Job Description

Location: Albany, NY Category: Professional Posted On: Fri Jan 31 2025 Job Description:

As a member of the Division of University Advancement the Assistant Athletic Director for Annual Giving is charged with contributing to the success of UAlbany's annual unrestricted gifts campaign, which has an overall goal of raising $6+ million in charitable donations from alumni, parents, friends, students, faculty, staff and corporations annually. This individual's primary responsibility is to increase philanthropic support for UAlbany by securing annual fund gifts through the Great Dane Athletic Club (GDAC), the membership-based annual giving program focused on UAlbany Athletics.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintaining principal responsibility for the engagement, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of annual giving donors and prospects for UAlbany Athletics.
• Maintaining a portfolio of local Athletics annual giving prospects with high potential and conducting face-to-face meetings and solicitation via personal outreach and targeted events; assessing major gift potential and interest of Athletics donors, transitioning cultivation to the Associate Athletic Director for Development.
• Oversee management of the GDAC branded fundraising organization for Athletics donors, with a focus on priority points and benefits related to Athletic events.
• Primarily responsible for daily operations of GDAC, including coordination between Advancement and Athletics colleagues to track and allocate benefits, points, seating and parking allocations, gift processing, related game-day operations, special events and activities.
• In coordination with the Office of Annual Giving, taking a leadership role in the design and implementation of direct marketing and solicitation efforts for UAlbany Athletics donors and prospective donor segments.
• Coordinating with the Office of Donor Relations and Athletics colleagues to facilitate enhanced stewardship, excellent customer service, and fan experience to Athletics donors, including recognition at events, inclusion in high-level donor activities, special access to Athletic events, and profiles in university web and print materials.
• Collaborating with colleagues from Athletics and the UAlbany Alumni Association with initiatives related to fan engagement, and the formation of a focused strategy on engaging the community to increase ticket sales, fundraising and overall pride in UAlbany Athletics.
• Representation at numerous external functions, home and away athletic contests, donor trips, and University functions while always maintaining the highest level of professionalism, including numerous daily phone calls and frequent personal interaction with donors. Helps to organize special events and projects in support of the Athletics program's fundraising efforts.
• Provide leadership, oversight and direction to direct reports to assure goals, programs, activities, and personnel practices are consistent with and contribute to the University's goals and strategies.  Lead employees for maximum performance and dedication. Complete performance management feedback and goals timely and per requirements.   
• Other reasonable duties as assigned

Functional and Supervisory Relationships:

• Reports to: Associate Athletic Director for Development
• Supervises the following positions: GDAC Intern (20 hours/week)

Job Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, manage multiple projects and take initiative.
• Ability to attend both home and away athletic contests and other related events, which frequently occur on nights and weekends.
• Familiarity and understanding of current issues in intercollegiate athletics and higher education.
• Ability to direct and perform confidential detailed work with accuracy under deadline pressure.
• Working knowledge of and familiarity with NCAA rules and regulations, particularly those impacting representatives of the institution's athletics interests.
• Ability to work with university and donor database systems.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• At least 2-3 years athletics annual fund, development experience at a higher education institution.
• Experience with day of giving campaigns
• Applicants must address in their application their ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• Experience in fundraising at a Division I institution

Working Environment:

• Typical office environment

Additional Information:

Professional Rank and Salary Grade: Division I Assistant Athletic Director, SL-4, $68,000-$73,000

Special Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link 

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