Major Gift Officer

About Curry College:

Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private, four-year, liberal arts-based institution in Milton Massachusetts. In addition to the main campus classes for adult learners are also offered at our campus at Cordage Park in historic Plymouth. Curry College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Curry College offers 25 undergraduate majors, over 70 minors and concentrations, as well as five graduate programs.

The Curry College mission is to educate and graduate students prepared to engage in successful careers and active citizenship with a global perspective. We are an inclusive community of diverse learners and educators, committed to continuing our legacy of developing effective communicators with reflective and critical thinking skills. We mentor and empower our students, building meaningful relationships that inspire them to achieve their ambitions.

Curry College provides rigorous and relevant academic programs to undergraduate and graduate students, and our rich blend of liberal arts and career-directed programs is enhanced by practical field experiences and co-curricular activities. Learning at Curry extends beyond the classroom and is embedded in all that we do.

Diversity and a culture of equity and inclusion among students, faculty and staff are crucial to the mission statement of Curry College.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, sex identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable state and federal law, including Title IX.

Job Description:

The Major Gifts Officer (MGO), reporting to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding constituents to generate major gifts in support of the mission and programs of Curry College. The position requires travel with the majority of community members living in the New England Region. The individual will be both donor-focused and College committed to enhancing the relationships that will result in funding for the institution's immediate and long-term goals.

Essential Functions:

1.Portfolio Development:

• Manage a prospect portfolio of approximately 200 prospects;

• Identify and qualify new prospects to be added to the portfolio as needed;

• Move prospects through the stages of identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship;

• Document engagement to ensure that meaningful contacts and giving data are appropriately captured in institutional records;

• Blackbaud database experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite;

• Working knowledge of prospect research software and principles.

2.Fundraising:

• Ability to initiate and build philanthropic relationships with prospective parent, alumni and foundational donors, and interact via telephone, digital platforms, and in-person to secure donations;

• Knowledge of fundraising principles and experience developing prospect relationship, from identification to stewardship to obtain contributions;

• Develop and present proposals to prospects/donors for funding;

• Ability to have complex financial discussions with donors and their financial representatives;

• Close major gifts from $25,000 to $500,000, with goal of $1M each year;

• Aptitude for persuasion, motivation, and promotion to secure resources;

• Create materials and engage with campus leaders for donors stewardship;

• Minimum of three to five years of frontline fundraising;

• Ability to travel as necessary;

• Available for nights and weekends as needed.

3.Alumni & Family Engagement:

• Expand and lead Curry Family Council Leadership Committee;

• Initiate opportunities for members of the college community to interact with prospects/donors and interpret the interests of various stakeholders;

• Develop philanthropic engagement tools to expand giving to the College.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field;

• 3-5 years of fundraising preferably in higher education or related sales experience;

• Proven record of closing leadership level gifts;

• Valid Driver's License Required.

Salary Range:

$90,000 to $95,000 annually.

Additional Information:

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, Curry College will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

At the College's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be excepted where the candidate can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the College, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Employment in this position is contingent upon the successful completion of all required pre-employment background checks.

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

Curry College (the "College") does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that we administer, as required by Title IX and its federal regulations, including in admission and employment.

The College's nondiscrimination policy may be found at:

https://www.curry.edu/about-us/community-resources/employment/notice-of-non-discrimination; the College's grievance procedures for Title IX complaints may be found at:

https://www.curry.edu/assets/Documents/Student-Life/handbook.pdf (pp. 96-125).

Individuals who wish to make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, or those with information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination under Title IX may contact the Title IX Coordinator, the Office for Civil Rights, or both. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its federal regulations to the College may be referred to either or both offices listed below:

Rick Sommer, Title IX Coordinator: King Academic Administration Building, Office G-06, 55 Atherton Street, Milton, MA 02186. (617) 333-2212, richard.sommer@curry.edu.

Office of Civil Rights ("OCR")-Boston: US Department of Education, 5 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-3921. (617) 289-0111, OCR.Boston@ed.gov.

Application Instructions:

Please apply online at https://www.curry.edu/about-us/community-resources/employment/job-opportunities for consideration. Interested applicants must submit the following:

• a cover letter;
• a resume; and;
• a list of three professional references, one of which must be a former or current supervisor, including complete contact information and professional titles.