Assistant Director, Annual Giving

If you are enthusiastic about a rich and diverse liberal arts environment, have a penchant for building relationships, and love to travel, we'd like to hear from you. Middlebury is seeking an Assistant Director of Annual Giving to collaborate with our Advancement team and help support the mission of the College as we continue our work in support of For Every Future: The Campaign for Middlebury.

In this position, you will tell a compelling story to alumni donors and volunteers about a college working to redefine the liberal arts and sciences for the 21st century. With a global reach, a place-based Vermont campus, state-of-the-art environmental initiatives, and an entrepreneurial spirit, Middlebury is capturing the attention of people who want to be part of something exciting.

You will inspire and motivate volunteers, cultivate, and solicit donors for annual leadership gifts, collaborate across a fun and talented Advancement division, and play a key role in achieving our fundraising goals. This work directly supports the institution's mission and helps launch talented students into lives of consequence. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with opportunity for growth within Advancement and across the College.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position with a starting salary range of $63,009- $78,787 per year.

Core Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute extensive domestic travel, conducting 1:1 small group visits with prospects and volunteers for assessment of interest, cultivation of connections, solicitation of gifts, and stewardship of past giving.

• Manage at least one milestone Reunion program and a portfolio of defined classes; recruit and manage volunteer committees, which fuel fundraising success and alumni connections.

• Recruit, train, and solicit 100-200 class agent volunteers who will conduct peer-to-peer solicitations with classmates

• Develop the solicitation strategy for a pool of leadership Annual Giving prospects

• Collaborate extensively with annual giving, major gifts, planned gifts, principal gifts, and the alumni office to develop successful prospect engagement, cultivation, and solicitation strategies

• Build and advance productive professional relationships with alumni, parents, and friends of Middlebury College in service to the College's annual fundraising goals

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of Middlebury's priorities and be well-versed in its academic co-curricular, and student life programming.

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.