Summary

This position is responsible for implementing immediate and long-range strategies to increase giving for the McColl School of Business among alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and corporate/foundation sources. This position reports through University Advancement and maintains a relationship with senior leadership of the McColl School of Business. This position will also interact closely with and manage the development efforts of the McColl School Alumni Association Board and the McColl School Board of Advisors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of University Advancement’s Annual Giving team in achieving overall university fundraising and participation goals. 

Development Responsibilities

• Serve as Chief fundraiser for the McColl School Excellence Fund, the annual fund for the McColl School of Business. Mange the annual solicitation calendar, identification of donors and stewardship. 
  
• Partner with the McColl School senior leadership team to engage constituents of the McColl School through best practices in donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Manage a portfolio of 150 leadership level gift prospects.
• Manage the McColl School’s annual fundraising golf tournament, which includes soliciting event sponsors and recruiting teams and players.
• Manage and solicit sponsorships for the Carolinas Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the Annual Giving and Alumni Relations teams as needed.
• Provide support on University-related fundraising initiatives as needed. 

Volunteer Management Responsibilities

• Work closely with the McColl School Alumni Association Board and accompanying committees. 
  
• Serve as the development liaison for the McColl School Board of Advisors.
• Support the Entrepreneurial Leadership Circle by coordinating monthly meetings and assisting with membership renewal. 

Strategic Communications Responsibilities

• Manage the McColl School Excellence Fund pages of the Queens/McColl School website.
• Coordinate with McColl School communications liaison to provide content for monthly Alumni & Friends email newsletter.
• Maintain reports, queries, exports and individual records in the University’s centralized alumni/donor database, Raiser’s Edge.

Non-Essential Duties

• Other duties and special projects may be assigned to meet department goals.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required 

• Ability to represent the university effectively to campus leadership and external audiences. 
• Able to work with minimal supervision and perform independently as well as with a team.
• Detail-oriented with good organizational and time management skills. 
• Computer proficiency, particularly in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint; ability to quickly learn and assimilate new systems and information.
• Experience with donor database management system, preferably Raiser’s Edge.
• Ability to manage work projects from start to finish.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, as well as to accept directions on given assignments.
• Excellent experience in fundraising, donor relations, alumni programming or related fields.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects with occasionally shifting priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, professional attitude, sense of humor, and enthusiasm.
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred, relevant experience preferred.
• Strong reasoning skills and the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to resolve problems.
• Must be able to effectively interact with a variety of individuals at all levels, both external and internal to the university, including donors, alumni, students, faculty and staff.
• Proven ability in taking initiative, multi-tasking and working well under pressure.
• Flexibility and adaptability is required, as is a proven attention to detail.
• Demonstrated organizational and planning skills.
• Night and weekend work required to accomplish objectives of the position.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Occasional local and overnight travel required

• Visual Abilities: Read reports, create presentations, and use a computer system.
• Hearing: Hear well enough to communicate with co-workers, vendors, and students.
• Dexterity, Grasping, Feeling: Write, type, and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems.
• Mobility: Open files and operate office machines; move between departments and attend meetings across campus.
• Talking: Frequently convey detailed or important instructions and ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Lifting, Pulling, Pushing: Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Work Conditions

• Work in office environment, involving contact with faculty, staff, students, parents, service providers and vendors.
• Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions and may be stressful at times. 

• Work may require occasional local and overnight travel.

ABOUT QUEENS

Queens University of Charlotte is a student-centered, comprehensive, private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). With a foundation in the liberal arts and a commitment to excellence in education, the university serves the needs of a diverse co-educational student body of 2,200 with a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Queens offers students learning experiences through the College of Arts & Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the James L. Knight School of Communication, the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, the Presbyterian School of Nursing and the Andrew Blair College of Health and the Hayworth School of Graduate and Continuing Studies. In all of its programs, Queens emphasizes active and collaborative learning, meaningful student-teacher relationships, a creative synthesis of the liberal arts with the world of work, and the value and necessity of lifelong learning. Additional information about Queens University of Charlotte may be found at http://www.queens.edu/Documents/HR/About-Queens.pdf

 Queens University of Charlotte values campus diversity and demonstrates this in campus initiatives; we particularly encourage members of historically under-represented groups to apply. Queens is an equal opportunity employer, completely and firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identify, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring policies, or other University-administered programs. Any applicant for employment who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Director of Human Resources 704-337-2297.

Benefits

Queens offers medical, vision and dental insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution retirement plan & supplemental retirement plan, vacation and paid holidays, tuition remission, pet insurance, critical illness insurance, pre-paid legal plan, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, health savings account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), free Levine Center for Wellness & Recreation access.

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