UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY: Director of Improvement (Principal Presents)

In regards to the Function

We’re searching for the following Director, Principal Presents to construct relationships with the College’s most beneficiant and transformative donors. These supporters have the capability and curiosity to make presents of $10M or extra, whose philanthropy conjures up important and highly effective societal change by the College. The first focus of the position would be the improvement of engagement methods for a portfolio of the College’s principal present donors and potential donors. To do that, the incumbent will work collaboratively throughout the College to construct philanthropic alternatives that reply to each the College’s strategic priorities and the affect our donors are looking for.

This position builds on the Development Portfolio’s Principal Presents Roadmap developed in 2021, and represents a possibility to affix a longtime principal presents perform that has seen demonstrated success since its inception. This position will have the ability to construct and affect its development because the College of Sydney builds in the direction of its second complete marketing campaign.

This position is nicely suited to somebody with main presents fundraising expertise, who want to concentrate on long-term relationships and building methods. It’s important that you’re comfy working collaboratively with the broader main presents crew to establish and domesticate principal present prospects, together with generally taking part in a strategic and advisory position fairly than a donor-facing one. To achieve success on this position, you have to to take a long-term view of relationships and presents, however have the self-discipline and self-motivation to execute towards a plan within the brief time period to see progress to a aim.

Reporting to the one among our Govt Administrators for Improvement and forming a part of the Senior Management Group of the Development Portfolio, this position may also be an influential voice within the portfolio’s future strategy.

This position is out there as an 18 month fixed-term position, or a seamless place.

About you

The College values belief, accountability and excellence. As such, we see the significance of recruiting expertise aligned to those values and are searching for a Director of Improvement (Principal Presents), who:

• has an in depth background in fundraising, with a demonstrated potential to establish and negotiate main presents within the context of your organisation, together with 7-figure present alternatives
• has a powerful monitor report of accomplishment and assembly stretch monetary targets by bold and sophisticated present proposals
• is creative, with the power to carry collectively the disparate pursuits of a donor and match them with a possibility that brings collectively disaffiliated points of the college requires
• is detail-oriented in relationships: given the complicated nature of managing a relationship with a prospect with various pursuits and competitors priorities, the necessity to see to the small print is crucial.
• has demonstrated subtle relationship building and management expertise with the power to have interaction inside and exterior stakeholders
• has extremely developed organisational and time-management expertise, together with the power to prioritise personal workload, to work constantly inside busy schedules and to satisfy deadlines, while sustaining a concentrate on an extended horizon.
• possesses wonderful skilled manner, discretion and skill to confidently have interaction with subtle philanthropists.

About us

The Development Portfolio crew on the College of Sydney is one probably the most profitable fundraising program in Australian greater education. Having closed the nation’s first $1BN fundraising marketing campaign we’re embarking on the following, the crew will not be solely the best performing, its success facilitates the biggest real-world affect that philanthropic giving makes doable.

Since its inception 160 years in the past, the College of Sydney has led to enhance the world round us. We imagine in education for all and that efficient management makes lives higher. These identical values are mirrored in our method to philanthropy and underpin our long-term strategy for excellence and development. We’re Australia’s first college and have an impressive world repute for educational and research excellence. Throughout our campuses, we make use of over 8000 tutorial and non-academic workers who assist over 80,000 college students.

Methods to apply

Intending candidates are welcome to hunt additional details about the place and for recruitment-related enquiries, or when you require affordable adjustment or assist filling out this utility, please contact Sarah Scott, Recruitment Associate (Development Portfolio), at sarah.scott@sydney.edu.au

Job Pack

To view a job pack for this position, please electronic mail Sarah at sarah.scott@sydney.edu.au

Closing Date

Wednesday, twenty ninth Could – 11:59pm

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all position required pre-employment or background checks in phrases passable to the College. Equally, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the passable upkeep of all related clearances and background verify necessities. If you don’t meet these situations, the College could take any mandatory step, together with the termination of your employment.

The College of Sydney is dedicated to range and social inclusion. Functions from individuals of culturally and linguistically various backgrounds; fairness goal teams together with ladies, individuals with disabilities, individuals who establish as LGBTIQ; and folks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are inspired.

The College reserves the fitting to not proceed with any appointment.

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