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Major Gifts Officer

Department: Resource Development
Reports To: Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule: Full-Time with core hours of Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Must be able to work a flexible schedule, which may include early mornings, evenings and weekends.
Purpose of Position: The major gifts officer supports United Way donors of who give $10,000+ annually. They are responsible for major giving engagement, prospect research, giving and designation information, and recognition.

Position Responsibilities

• Solicit current and prospective major gift donors.
• Manage relationships with major gift ($10,000+ annually) donors and prospects.
• Identify, research and qualify prospective donors.
• Develop and maintain highly customized donor engagement plans and donor files.
• Ensure all major gift donors receive follow-up communications and recognition, including thanks for all gifts.
• Record activities, update donor information and apply all tracking metrics in our database.
• Assist in the development and implementation of an annual major gifts’ operations plan.
• Engage with and support major gift donors who volunteer with United Way.
• Collaborate with other fundraising staff to solicit and engage with major gift donors through their place of employment.
• Collaborate with communications and donor engagement department to produce materials and tools to communicate regularly with donors and supporters.
• Help plan, promote and attend all events and functions for donors who are major givers.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three to five years’ experience in nonprofit fundraising or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication, public speaking, group training/facilitation, and organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and gain the respect of a broad constituency base, including executive levels in business, industry and government, foundation management, service providers and other key community leaders.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Must maintain access to reliable self-sufficient transportation.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel: Travel is primarily local during the business day, although rarely some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Range: $43,600-$50,000 per year.

Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter to [email protected].

United Way Core Competencies for All Staff

Mission-Focused: Catalyze others’ commitment to mission to create real social change that leads to better lives and healthier communities.  This drives their performance and professional motivations.

Relationship-Oriented: Understands that people come before process and is astute in cultivating and managing relationships toward a common goal.

Collaborator: Understands the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources (financial and human) through meaningful engagement.

Results-Driven: Dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good; creating, resourcing, scaling, and leveraging strategies and innovations for broad investment and impact.

Brand Steward: Steward of the brand and understands his/her role in growing and protecting the reputation and results of the greater network.

United Way of the Capital Region is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and seeks to hire as diverse a staff as possible.