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ARD PME

About the Department

Alumni Relations and Development (ARD) engages alumni (220k), current students, parents, and friends of the University through intellectual, professional, and social activities on campus, around the world, and online. ARD raises \$600 million annually to support faculty and researchers, practitioners and patients, and students and programs across the University. Our work supports priorities in every division, school, department, and institute.

The Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) development team works collaboratively to secure gifts and grants from individuals and institutions to support PME priorities and objectives, as set by both the PME Dean and Director of Development, and foster increased engagement with PME. The development team\'s goal is to significantly increase philanthropic support in the next three to five years, through in-person meetings, carefully curated cultivation and stewardship events, and other forms of donor engagement. The team collaborates with colleagues across ARD to broaden the exposure of the PME to alumni and friends of the University of Chicago.

Job Summary

The Associate Director\'s primary responsibilities are to secure leadership annual, major, and planned gifts as well as work closely with the Director of Development to develop and execute strategies that support engaging and growing the PME donor base. This includes serving as a frontline gift officer, managing development communications, coordinating stewardship and donor relations, and leveraging programs and events to strengthen donor engagement. The Associate Director provides leadership in the development department on various projects and areas of responsibility and operates with a high degree of independence.

This position manages programs designed to meet University fundraising goals for contributed income. Serves as strategist of efforts to secure gifts and build relationships with alumni, faculty, administrators and organizations with potential to make gifts. Develops communication strategies for projects.

Responsibilities

Drives PME activity for major gifts. Manages portfolio of 80 -100 prospects. Identifies, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards individuals or institutions that have the capacity and interest to make five and six-figure gift commitments to PME.

Collaborates with the Director of Development, Prospect Management, and Prospect Research to identify and target key gaps in coverage among prospect segments with promising fundraising potential and build leadership annual, major gift, and planned giving pipelines.

Achieves personal fundraising activity goals monthly, quarterly, and annually. Maintains active and regular local travel schedule to meet with donors and prospective donors.

Assists in the planning and execution of strategic events and programs designed to advance relationships with prospects and donors, including the semi-annual PME Advisory Council meetings.

Cultivates relationships with PME Advisory Council members and develops corresponding solicitation strategies.

Leads or contributes to development communications including writing appeal letters and development talking points, briefings, and proposals; creating and overseeing donor content for print and digital publications; and collaborating and liaising with PME\'s marketing department and ARD\'s strategic communications and direct response teams.

Develops and implements compelling plans for stewardship and donor relations and seeks new and innovative ways to engage donors and prospective donors in order to increase fundraising.

Provides leadership in the development department and serves as project manager for key initiatives as assigned

Establishes and maintains strong links between PME and ARD colleagues to ensure a coordinated approach to multi-interest prospects and donors and the implementation of fundraising best practices.

Works with Assistant Director to identify and refine useful reporting from development CRM.

Seeks opportunities for professional development that will enhance job performance, including building networks within the University and with colleagues at peer institutions.

Has a deep understanding of fundraising operations for a school or department of the University. Participates in the development of fundraising goals, policies and short and long-term strategies. Assesses, analyzes and evaluates fundraising programs, specialized projects or major events.

Prepares annual development reports assessing progress toward achievement of goals. Analyzes and evaluates information to identify trends and patterns, evaluates strategies and makes recommendations.

Establishes fundraising goals and priorities based on department objectives, designs strategies to meet those goals, and monitors progress against goals.

Identifies, analyzes, and qualifies donor interest to maximize giving. Helps with overall planning efforts for the University\'s most important prospects. Works independently to