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The Metropolitan State College of Denver
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Temporary Director of Development Research
RESPONSIBILITIES: This position is responsible for directing the prospect research operation for the Office of Institutional Advancement. This work includes the management of research and related processes to effectively support Metros fundraising efforts. Specific Responsibilities: Prepare and present informational support to the Institutional Advancement staff on individual, alumni, foundation, and corporation prospects. Use specialized resources to provide in-depth and/or targeted data in order to provide relevant prospect strategy and assignment recommendations. Proactively identify, evaluate, and present new prospects for identified fundraising projects. Lead efforts to coordinate prospect assignment and moves management. Develop and maintain systems to facilitate prospect identification, qualification, assignment, cultivation and solicitation. Track actions with prospects, provide supporting research, and assist with prospect strategies. Provide quarterly and year-end analysis of activities with prospects including asks made and actions completed. Prepare bi-weekly Prospect Management Meeting agendas, offering agenda items on new prospects for review and current prospects for strategy discussions and updates. Direct the maintenance of in-house informational resources including on-line, electronic, and hard copy data sources; hard-copy donor and prospect files. Participate in the accurate maintenance and proactive system reviews of departmental database. The successful candidate must have the ability to work with and be sensitive to the educational needs of a diverse urban population.
QUALIFICATIONS: Required:
- Bachelor’s degree (Master's degree preferred)
- Five years’ experience in development research (Higher Education setting preferred)
- Two years’ experience in managing a development research operation
- One year applied experience with fundraising software including report development (Raiser’s Edge preferred)
- Direct experience in the development and/or management of a prospect tracking system
- Advanced skills with data gathering from specialized electronic and hard-copy resources
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proven understanding of the process involved in investigation, analysis and qualification of a viable major gift prospect
- Proven ability to work professionally as a peer within a fundraising team
RANK & SALARY: Commensurate with education and experience
APPOINTMENT: ASAP
APPLICATION: Submit a letter of application which relates your education and experience to the qualifications listed above; a current resume; and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:
Chrysti Britt
Campus Box 14
The Metropolitan State College of Denver
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362
E-mail: crowden1@mscd.edu
Since opening its doors in 1965, Metropolitan State College of Denver has evolved into the largest public, Baccalaureate College in the nation and the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado. The College offers Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees - as well as an Individualized Degree Program. Metro State is committed to delivering a quality education to a diverse and talented student body of more than 19,000 students on a downtown, 124-acre campus shared with two other post-secondary institutions.