Major Gifts Officer

Title :

Major Gifts Officer This is fully onsite at the Trinity Law School campus in California only

Department:

Development Department Summary:

Major Gift Officers serve as vital members of the Development Team, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding key donors and university relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Major Gift Officers are responsible for cultivating, stewarding, and soliciting gifts from assigned donors/prospects. Additionally, Major Gift Officers are to network and proactively identify new prospects for major gifts.
• Solicit major five, six, and seven figure gifts from assigned donors/prospects.
• Manage approximately 160 prospect relationships, personally interacting with prospects through face-to-face visits, phone calls, email correspondence, etc., including preparing personalized materials.
• Maintain timely, accurate records of communication with external constituents, and have these interactions logged appropriately into CRM or other systems.
• Seek to achieve assigned personal and Advancement department goals.
• Research, develop, and author funding proposals, appeal letters, and reports, as required.
• Serve as subject expert and lead for assigned area (i.e. planned giving, foundation relations, corporate relations, church relations, etc.).
• Serve as an ambassador for the university, representing Trinity on and off campus.
• Participate in, and on occasion, help plan special events.
• Maintain trust and confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Supportive of Trinity's mission and core values, commitment to a Christian lifestyle, and demonstration of character in keeping with biblical models.
• Three years of fundraising experience, or clear evidence of ability.
• Excellent written, verbal, customer service, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Bachelor's degree.

Working Relationships :

Reports to the

Chief Development Officer Work Schedule :

This is an exempt position. Additional hours may be required evenings and/or weekends as needed.

Compensation:

This position will be paid $100,000 - 120,000 commensurate with experience.