Position Detail - MH Fund Officer for Leadership Annual Giving

Position Type: Staff Full-time (Hybrid optional)

Hours per week: 37.5   

Weeks per year: 52

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Salary Range: $65,300-$70,742

Department Summary & Job Purpose:

The Mount Holyoke Fund Officer for Leadership Annual Giving is a hybrid position that offers the opportunity for a mix of on-campus and remote work each week.

The Mount Holyoke Fund Officer for Leadership Annual Giving manages an assigned pool of prospective donors and volunteers through the fundraising continuum from discovery, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, focusing on prospects capable of making annual gifts of $1,837-$25,000 to The Mount Holyoke Fund. This position will visit with 70+ alums each fiscal year to solicit support and promote membership in the Cornerstone Society, which recognizes all donors who make a gift of $1,837 or more to the College each year. Visits will be conducted both in person and via Zoom. Regular travel will be required.

The Mount Holyoke Fund Officer for Leadership Annual Giving also directs and oversees The Mount Holyoke Fund strategy and volunteer management for ten classes in our post-50th Reunion cohort with the goal of maintaining high levels of support and engagement after the 50th Reunion. With oversight and guidance from the Associate Director for Leadership Annual Giving, this position also functions as the staff liaison to the Beyond the 50th Committee, a high-level volunteer group representing post-50th Reunion classes, and maintains regular communication, facilitates conference calls, and assists with the work of the Beyond the 50th Committee.

Core Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Portfolio Management
• Directly qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of leadership annual giving prospects with the capacity to make annual gifts of $1,837-$25,000.
• Engage in leadership annual gift solicitations that 1) retain current and re-engage lost donors, 2) grow giving levels of current donors, and 3) ultimately increase unrestricted giving.
• Conduct a minimum of 70 personal visits per year in person and via Zoom with leadership annual giving prospects for 1:1 solicitations. Local and regional travel are regular, and evening and weekend hours are occasional.
• Work independently and be self-motivated in initiating contacts with donors and potential donors; maintain relationships in person and electronically.
• As needed, work with departments within Development, including The Mount Holyoke Fund, Leadership Giving, and Planned Giving, to create and implement cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies. 
• Class and Volunteer Management
• Act as direct staff liaison to ten classes, including two reunion classes each fiscal year.
• Train, support, and communicate regularly with head class agents and class agents in each class to set goals, plan initiatives, motivate, inspire, direct, assess, and update them on their efforts and successes.
• Focus on volunteer recruitment and diversification within each class as needed.
• Work with colleagues in leadership gifts to develop annual giving solicitation strategies for leadership gift prospects in assigned classes.
• Develop all class-specific communications for assigned classes.
• Work with the associate director of Leadership Annual Giving to create a transition plan for classes immediately post-50th. 
• Beyond the 50th Committee Liaison With oversight and guidance from the associate director for Leadership Annual Giving
• Serve as direct staff liaison for the Beyond the 50th Committee.
• Manage committee membership and recruitment.
• Facilitate all committee communications and meetings.
• Meet periodically with committee co-chairs. 
• Be an active and collaborative team member.
• Contribute to overall Mount Holyoke Fund discussions affecting annual giving priorities and strategies.
• Participate in special projects or activities as assigned, including attendance at college functions and volunteer and/or donor events. 

Qualifications: 

● Bachelor’s degree required.
● Minimum of 2-3 years experience in fundraising, volunteer management, or other constituent management roles.
● Candidate must possess excellent organizational skills, ability to balance multiple projects and tasks, analytical and technical aptitude, and attention to detail.
● Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
● Experience in cultivation and solicitation of donor prospects a plus.
● Database experience, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel), and ability to analyze data and learn new software.
● Willingness to travel domestically within New England and the Mid-Atlantic, with some evenings and weekends required throughout the year. A valid driver’s license is required.
● Desire to be part of a strong team.
● Commitment to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Mount Holyoke community.

Preferred Qualifications:

License/Certifications:

Compliance Requirements: 

Physical Demands: 

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Working Conditions:   

Background Checks:

Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified employees that will allow all of its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them to successfully carry out the mission of the college. As a condition of employment, the College will conduct appropriate background checks for all new hires. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.

Special Instructions for Applicants: 

Apply online; application materials must include:

1. A cover letter summarizing interests and qualifications
2. A complete resume or curriculum vitae
3. Contact information for 3 professional references

Mount Holyoke College is a women’s college that is gender diverse. The College is committed to providing equal access and opportunity in employment and education to all employees and students. In compliance with state and federal law, Mount Holyoke College does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, genetic information, sex, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state or local law. The College does not discriminate on the basis of gender in the recruitment and admission of students to its graduate program.

Mount Holyoke College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.