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Posted: 10-Feb-25

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Type: Full-time

Categories:

Operations Operations - Marketing/Promotions

Sector:

Collegiate Sports

Required Education:

4 Year Degree SUMMARY: The Major Gift Officer, Athletics will serve as a strategic fundraising partner for the Vice President of Advancement and the Director of Athletics. This position reports to the Associate Vice President University Advancement and has a dotted line to the Director of Athletics, emphasizing close collaboration with the athletics office. This role will strive to achieve ambitious goals in pursuit of the Athletic Department’s fundraising priorities. The Major Gift Officer, Athletics is responsible for planning and implementing a program of identification, cultivation and solicitation of individual major gift, planned gift, and partnership prospects, partnering with the Director of Athletics on high-level major donor strategies, supporting coaching staff with fundraising skills and case development, and serving in a supervisory role for the Director of the Royals Club. Candidates for this position should have experience engaging with a variety of constituencies including alumni, parents of student-athletes and community partners in the development of meaningful and productive relationships and highly skilled in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment.

This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is not eligible to earn overtime pay or compensatory time off for additional hours worked. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include: Collaborate with the Associate Vice President for Advancement, Director of Athletics, coaches, and University Advancement staff to align fundraising initiatives with institutional priorities in support of an operational fundraising plan for Queens Athletics Design, develop and implement purposeful strategies, plans, and tactics for discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, for major gift and planned gift donors with an emphasis on completing 75+ personal donor visits per year. Manage a portfolio of approximately 100 prospects to include charting plans and timetable for each prospect to include cultivation, involvement, solicitation, and appropriate stewardship. Supervises and sets fundraising performance targets for Director of the Royals Club. Solicit gifts through personal and virtual visits, proposal presentations, follow-up telephone calls, and coordinated written correspondence. Draft proposals and gift agreements for major gift prospects Ensure proper stewardship of contributions by maintaining accurate donor records, tracking progress, and reporting on fundraising outcomes. Represent Queens University at athletic events, community gatherings, and other university functions to enhance donor engagement and visibility. Stay informed of industry trends and best practices in athletic fundraising to ensure innovative and effective approaches. Represent Queens University of Charlotte at Athletics events, community gatherings, and other university functions to enhance donor engagement and visibility. Track activities in Slate Advancement for each prospect.

Non-Essential Duties: Other duties and special projects may be assigned to meet department and university needs.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills Preferred: Five+ years’ experience in higher education fundraising. Demonstrated experience in a higher ed athletics advancement setting preferred. Management experience preferred. Proven success in goal achievement for operational, capital and endowment fund development. Demonstrated accomplishment in the acquisition of major and planned gifts from individuals. Knowledge of NCAA regulations and an understanding of collegiate athletic fundraising best practices is preferred. Exceptional follow-up and follow-through skills as well as ability to plan, organize and control large and small projects through to completion. Collaborative work style, as well as ability to work independently. Must thrive in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing tasks and demands. Computer proficiency, particularly in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; ability to quickly learn and assimilate new systems and information. Experience with CRM software preferred. Available and willing to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and/or Bachelor's degree required or the equivalent in experience and education; master’s or advanced degree preferred.

Applications received by February 21, 2025, will receive first consideration. Queens will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

Create a Job Alert for Similar Jobs About Queens University of Charlotte About Queens University of Charlotte Located in the heart of the nation’s second fastest growing metropolitan area, Queens University of Charlotte leverages the city’s diverse and thriving environment as an extended classroom. Nationally recognized for undergraduate programs in international and interdisciplinary education, Queens blends the best of liberal arts learning with professional preparation and community engagement. Focused on supporting success for diverse learners, faculty build close and collaborative relationships with students and help them build intentional and individualized roadmaps for flourishing at Queens and beyond. At the graduate program level, the University offers innovative educational experiences that help learners advance professionally and retool for new opportunities. Our environs afford faculty myriad opportunities to advance their own professional growth and teaching and research interests by collaborating with vibrant industry, non-profit, and community organization sectors. Because of our history of innovation and our legacy of strong leadership, Queens is positioned to be among the new forerunners of American higher education. This is a defi...ning moment for Queens. While other institutions are focused on sustaining and surviving, we are thinking much bigger. Institutions that understand what is needed and are willing to reimagine what is possible can position themselves to thrive and strengthen their market position after the pandemic with innovative approaches that are deeply connected to the world and its greatest challenges. By 2030, Queens aspires to become the leading, private, national university of Charlotte with deep, meaningful, and reciprocal connections to the needs of our local community and economy; inventive and multidisciplinary academic programs that are connected to the world’s most pressing challenges and biggest areas of opportunity; a fully connected, integrated, and innovative set of experiences that support holistic wellness and wellbeing; a culture of continuous improvement and investment that enables faculty and staff to flourish and achieve their full potential; and a comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion that begins on campus and radiates throughout the community. Queens University of Charlotte aims to be a leading comprehensive university, distinguished by its commitment to transforming the lives of its students and enhancing the intellectual and cultural fabric of its community. Queens is a campus where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. The mission of Queens is to provide transformative educational experiences that nurture intellectual curiosity, promote global understanding, encourage ethical living, and prepare individuals for purposeful and fulfilling lives. To this end, the University recruits talented faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Queens encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically minoritized communities. The University also invites applications from individuals who are prepared to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body and to collaborate with colleagues to make Queens an equitable and inclusive place to live, learn, and work. Queens works to provide an accessible living, learning, and working environment for current and prospective faculty, staff, and students and visitors to our campus. If there are accommodations, we can provide to make your application process more accessible, please contact the Director of Human Resources (hr@queens.edu, 704-337-2297). The position duties and responsibilities listed above should be able to be completed with or without reasonable accommodations. HR works in partnership with employees to manage the workplace accommodations process. Benefits Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including: medical, dental and vision insurance, domestic partner benefits, a 403b retirement plan, with two options (pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions) with a generous match, vacation and generous paid holidays, tuition remission and tuition exchange, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, Health Savings Account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, paid parental leave, FMLA leave when eligible, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), free access to the Levine Center, wellness programs. In addition, employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance, critical care insurance and legal assistance. 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