School addresses. They will cultivate and close major individual, foundation, and corporate gifts from new and existing prospects to support strategic initiatives and other identified priorities. Incumbent will also provide day-to-day oversight of the annual fund, major gifts, development events, and donor communications and stewardship. The Executive Director is a key member of the Climate School development team and will represent the Associate Dean for Advancement in their absence.ResponsibilitiesDirects a major gifts pipeline building program by identifying individual, corporate, and foundation prospects; by overseeing the annual, special gift, and foundation and corporate relations efforts; by personally cultivating and soliciting prospects, and stewarding new and existing donors.Responsibilities include face-to-face visits, organizing and executing visits for Earth Institute leadership and key volunteers, and planning and executing high-level programming, including using research and data analytics for pipeline building.Uses data-driven insights to develop fundraising strategies and measure success.Stays current with research at the Climate School by liaising with the scientific staff, working with scientists on private foundation proposals and corporate pitches, and preparing them for prospect meetings as needed.Ensures profiling of scientists and research in CCS communications that support development and major gift efforts.Assists in the management of other Development Office functions, including overseeing strategy for annual fund, special gifts, events, grants management, and publications.Works with the Associate Dean for Advancement and the Climate School leadership, and the Development Office staff to set fundraising campaign goals, leverage the Advisory Board for major gift contacts, and implement successful strategies for meeting goals in a timely manner.Tracks activity using Columbia development systems.Represents the Associate Dean in his/her absence, including management of staff.Manage other duties as assigned.Minimum QualificationsBachelor's degree and a minimum of eight years of related work experience required.Knowledge of professional data-driven fund-raising principles and practices, self-motivation, collegiality, and a high level of professionalism are required.Must have management, strategic planning, and budgetary experience.Able to deal effectively with a wide range of people in all @types of occasionally difficult situations.Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and efficient.Must have a track record of closing significant major gifts (with an emphasis on 7-figure gifts and above) as part of a capital campaign.Strong and tenacious work ethic and be collaborative and results-oriented, and be able to listen carefully.Ability and willingness to travel.Demonstrated ability to forge strong working relationships with internal and external constituencies and to bring new supporters to the Columbia Climate School is required.Prefe

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