Senior Associate / Associate Athletic Director for Development

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Position Title

Senior Associate / Associate Athletic Director for Development

Posting Details

Request to Recruit

Position Title

Senior Associate / Associate Athletic Director for Development

Working Location (City, State)

Boone, NC

Faculty Rank

No

Provide Rank

N/A

Position Number

088811

Department

Athletics Office - 120000

Description of University

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Position Summary Information

| Minimum Qualifications |
1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or University 2. Successful candidates will have a minimum of five years of experience in fundraising, development, sales, or other closely related field 3. Frequent travel is a priority in this position, requiring flexibility in work hours to include evenings and extensive travel as needed to accomplish objectives and satisfy goals | | License/Certification Required | | | Preferred Qualifications |
Master’s degree from an accredited college or University

| | Essential Duties and Responsibilities |
The Senior Associate / Associate Athletic Director for Development is a major gifts officer and is responsible for identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major gift donors and prospects for the Athletics Department. This position serves as the primary liaison between the Office of University Advancement and the leadership of the Athletics Department.

• Helps design and execute a fundraising agenda that will support and advance the Athletics agenda; develop and secure leadership gifts for Athletics
• Coordinates and tracks major gift fundraising efforts through capital projects, endowments, Circle of Excellence and the Yosef Club
• With University Advancement staff, analyzes and evaluates current and past donor trends for Athletics constituencies, and targets segments of donors and prospects for personalized attention, new and upgraded gifts, and special giving opportunities
• Develops formal proposals to donors and prospects for support using persuasive language to promote visionary gift opportunities
• Monitors and reports on progress toward dollar and donor goals for Athletics
• Conduct stewardship, including gift acknowledgments/thank you correspondence, recognition, communications and special events for major gift donors to capital projects, endowments, and the Yosef Club
• Files timely and accurate contact reports on donor calls to ensure information sharing
• Works closely with gift officers from other academic units to monitor overlap between lists of major gifts donors, and other prospects to ensure that contact strategies are developed in a coordinated fashion and that no donors or prospects are overlooked
• Coordinates Athletics Development staff for funding of special projects; responsibilities include: conferring with coaches and Athletics Department staff on project description and needs, identifying potential prospects, and coordinating the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors for these initiatives
• Coordinates travel to key cities by the Deputy Athletics Director, Athletics Director and coaches to see athletics major prospects, including setting appointments, arranging events, and follow-up, and accompanying these individuals as needed
• Meets monthly with the Directors of Development team in the Advancement Office
• Works collaboratively with administration, faculty, advisory board members, volunteers, and others in Athletics, the Advancement Office and across the University
• Works closely with the central development staff including the Office of Annual Giving and Donor Relations to effectively implement annual giving and donor stewardship plans
• Represents the Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc. and the University at key development and alumni events and fundraising or donor engagement opportunities
• Maintains compliance with procedures in coordination with the Office of Gift Processing to ensure effective collecting, recording, accounting, acknowledgment and follow-up on all gifts | | Type of Position | Full Time Position | | Staff/Non-Faculty | Staff/Non-Faculty | | Appointment Type | 1.0 | | Work Schedule/Hours | Mon-Fri, 8:00-5:00 pm except when travel, evening and weekend work is required | | Number of Hours Per Week | 40 | | Number of Months Per Year | 12 | | Mandatory Staff | No | | Suggested Salary Range | Commensurate with experience | | Physical Demands of Position |
  Typical physical demands of a professional position within the university office area. All duties are to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. |

Posting Details Information

| Posting Date | 01/08/2024 | | Closing Date | | | Open Until Filled | No | | Evaluation of Applications Begins | 01/09/2024 | | Proposed Date of Hire | 02/12/2024 | | Special Instructions to Applicants |
For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University’s Job Board:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of References with Contact Information (please provide a minimum of 3) or include references in the application form. | | Search Chair Name | Jonathan Reeder | | Search Chair Email | reederjb@appstate.edu | | Quick Link | https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/post... | | Posting Number | 201501337P |

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter / Letter of Interest Optional Documents 1. List of References with Contact Information