Associate Director of Regional Development, Florida

  *Remote-Based Position, preferably in Naples, Fort Myers, or Palm Beach. Fort Lauderdale, or Miami*

The Associate Director of Regional Development is a frontline fundraiser and is part of a national fundraising team. The Associate Director is responsible for qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major and principal gift prospects in this key geographic region on behalf of West Virginia University, and its affiliates to identify and advance gifts at the major gift level, from $25,000 to $250,000 by building and progressing a personal portfolio of prospects during a multi-billion dollar comprehensive campaign.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Join a winning team that has a “can do” attitude with a collaborative and positive culture.
• Execute qualifying discussions to define philanthropic passions of suspects identified by Prospect Discovery and Strategy with capacity of $25,000+.
• Plan, schedule, and complete frequent travel in the assigned geographic region, including overnight, to contact prospects and donors in completion of portfolio/pipeline management.
• Travel to West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV for quarterly meetings.
• Coordinate with other Executive/Director of Regional Development assigned to region on overlapping regional development strategy.
• Collaborate with WVU Foundation, West Virginia University, WVU Medicine, and Mountaineer Athletic Club leadership and development officers to develop strategies to link donor interest with university priorities.
• Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of the University and its units, including mission, history, and current fundraising priorities assuring effective representation of all opportunities and priorities for private support.
• Build and manage a network of relationships with prospective donors involving University, WVU Medicine, and Mountaineer Athletic Club leadership, faculty, and volunteers.
• Facilitate and coordinate all communication with these prospects and among the prospect’s campus relationship
• Coordinating with Prospect Development and Strategy, suggest strategy meetings on multi-interest prospects with colleagues to keep gift discussions moving forward in a donor centric fashion. 
• Coordinate with Donor Relations and appropriate development officers to develop and execute personalized stewardship plans for select donors and prospects. 
• Comply with all WVU Foundation reporting and accountability standards and coordinate development efforts with university development staff as needed.
• Meet annual fundraising goals and performance metrics.
• Complete additional assignments which may be required by the supervisor or other Foundation senior management as appropriate.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Education, Experience and Competencies:

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree. A minimum of 3 years of direct and progressively responsible experience in fundraising or other employment involving similar direct client engagement is required.

Computer Skills                                               

Proficiency in computer and internet usage is necessary.  The ability to accurately enter data into a database and recall information through reports is necessary. 

Physical Demands

Air travel may be required.  A valid driver’s license is required.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations: N/A

Physical requirements

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use his/her hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, and possibly at times, climb or balance, stoop or kneel. Vision abilities required to perform this job include close vision. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

Other Duties

Work Environment: This is a remote based position.  Travel is required at times for this position.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.