Job Abstract

This role requires the willingness and flexibility to work an irregular schedule that includes evening and weekend hours during the call center campaign period, as well as weekends during major annual campus events.

Reporting to the Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Giving and working in collaboration with the Annual Fund team, campus partners and volunteers, the Assistant Director of Philanthropy and Engagement is responsible for directing our student calling/outreach program, managing student philanthropy efforts including oversight of the Senior Class Legacy Challenge, Denison’s senior class gift initiative, as well as creating and executing strategies to increase young alumni philanthropic support.

Directly manages all activities of the call center including hiring, training, onboarding, and managing student ambassadors during call shifts. Maintains a student calling stewardship plan. Creates educational materials for students, benchmarks with other institutions to measure success, and attends professional conferences throughout the year to create successful call and texting efforts, and increase engagement and fundraising efforts with alumni, parents, families, and students.
Coordinates the Senior Class Legacy Challenge by identifying, recruiting, and engaging members of the graduating class. Creates and executes a comprehensive plan and attends and leads all committee meetings and events.
Develop and implement fundraising strategies to provide outreach to graduates of the last decade and other young alumni. Devise and execute a plan to increase first time donor retention and increase participation.. Collaborate with Stewardship team to provide recognition of young alumni support.
Collaborate with Alumni Family Engagement through their work with Student Alumni Council to grow student philanthropy efforts on campus and educate students on the importance of philanthropy.
Serve as the primary contact for all student fundraising efforts on campus by collaborating with Student Life and student organizations.
Collaborates with offices within Institutional Advancement on projects and provides student support and engagement. Seeks out new opportunities for student involvement within existing programs in Institutional Advancement.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required: Bachelor’s degree, Program management, managerial (student supervisory) and event planning skills

Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.

The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment.

To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism (IDEA) at Denison Forward.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (740)587-6299 or by email at HR@denison.edu.