Associate Athletic Director-Development Operations - (Onsite)

About Us

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts.

Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1.Students are our top priority.

2.We strive for excellence.

3.We thrive on diversity.

4.We celebrate collaboration.

5.We champion innovation.

6.We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7.We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8.We act ethically.

9.We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

Our Mission

The Georgia Institute for Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia has been an engine of Progress and Service for more than 135 years and is ready to play an even greater role going forward. With humility, and yet great confidence in our history and our unique capabilities, Georgia Tech is redefining what it means to be a leading public technological research university in this new era, committed to empowering people of all backgrounds and to integrating our resources across disciplines to create a better future for our community locally, nationally, and globally.

Over the next decade and following our 2020 strategic plan that was developed under the leadership of Ángel Cabrera (https://president.gatech.edu) and with the input of over 5,700 stakeholders, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. Additional information about Georgia Tech¿s commitment to excellence, its strategic plan and recent national rankings and accomplishments can be found at: https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/vision.

Georgia Tech Office of Development (DEV)

Led by the Vice President for DEV, Jen Howe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-howe/), our fundraising team at Georgia Tech currently consists of 88 professionals who are focused on securing transformative philanthropy (major and principal gifts) to support the strategic priorities of the Institute and its colleges, schools, and programs including Athletics. For fiscal year 2022 (closed 6/30/2022), the DEV team¿s efforts resulted in over $211 million in new gifts and commitments which helped to publicly launch Georgia Tech¿s largest comprehensive campaign in the Institute¿s history Transforming Tomorrow:

The Campaign for Georgia Tech which is intended to bring over $2 billion in new commitments and gifts from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other organizations. One of the most significant priorities within Transforming Tomorrow is ensuring access of the brightest undergraduate, graduate and professional students to Georgia Tech, regardless of their socioeconomic background. To learn more about Transforming Tomorrow and the other thematic priorities of the campaign, visit https://transformingtomorrow.gatech.edu/.

Within the campaign, DEV has already secured $170M towards Athletics initial campaign target of $300M to support facilities, current operations, endowment. It is anticipated that Athletics priorities and goals will be expanded and increased during the final five years of the public phase of the campaign, in order to fulfill the future vision of Georgia Tech Athletics, ensure the athletic and academic success of our student-athletes both on and off the fields and courts of competition, and provide a sustainable financial base for Athletics within the ever-changing marketplace of collegiate sports.

Job Summary

The Assc Athletics Dir Dev Ops will oversee and help plan and implement a comprehensive fundraising operation measured against competitive peer groups, the Atlantic Coast Conference and other Power 5 institutions. Specifically, the individual will have oversight of day-to-day operations, communications, stewardship, and events, and work in tandem with the GT Athletics fundraising team.

Will establish operational excellence and efficiencies that support the GT Athletics fundraising team. This role will manage the relationship between the Alexander Tharpe Team and other campus units and will serve as a presence in the absence of the Executive Director for all internal meetings. This role will partner with the Office of Developments Donor Experience and Operations team to ensure compliance with Office of Development and USG policies and procedures related to events, communications, stewardship opportunities, and operational plans. The Associate AD for Operations will serve as the primary contact for Alexander-Tharpe Board Members, and will have managerial oversight of Business Operations, Stewardship, and Events.

This position will supervise: Assigned Staff

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 - Reports to the Executive Director, leading strategic thinking, direction, and assists with management of all operations including, business and gift management, events, stewardship, web management and engagement, and information technology

Job Duty 2 - Works in tandem with Georgia Tech Athletics Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant, ensure alignment of scheduling and production of proper briefing materials for all high-level external constituents and donors for Athletics Director, Executive Director or other as assigned

Job Duty 3 - Oversight of events, annually evaluating event planning and effectiveness, and communicating across GTAA including but not limited to GTAA Facilities and marketing

Job Duty 4 - Assist Executive Director in development officer activity management, performance, and prospect management, including but not limited to: scorecards, expense management and reporting and fulfillment of Institute Development processes and pipeline management. Assist Executive Director with strategic leadership and operational excellence across gift administration.

Job Duty 5 - Assist Executive Director, Athletic Director, and other leadership entities in growth strategy in total commitments annually, cash received annually, and donor participation

Job Duty 6 - Primary contact for database operations and analytics, interfacing with other Institute units and affiliates as directed, including but not limited to the Georgia Tech Foundation and Alumni Relations. Ensure that data requests and reporting needs are met with timely, consistent and accurate provision of information

Job Duty 7 - Oversee or assign management of student and volunteers as needed, budgeted, and allowed

Job Duty 8 - Assist in creating working relationships with staff from the Alexander-Tharpe Fund and other units across Georgia Tech Athletics and the Institute

Job Duty 9 - Liaison with other entities across the Institute and affiliates with shared platforms, vendor contracts, and information technology

Job Duty 10 - Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience

Five or more years of job-related experience in a philanthropic role consisting of any combination of donor relations, gift administration, and events

Proposed Salary

Salary Range: $99,598-$127,000

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

o The job requires occasional travel up to 10% or more of the time

o Ability to think strategically, and communicate clearly and effectively

o Proven ability to manage or articulate a sound knowledge base of philanthropic operations and all

related functions

KNOWLEDGE

o An understanding of higher education philanthropic operations, specifically college athletics

o Experience in gift administration, project management, scorecard development utilizing Microsoft

office products

o Familiarity and working knowledge of philanthropic database systems, including but not limited to

Blackbaud, Salesforce, as well as ticketing systems of Ticketmaster and Paciolian

SKILLS

o Working knowledge of Adobe suite products

o Demonstrated skills with Microsoft office suite

o Excellent interpersonal relationship development

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect.

These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all.

To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening