Assistant Director, Leadership Giving
Northeastern University, Office of University Advancement
Boston
Purpose Statement
Northeastern University seeks a highly entrepreneurial, energetic Assistant Director, Leadership Giving to join its Advancement team at the dawn of the University’s largest and most ambitious fundraising campaign, Experience Powered by Northeastern. An exceptional opportunity for the individual who is looking to build or launch their career as a fundraiser, the Assistant Director, Leadership Giving will carry a portfolio and play a critical role in helping to ensure the continued long term philanthropic success of this world-renowned institution.
The Position
Reporting directly to Executive Director of Development Owen Devine, the Assistant Director, Leadership Giving (ADLG) will join the newly formed Leadership Giving team, whose primary focus is to cultivate donors who show considerable promise for evolving to higher giving capacity over time. The ADLG will build and manage a portfolio of mid-level alumni, parents, and friends, with a focus on raising gifts at the leadership giving level ($10,000 to $100,000). The ADLG will work in close collaboration with University Advancement, college and unit staff to identify, cultivate and solicit those donors. They will also acquire and articulate an understanding of Northeastern University and its various colleges and units to be able to have informed and educated conversations with donors/prospects. By working collaboratively across the university, the ADLG will play an active role in the success of the leadership giving program in terms of both development activity and philanthropic giving to all colleges, units, and programs.
The Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a natural relationship builder with one to three (1-3) years of development experience who takes a solutions-focused approach to their work and believes there are no dead-ends, only other roads to pursue. As an Assistant Director, Leadership Giving, they will embody what it means to be donor-centric, motivated by the desire to help people create meaningful impact through philanthropy. They will be a natural leader with the presence, interpersonal skills, and energy to build relationships at all levels in service to Northeastern University. They will be a true team player who has collaborative instincts, an inclination to integrate efforts, and the tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty in a complex, interdisciplinary environment.
Pearl Street Search Team
Maeve Clifford
