Position Description – Assistant Director of Development
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POSITION DESCRIPTION |
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Position
Title: |
Assistant
Director of Development |
FLSA
Status: Exempt |
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Reports to: |
Director of Development |
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Department: |
Development
and Alumni Relations |
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Date
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June
2005 |
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BASIC FUNCTION |
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The Assistant
Director of Development assists the Director of Development and the ABAC
Foundation Board of Trustees in all aspects of fund raising on behalf of |
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NATURE
& SCOPE |
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The Assistant Director of Development
reports to the Director of Development, although he/she also receives tasks
from the President of the ABAC Foundation.
The incumbent supervises approximately five other employees, including
the Development Resources Coordinator.
This position requires that
the incumbent function in a team setting.
With a large amount and variety of tasks and projects to be completed,
the Assistant Director of Development serves to coordinate and supervise
other employees assigned to the project.
Such projects include organizing the President’s Club Dinner, the
Dollars for ABAC Scholars Program, and the Goizueta Foundation Scholars Fund
Committee. The Assistant Director of
Development is responsible for selecting team members, identifying goals,
setting guidelines, priorities, and deadlines, and monitoring team progress. The position of Assistant
Director of Development requires flexibility and versatility on the part of
the incumbent. As projects and donors
change, the duties of the incumbent fluctuate. The incumbent must be able to adapt to
these changes and advance the goals of the Office of Development and Alumni
Relations and the ABAC Foundation. Perhaps the most critical
skill for the Assistant Director of Development is the ability to communicate
effectively to a diverse group of people.
The incumbent faces the challenge of selling the College’s mission to
potential donors. In order to convince
these donors, who often come from very different backgrounds, to invest their
private money in the College, the incumbent must use communicative and
persuasive skills very proficiently.
The incumbent must relate the mission of ABAC to the personal mission
of each potential donor with candor and integrity. |
Position Description – Assistant Director
of Development
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTABILITIES |
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Assists with
the administration of the Major Donor Program Ø
Assists with
the administration of the ABAC Foundation Ø
Oversees the
Private Foundation Program and executes the goals of the program Ø
Assists with
the operations of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations Ø
Directs the
Dollars for ABAC Scholars Program Ø
Supervises the
Planned Giving Program |
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BUDGETARY
RESPONSIBILITIES |
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The Assistant Director of
Development is responsible for preparing an annual unrestricted budget
proposal, generally in excess of $250,000, for the approval of the ABAC
Foundation Board of Trustees. In
addition, the incumbent prepares and administers budgets for the President’s
Club Dinner ($13,000) and the Dollars for ABAC Scholars Program
($75,000). The incumbent sets and
monitors gift income goals and establishes and implements tracking procedures
for income and expenses associated with each individual fund raising effort. |
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SPECIALIZED
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED |
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This position typically
requires beyond a four-year college degree but not an advanced degree, as
well as seven to ten years of experience in the field. |