Major Gifts Officer

The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. It's a goal that reaps rewards thousands of times over the course of a career. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life.

We invite you to consider to applying for one of our currently available positions. For more information on the College, please visit www.northampton.edu. For more information on life in the Lehigh Valley, please visit https://www.northampton.edu/about/working-at-ncc/life-in-the-area.html.

NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.

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Please note that this position will remain open until filled.

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Benefits Snapshot

Now is a great time to join the team at Northampton Community College! NCC offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees. Just a few highlights of the benefits package include comprehensive medical plan options for you and your family (plus dental and vision), a College retirement contribution of 8% of your salary upon hire, NCC tuition waiver, and an abundance of time off: up to 25 days' vacation/floating, 10 sick days, 4-day workweeks during Summer, paid Holidays (including a week+ break between Christmas and New Year's) among other things! Please visit https://www.northampton.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.htm for more details on the full array of benefits.

Primary Function: To plan, develop and manage a comprehensive program for the overall cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of planned and major gift prospects.

Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Executive Director for NCC Foundation: (1) Identify, cultivate and solicit major gift prospects of $10,000 or more. (2) Be responsible for managing a prospect pool of a minimum of 100 - 150 prospects/donors. (3) Work with volunteers, the president and advancement department staff to plan strategies for cultivation, stewardship and solicitation of prospective donors; (4) Provide stewardship to major donors. (5) Advise prospects on current and deferred giving. (6) Support the efforts of other members of the advancement staff as needed. (7) Maintain awareness of information related to prospects and ensures donor records are up to date. (8) Implement special responsibilities as assigned including campaigns as part of the Foundation's strategic plan of supporting the college.

Organizational Relationships: (1) Responsible to the Senior Director, NCC Foundation. (2) Work cooperatively with the president and members of the Foundation Board. (3) Work cooperatively with institutional advancement colleagues in carrying out departmental objectives. (4) Coordinate work with members of the administrative team.

Performance Standards: Performance in this position is considered satisfactory when: (1) Mutually agreed upon objectives have been attained within specified time frame. (2) Responsibilities of the position have been carried out at a level consistent with performance objectives. (3) Effective cooperation exists with other members of the administrative team.

Qualifications: (1) Education: (a) Bachelor's degree required. (2) Skills, Knowledge, Abilities: (a) Highly motivated and achievement-oriented; (b) Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills. (c) Some knowledge of tax laws and deferred giving strategies desired. (d) Ability to confidently and authentically establish and build relationships with individuals is mandatory. (e) Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, to work well in a fast-paced work environment, and to be flexible. Collegiality and a sense of humor are important. (f) Ability to work some evenings and weekends as needed for events. (g) Highly developed sense of work ethic and integrity. (3) Experience: Minimum of one to two year of progressively responsible funding-raising experience or general experience in institutional advancement, with demonstrated success in closing major gifts.