Assistant Athletics Director for Development

Title:  Assistant Athletics Director for Development

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Monday - Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Athletics

Position Summary

The Assistant Athletic Director for Development will play a critical role in helping the athletic department meet all fundraising goals including specific unrestricted and sport-specific targets. This position will help to lead the strategy and development of enhanced annual, leadership annual, and major giving efforts that align with the fundraising goal and priorities within the Phoenix Rising strategic plan. Further, this position could include oversight of annual giving, stewardship, general engagement, communications, and stewardship efforts. This position will play a critical role in helping the athletics development team hit and exceed annual and long-term fundraising objectives including cash and pledge production goals, donor acquisition and retention targets, implementation of new engagement and revenue generation opportunities, cultivation of former student-athlete and student-athlete parent constituencies, and more.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Title:  Assistant Athletics Director for Development

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Monday - Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Athletics

Position Summary

The Assistant Athletic Director for Development will play a critical role in helping the athletic department meet all fundraising goals including specific unrestricted and sport-specific targets. This position will help to lead the strategy and development of enhanced annual, leadership annual, and major giving efforts that align with the fundraising goal and priorities within the Phoenix Rising strategic plan. Further, this position could include oversight of annual giving, stewardship, general engagement, communications, and stewardship efforts. This position will play a critical role in helping the athletics development team hit and exceed annual and long-term fundraising objectives including cash and pledge production goals, donor acquisition and retention targets, implementation of new engagement and revenue generation opportunities, cultivation of former student-athlete and student-athlete parent constituencies, and more.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.

Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses

Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.

Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.

Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.

Free use of campus fitness facilities.

Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree required. 2-4 years of related fundraising, sales, operations management, or sport management experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

Master's Degree preferred.

Job Duties

• Provide strategic direction and oversight of all annual giving efforts; direct all aspects of annual giving for athletics. Oversee strategic coordination of annual giving, development, donor communications, ticket sales and more.

• Help to plan, implement, and lead all engagement opportunities for the Phoenix Club and Elon Athletics to include, but not limited to:

  • Night of the Phoenix
  • Donor stewardship events
  • Road tailgates and pregame socials
  • Championship receptions
  • Thank-a-Thon
  • Sport-specific alumni reunions
  • Sport-specific fundraising management with coaches and assigned sport programs, including men’s and women’s basketball.

• Fundraising cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and strategic engagement.

• Former Student Athlete Engagement. Work with the Assistant Director for Development on developing and executing an engagement and solicitation plan to reach the annual Former Student Athlete giving participation goal.

• Manage and provide direction to annual fund operation and stewardship needs.

• Contributes to the overall success of the University's intercollegiate athletics program by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Complies with all University and CAA regulations, as well as all NCAA rules and regulations. Remains current with all changes in NCAA, as well as changes to University and CAA rules and regulations regarding intercollegiate athletics. This includes the requirement for self-reporting any possible rule violations and participation in the annual NCAA continuing education programs including passing the NCAA certification test, if applicable. Any violation of NCAA rules is prohibited.

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