Gift Officer- Capital Campaign

JOB DESCRIPTION

Propels major giving to UNCF’s unprecedented campaign to lessen the HBCU endowment gap and elevate opportunities for students of color across the United States. This person will help manage high-level donors and prospects, collaborating with other Campaign Gift Officers, the UNCF Development Major Gifts team, and Area Office Directors to execute comprehensive gift requests. The Campaign Gift officer may be assigned in specialized areas of fundraising (i.e., planned gifts, HBCU Alumni, corporations, foundations, and/or regional areas).

ABOUT UNCF

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, has been an engine of minority educational achievement for more than 70 years. UNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of black students who, because of UNCF support, become highly qualified college graduates. In addition, UNCF ensures that its member institutions remain respected models of best practices in moving students to and through college. Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has raised over $4.5 billion in private support, distributed more scholarships to help minorities attend school than any entity outside of the federal government, and enabled more than 425,000 minority and low-income students to graduate from UNCF’s member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and launch professional careers. UNCF is committed to closing the educational attainment gap between African Americans and other populations by increasing postsecondary access and success for students from underrepresented groups, particularly low-income and first-generation students.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; Master’s degree preferred. At least 5 years of field experience in development and major gifts fundraising.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Goal-oriented and passionate about education equity.
• Skills in fostering interagency collaboration.
• Ability to work with diverse racial and ethnic constituencies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and complete them in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of moves management, endowment fundraising and philanthropic reporting.
• Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently.
• Process management, training, design, and implementation skills.
• High energy, strong sense of initiative, creative problem solving and flexibility.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED:

Knowledge of O365 with intermediate to advanced knowledge in Word and Excel. Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT or other CRM preferred. Experience participating and hosting video conferencing platforms.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Remote and hybrid working environment, with a central office in Washington, DC.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

Medical, Dental & Vision

Vacation, Sick & Personal Leave

Life Insurance (Basic & Optional)

Flex Spending Accounts

403(b) Retirement Account

Holiday Savings Plan