Centre College is searching for a strategic leader to work with our Annual Giving Team to execute a comprehensive, multi-channel annual giving campaign. The Director of Annual Giving and Donor Experience balances high level strategy and organizational leadership with tactical efforts to create and execute fundraising solicitations.  This position requires strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to envision solicitations to campus constituents to include, alumni, current and past parents along with friends of the college. 

To be successful, the Director of Annual Giving and Donor Experience needs to be a thoughtful and confident leader who can manage others while also working alongside them to create and execute a plan.  This position requires the ability to analyze data to develop insights that will determine annual campaign strategies.  Excellent communication skills and an ability to convey complex ideas to a variety of audiences is required.  Bring your sense of humor and creativity to join a team that appreciates both fun and hard work.  

Reports to the Senior Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement. 

Essential Job Functions:

•  Execute a comprehensive multi-channel annual giving campaign;
•  High level strategy and organizational leadership;
• Tactical efforts to create and execute fundraising solicitations;
• Analyze data and develop insights.  Utilize data to develop and deploy fundraising strategies to optimize fundraising results.  Use data to drive segmentations of fundraising campaigns and engagement from a multitude of audiences;
• Develop and closely monitor a comprehensive set of metrics to achieve annual giving fundraising goals that include total giving, alumni donor participation, donor retention and fundraising by appeal, segment, and channel;  
•  Create dashboards to track annual giving performance and drive donor engagement and solicitation strategy;
•  Develop strong and strategic relationships across the College campus and within key constituencies;
• Execute a comprehensive Annual Giving Program that includes but is not limited to; direct mail, email, texting, social media, crowdfunding, video, and any other available communication channel;
• Write and design solicitations;
• Coordinate & manage with Director of Advancement Communications a comprehensive solicitation calendar that will interface with an overall communication strategy;
• Create and steward the donor pipeline.  Design and execute strategies to maximize donor retention and move entry-level annual giving donors from first gift to leadership giving levels;
• Develop and maintain an annual giving budget to accomplish strategic initiatives;
• Oversee Reunion Giving – recruit volunteers and oversee solicitations of class members;
• Redesign in conjunction with industry standards a young alumni giving program.  Program will drive dollars, engagement, and participation;
• Evaluate current giving levels and work with the Director of Donor Stewardship & Fund Management to reimagine giving societies.  Use societies to drive giving and a sense of belonging in order to engage alumni and enhance gifts.
• Create and implement a strategy to drive growth in the Associates giving program and increase alumni engagement in leadership giving societies;
• Collaborate effectively with partners across the College to identify and support annual giving opportunities. Conceive, coordinate, and collaborate on all annual giving fundraising campaigns on campus;
• Manage Annual Giving Team. Appropriately assign and distribute responsibilities. Manage personnel actions including hiring, performance appraisals, and other administrative actions for the Annual Giving Team;
• Demonstrate an appreciation for and sensitivity to a diverse academic community, fostering an inclusive environment for students, faculty, and staff from a variety of social, economic, cultural, ideological, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required. 
• Should have a minimum of five years of fundraising experience within higher education or a non-profit setting.   

Physical Requirements:

• Limited pushing, pulling, lifting.  Lifting would not exceed 20 lbs.
• Mobility on campus and to visit prospective donors is necessary.