Penn State is currently seeking a top frontline fundraiser in the role of Assistant/Associate Director of Development to engage alumni and friends as partners in supporting Penn State Behrend, a major college campus providing a friendly, student-centered atmosphere with the resources of a major university.
Reporting to the Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Penn State Behrend and working closely with the campus’s leadership, as well as other partners and central development offices, this Assistant/Associate Director of Development will:
- Identify and cultivate a prospect pool of graduates and other key constituencies;
- Articulate Penn State’s needs, ambitions, and values, including diversity, equity, and inclusion, through excellent informal and formal communications, including written proposals;
- Plan and execute solicitation strategies leading to major gifts;
- Travel extensively throughout the region and across the country to pursue these strategies and build enduring relationships, tracked to a fixed and appropriately aggressive set of fundraising metrics.
This position will be filled as Professional or Intermediate Professional depending upon the successful candidate’s competencies, education, and experience. It typically requires a bachelor’s degree or higher plus one year of related experience for Professional. Additional experience and/or education and competencies are required for higher level jobs.
