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Development Director/Associate Director of Athletics, Athletic Foundation
Washington State University
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
The Associate Director of Athletics position is a 12-month, permanent, overtime-exempt, administrative/professional position and is based in Intercollegiate Athletics, which is a departmental unit of Washington State University located in Pullman, Washington.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree. Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience which includes three (3) years of full-time professional fund raising experience and at least two (2) years in an institution of higher education. Demonstrated success in proposal writing and submission, evidence of ability to plan and execute a fund drive (i.e. responsibility for a project from conception to realization), demonstrated success in face-to-face solicitations of gifts of $25,000 or more OR comparable experience. Comparable experience includes six (6) years of progressively responsible full-time sales, marketing, public relations, or advancement experience which has involved direct, face-to-face contact with clients, customers, prospective customers and members of the public, program oversight and management, clearly defined goals and objectives and a demonstrated track record of success may be substituted for the experience requirements. A Master's degree in a related field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Work experience that demonstrates ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, co-workers, and constituents. Work experience that demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills. Work experience that demonstrates excellent organizational and time management skills. Development experience with a public higher education institution, or similar complex organization. Fundraising experience closing multiple gifts of $100,000 and above. Experience working with corporate, foundation and government proposal writing. Experience working with creating/developing/leading new organizations/units/teams, establishing objectives, and developing and implementing plans to successfully accomplish these.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
To be considered for this position, please send letter of application that addresses the position description, detailed resume, and names and phone numbers of three references to:
Diana Bidle, Clerical Manager
Associate Director of Athletics Search Committee
WSU Athletics Department
P.O. Box 641602
Pullman, WA 99164-1602
Fax: 509/335-0339
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2008. (Faxed copies will be accepted.)
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
In collaboration with the Sr. Associate Director of Athletics, establish unit goals in support of the department's strategic benchmarks. Develop, implement and manage a strategic plan to achieve the Athletic Foundation's annual giving priorities and goals, including all annual, capital, endowment, and campaign giving, gift planning, stewardship, corporate and foundation relations, development research, development services, and special events areas. Duty includes developing, implementing and managing task and individual staff development goals to achieve unit objectives.
Maintain and personally cultivate, solicit, and steward a major gift prospect portfolio of 75-100 donors, with emphasis on donors with capacity to make gifts in $100,000 or greater range.
Develop and administer policy, procedures, and programs as necessary within the Athletic Foundation.
Serve as the Athletic Department's liaison between the WSU Foundation and unit donors, and collaborate with other University development offices and directors as necessary to achieve Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and/or University fundraising objectives.
Monitor state and federal legislation and/or regulations related to development.
Supervise the development office staff and programs.
Provide and facilitate professional development opportunities for staff to enhance the operations of the unit.
Coordinate goal setting, monitoring, and evaluation of all staff members in concert with the stated annual objectives of the unit.
Other related duties as assigned.
SALARY:
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
UNIVERSITY:
Washington State University (WSU) is a comprehensive land-grant research institution with campuses in Pullman, Spokane, the Tri-Cities (Richland, Pasco and Kennewick) and Vancouver. There are ten colleges and a graduate school. More than 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students are served by the Pullman campus. WSU offers some 300 fields of study including more than 150 majors plus many minors, options and certificate programs. Bachelor's degrees are available in all major areas, with master's and doctoral degrees available in most. The University is one of the largest residential universities in the West. Pullman offers a friendly, small-town living environment. To learn more about the Pullman community, visit: http://www.pullmanchamber.com. The university's web page (www.wsu.edu) offers information about WSU and the surrounding area.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Washington State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521(v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509.-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.
