Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations

Title :

Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations

Department : SVP Advancement

Reports To :

Senior Executive Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations

Position Type : Staff

Position Summary :

The mission of New Jersey Institute of Technology's University

Advancement is to cultivate the understanding, engagement, and support of the

university's key constituencies - alumni, friends, and corporate and foundation

partners - in order to secure the philanthropic resources required to fulfill

NJIT's educational mission.

Reporting to the Senior Executive Director for Corporate & Foundation

Relations and exercising a high degree of strategic thinking and creativity,

the Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations is responsible for

identifying and cultivating corporate and foundation gift and grant

opportunities, and for soliciting and stewarding corporate and foundation gifts

and grants that advance the university's various institutional priorities. To

this end, the Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations works closely with

the Senior Executive Director and development officers, as well as faculty,

volunteers, and campus-wide staff, in preparing and solicitation letters, grant

proposals, program and project budgets, and gift / grant stewardship reports to

corporations and foundations.

Essential Functions :

• Supervise and mentor the Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation

Relations and the Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations.

prospects.

(including budgets), concept papers, event / meeting briefings, and progress

reports to corporate and foundation prospects / partners.

solicitation strategies for foundations and corporations.

working, mutually beneficial relationships with them. Schedule visits for NJIT

personnel with corporate and foundation program officers.

consultation with the Senior Executive Director, help determine corporate

engagement strategy regarding corporate clubs, matching gifts, site visits,

stewardship plans, and gift / grant solicitations for corporate prospects.

prepare and circulate event briefings for all campus visits.

foundation support and assist university personnel in the identification of

corporate and foundation grant opportunities.

prospects and donors from planning to reporting stage, including post-award

grant / gift management.

administrators in the appropriate stewardship of corporate- and

foundation-funded programs and projects.

could include evening and weekend meetings, special event attendance, and

travel. Ability to travel both in and out-of-state (25% out of state, 75% in

state).

secured, and new prospects identified to be established in collaboration with

the Senior Executive Director of CFR and Associate Vice President of

Development & Alumni Relations.

Additional Functions :

Director of CFR.

Prerequisite Qualifications :

fundraising experience in corporate and foundation relations or other relevant development

experience.

skills.

relationships with colleagues and external constituents; facilitate multiple

projects, make decisions, and meet deadlines; and identify problems and develop

creative, timely, and efficient solutions.

Raiser's Edge, FC Search, and ability to learn other programs, as need arises.

prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the

satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and

experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit : Non-Aligned

Range / Band : Salary Information :

In compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Law, the annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$130,000.00 (USD). NJIT considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses or other items.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefits NJIT offers for this position, please visit our benefits page : https : / / hr.njit.edu / health-benefits.

FLSA : Exempt

Full-Time

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