Associate Director Of Corporate & Foundation Relations

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For over 160 years, the University of Washington has been a hub for learning, innovation, problem solving and community building. Supporting this legacy and important public mission-with the goal of making the UW the world's greatest public university, as measured by positive impact-guides everything we do in University Advancement . Bringing together development; alumni and stakeholder engagement; marketing and communications; and advancement operations, we advance the UW's impact by developing meaningful connections that foster pride, advocacy and philanthropic support.

This starts with creating a culture of belonging within our organization that values the diverse experiences and expertise of our team members, allowing everyone to thrive and to contribute their unique talents as we strive to achieve our shared goals.

The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering has an exciting opening for Associate Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations. This is a full-time, permanent position.

The Associate Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR) is responsible for developing and executing strategies to increase corporate gifts and private grants in support of the College of Engineering and its academic units. This position will support the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering (Allen School), one of the College's academic units.

The Associate Director will be an integral part of an Advancement team that values respectful collaboration, shared leadership, professional growth and impactful contributions. In collaboration with internal stakeholders, such as the Allen School's director and faculty, this role will play a crucial role in developing strategic funding priorities.

What You Will Do:

Frontline Fundraising (75%)

• Work proactively on behalf of the College of Engineering to form beneficial corporate partnerships that result in gift and grant funding.

• Identify corporate and foundation gift and grant prospects and implement a strategic cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plan in collaboration with the UW's Corporate & Foundation Relations Office, the College of Engineering's stewardship staff and central UW donor relations and marketing teams.

• Work with academic leaders and faculty to develop proposals to best match the interests and requirements of corporations.

• Advocate for the Allen School's priorities that would attract major funding and work proactively to forge relationships among academic leaders across disciplines to develop funding opportunities.

Program Development and Management (20%)

• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to department chairs, faculty and administrators in designing and implementing strategies and advancement programs needed to sustain and increase corporate support.

• Coordinate the participation of the Dean, academic leaders, administrators, volunteers and Advancement staff in corporate fundraising activities.

Other duties as assigned (5%)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree and five years of progressively responsible experience in institutional development/advancement or related field, with an emphasis on cultivating and soliciting major gifts.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

What You Bring:

• The capacity to proactively approach work and operate with a high level of independence.

• Executive decision-making ability along with a high level of discretion and tact when engaging with donors and alumni.

• Demonstrated creativity, organizational ability and attention to detail.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite for correspondence, special reports, spreadsheets, databases and forms.

What You Can Expect:

• An open-minded and inclusive team that values diversity.

• A hybrid working schedule is available.

• This position requires a flexible schedule as the workload and times may vary, including evenings or weekends.

• Travel when necessary.

Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you log into your "My Jobs" page. If you choose to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

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