Development Officer, Athletics

Development Officer Athletics

The Development Officer Athletics is a frontline fundraising role responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of annual and individual gift donors. This position collaborates on prospect engagement events and manages a portfolio of 100+ donors and engages colleagues to move donors through a pipeline from annual to individual giving. The Development Officer - Athletics helps support and advance fundraising efforts that directly benefit Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities.

Primary Job Responsibilities :

• Donor Management : Responsible for managing a portfolio of approximately 100-125 annual and individual gift donors and personally conducts 120-150, high-value personal visits annually with prospects for annual and individual giving with an emphasis on donors interested in supporting NIL initiatives.
• Strategic Planning and Execution : Helps to identify athletics and NIL major gift and planned giving prospects within personal portfolio and collaborates with other fundraising units to maximize gift potential; utilizes fundraising strategies and methods or activities to ensure proper acknowledgement, recognition, and stewardship of donors.
• Relationship Building : Identifies, cultivates and solicits philanthropic support by developing and maintaining relationships with individuals including alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and other key personnel; fosters positive and enduring relationships that produce reciprocal benefits; builds working relationships with and serves as a development liaison to other fundraising units.
• Representation and Networking : Serves as development representative at athletics-based events, meetings, etc., related to donor engagement as applicable, including but not limited to : The Billiken Golf Classic, Billiken Hall of Fame, Billiken Club Holiday Party, and various athletic alumni events.
• Communication, Documentation, and Compliance : Regularly updates database systems with prospects and projections; analyzes weekly fundraising reports; in partnership with Gift Processing, ensures all commitments follow gift guidelines and are tracked and received in a timely manner.
• Travel : Travels locally and out of town to cultivate, solicit and steward relationships.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

University Development

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40

Saint Louis University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for the position applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military / veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors. If accommodations are needed for completing the application and / or with the interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 314-977-5847.