Director, Regional Development, West Coast

Director, Regional Development, West Coast
Brown University

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Job Description:

Brown University Advancement seeks a Director, Regional Development who is responsible for the strategic management of a comprehensive, regionally focused, development program for the West Coast region. This position is responsible for building engagement and philanthropic support throughout the BrownTogether campaign and beyond.

The success of this program will be vital in supporting the University's priorities and advancing its mission through philanthropy.

The Director oversees the following:

• Regionally based leadership, major and principal gift fundraising
  
• Engagement programming
  
• Management of a team of four or more staff with varying geographic focus
  

• The liaison to the President's Office
  
• The Senior Vice President for Advancement and Vice President of Development
  
• Fundraisers from across the Division
  

• Bachelor's degree required.
  
• Minimum 6 years of experience in fundraising in related fields such as development, sales, and customer relations.
  
• Minimum 2 years of staff management experience.
  

• Proven ability to solicit and close gifts on the $1M+ level, or equivalent experience in related fields (such as sales).
  
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to initiate, collaborate, implement, monitor, evaluate, and advance strategic plans that support the activities of the program and contribute to the overall goals and objectives of Advancement and the fundraising enterprise.
  
• Ability to inspire, mentor, motivate team performance and promote accountability. Provide appropriate training, support, and feedback to all fundraising professionals, including early, mid-career, and senior-level gift officers. Proven effectiveness at recruiting, hiring, and retaining high-performance fundraising staff.
  
• Computer proficiency and knowledge of CRM systems are required.
  
• Working knowledge of email and calendars, the Windows environment, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other software such as Adobe Acrobat, donor databases, etc.
  
• Must be able and willing to travel frequently throughout the United States to attend relevant programs and events and to meet with current and prospective donors and leadership volunteers to further cultivation and solicitation strategies. Must be able and willing to work occasional evenings and weekends.
  

• Development fundraising experience preferred.
  

• Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), including experience/ability to identify and emphasize diverse perspectives in programming, communications, and strategy. Commitment to working in a team environment is essential.
  
• Superior interpersonal skills with proven ability to successfully interact and collaborate with varied constituencies in a professional manner, exhibiting excellent written and oral communication skills, team-building skills, and demonstrating tact, poise, and diplomacy while working with a wide variety of personalities. Ability and comfort in meeting and interacting with individuals of considerable social status and affluence is required.
  
• Ability to apply good judgment and proven responsible decision-making skills; tact and discretion are required to deal with highly confidential alumni, parent, student, family, donor, and prospect information.
  
• Must be detail-oriented, a self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple projects, priorities, and staff to meet goals and timelines.
  
• Decisiveness, trustworthiness, discretion, and creativity are daily requirements of this position.