Associate Director of Reunion Giving

The Office of Advancement at Oberlin College & Conservatory seeks applications for the position of Associate Director of Reunion Giving. This is a full-time, continuing, 12-month, Administrative and Professional Staff position reporting to the Assistant Vice President for Principal Giving & Special Programs.

The Associate Director of Reunion Giving plays a crucial role in Oberlin’s fundraising efforts by managing and enhancing reunion giving programs. This position is responsible for developing and executing fundraising strategies to engage alumni, increase participation, and maximize philanthropic support during reunion cycles.

• Implements and manages a comprehensive reunion giving program for multiple class reunions simultaneously, routinely meeting donor fundraising and participation targets. This work requires the collaboration of alumni engagement, annual giving, and major, principal, and planned giving staff.
• Maintains and solicits a portfolio of major gift level donor prospects.
• Identifies, recruits, trains, and manages class leadership and reunion volunteers in collaboration with the Reunion & Class Giving Director to support fundraising efforts and alumni engagement.
• Maintains fundraising committee cohesion with regular individual contacts, conference calls, and routine fundraising updates.
• Supports fundraising committee members in soliciting peers by providing information, offering solicitation coaching, and motivating alumni to inspire their classmates to support Oberlin philanthropically on the occasion of their class reunion.
• Prepares correspondence for volunteers in the form of direct mail appeals, email appeals, and other forms of fundraising prose.
• Regularly coordinates with frontline gift officers to advance major gift solicitations from managed prospects.
• Coordinates closely with the Alumni Engagement staff to manage the programmatic dimension of the reunion program.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2-3 years of professional fundraising experience with increased responsibility and project management.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: alumni engagement, development, volunteer management, events management, etc.
• This position requires regional and national travel (50% of the time). Work weekends and evenings when appropriate, including assisting with Reunion and Homecoming events.
• This is a campus-based position, not eligible for hybrid work.

Compensation:

A generous compensation package will be offered to the successful candidate, including an excellent benefits package, tuition remission for eligible dependents and 35 days of paid PTO.

All interested applicants must apply directly to the Oberlin job site;

https://jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/16267