CSU Posts Announcement of Opening for a Turner College Development Officer

Earlier this week the job posting for the Turner College's new Development Officer went live. According to the posting, the Development Officer will report to the Chief Advancement Officer and will be primarily responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding mid-level and principal gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Retaining current donors is a crucial aspect of the Development Officer's role, as it helps ensure ongoing support for CSU. This role involves developing and executing strategic fundraising plans, managing donor relationships, coordinating appeals campaigns, and contributing to the overall success of advancement efforts. The Development Officer will collaborate with various stakeholders, alumni relations, and other university departments, to align fundraising activities with the academic priorities and goals of CSU as defined by the CSU President. This position will primarily be responsible for raising private philanthropic support for the Turner College of Business and Honors College. The posting goes on to state that the significant duties and responsibilities of the position include cultivating prospects and presenting proposals for leadership level gifts ($25,000+) and maintaining positive relationships with donors and prospects, identifying and implementing strategies to engage and retain the top donors for current initiatives, maintaining knowledge of best practices in development and showing evidence of implementation and incorporation of these practices in activities, calls and initiatives. The successful applicant will collaboratively participate as a member of the University Advancement team on development and stewardship initiatives, develop and execute comprehensive fundraising strategies aligned with CSU's goals and priorities, identify, cultivate, and solicit major gifts from individuals, support the initiatives, programs, and scholarships, build and maintain strong relationships with current and potential donors, alumni, and friends, and foster a sense of community and engagement. Other responsibilities include collaborating with University Advancement leadership, developing and implementing annual and long-range strategic plans for level gifts of $25,000+, providing regular updates on fundraising progress and collaborate on strategic decision-making to University Advancement leadership. The required qualifications for the position include a bachelor's degree in a related field, while previous experience of at least five years in development, fundraising, or a related role is preferred but not required. The successful applicant is also expected to possess effective communication and relationship-building skills, the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, familiarity with fundraising software and donor databases, an understanding of academic priorities and the capacity to articulate them to potential donors, the ability to travel as needed, and the ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.