POSITION DESCRIPTION

Director of Annual Giving
Office of Institutional Advancement

As an integral member of the Institutional Advancement team in Alumni House, the director of annual giving assumes primary responsibility for the planning and execution of a comprehensive and highly effective annual giving program. He/she develops a coordinated matrix of communication and solicitation strategies involving e-mail, direct mail, telephone, personal visitation and volunteer engagement, all focused on shaping a sustainable tradition of annual support. The director has a keen appreciation for the foundation of annual giving as the enabling component of successful major and planned gifts programs. The director is team oriented and is skilled in marshalling the creative talent resident in Alumni House and elsewhere on campus.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Holds primary responsibility for the Fund for Hobart and William Smith (FFHWS). Develops all strategic and tactical plans for this essential program.
  • Works closely with the Office of Communications to develop, create, and mail multiple direct-mail FFHWS solicitation pieces
  • Executes a creative, varied, and highly effective annual giving solicitation strategy based in part upon data collection and analysis.
  • Oversees the success of a paid-student-based phonathon program, HWS Connect,
  • Creates, develops and executes a highly effective and sustainable volunteer component within annual giving.
  • Works effectively with other members of the I.A. team, particularly the major gifts officers, to gain strong leadership participation in annual giving.
  • Coordinates FFHWS solicitation strategy with the Director of Reunion Campaigns in a sophisticated and effective fashion.
  • Holds his/her own prospect pool and has annual goals for visitation and outcomes.
  • Effectively supervises the annual fund staff.
  • Oversees the success of an increasingly effective senior gift program.
  • Works collaboratively with the Director of Parent Relations in the planning and execution of a successful Parents Fund solicitation program.
  • Assumes other duties as directed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree required. Strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to reason quantitatively are important, as is a demonstrated ability to work with and motivate volunteers. Excellent organizational and advanced skills in Windows in required. Ability to work independently and within a team environment. Willingness and ability to travel and to work nights and weekends, as required. Five years of fund raising and/or educational experience desirable.

OTHER INFORMATION:

This is a full-time, 12-month, benefits-eligible administrative position. Normal campus office hours of work are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the academic year with a possible shortened workweek during the scheduled summer hours. This position description is not all-inclusive, as other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Expected start date July 2008. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume and the names with contact information of at least three references to:

Office of Human Resources
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
337 Pulteney Street
Geneva, NY 14456
e-mail: ferran@hws.edu
EOE

Hobart and William Smith Colleges are committed to attracting and supporting a faculty of women and men that fully represent the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the nation and actively seek applications from under-represented groups. The Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, or sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Founded as Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women, Hobart and William Smith Colleges today are a highly selective residential liberal arts institution with a single administration, faculty and curriculum but separate dean’s offices, student governments, athletic programs and traditions.  The Colleges are located in a small diverse city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.  With an enrollment of approximately 2,000, the Colleges offer 62 different majors and minors from which students choose two areas of concentration, one of which must be an interdisciplinary program.  Creative and extensive programs of international study and public service are also at the core of the Colleges’ mission.