Director, Leadership Engagement

Special Instructions to Applicants

A resume, cover letter and completed application are required to be considered for this position.

**Please note, this is a HYBRID role.**

Department Summary

Position Summary

Join us and further your career as the Director, Leadership Engagement with UCLA Development’s Donor Engagement team. In this unique role, you will advance your outreach and strategic abilities while you analyze existing programs, projects and initiatives, build new avenues for connections and provide high-level mission, and program related guidance to our colleagues, leadership and constituents. You will engage with donors at all levels, prepare complex and thorough briefing materials for academic leadership’s high-level development visits and events, provide high-level follow up and concierge-like services to donors and prospects, resolve issues in support of donor outreach and develop strategies to build relationships that increase philanthropic support. As a vital member of our team, you will provide consultative services to assist leadership in making consistent decisions based on historical precedent and emerging information. You will also be responsible for developing and sharing best practices, protocols as part of managing the Leadership Engagement program’s overall efforts. You will serve as a partner and liaison to the Executive Director and will also execute small, high-level curated events. This is a great opportunity to join our team in a role overflowing with purpose and possibility. You will be a respected member of our dedicated and driven team and will be challenged and empowered as you work alongside world-class colleagues to drive success for the #1 public university. UCLA is a great place to work filled helping you achieve financial well-being with a pension and other retirement savings plans.

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Salary & Compensation

• UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
  
  

Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in a highly constituent-driven environment, preferable in donor engagement, or related field such as sales, events, marketing or business development. (Required)
• Extensive experience with highly customized event planning, marketing, budgeting and related skills, ideally within a public institution setting. (Required)
• Experience responding to constituent inquiries/concerns in a customer service-oriented environment; exhibits a strong customer service approach/well-developed interpersonal skills to build/ sustain collaborative and lasting relationships with a wide variety of internal/ external constituents. (Required)
• Experience establishing, overseeing and evaluating collaborations and projects, and in developing support among internal campus constituents and external partners. (Required)
• Advanced project management skills, including identifying and setting priorities, performing detailed needs analyses, identifying stakeholders, developing action plans, segmenting projects into their component parts, and managing the process from inception to completion. (Required)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. (Required)
• Demonstrated ability to strategically partner with executive management, volunteers, and faculty and work effectively with individuals at all levels within the organization. (Required)
• Ability to analyze information, problems, situations, practices or procedures to define problems or objectives, identify relevant concerns or issues, formulate logical objective conclusions, and recognize alternatives and their implications. (Required)
• Demonstrated ability to work equally well independently and within a team, to multi-task and effectively manage changing priorities and deadlines under minimal supervision. (Required)
• Skill in using sound judgment in situations requiring independent initiative and tact. (Required)
• Strong sense of professional ethics with demonstrated high-level of personal integrity, discretion and diplomacy; ability to handle confidential information/matters in a sensitive and discreet manner. (Required)
• Skill in making prudent and strategic decisions and taking appropriate action in situations where there may not be clearly established criteria or standards. (Required)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite of applications to include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.; ability to learn new technologies in a prompt and efficient manner. (Required)
• Creative and resourceful with a successful record of accomplishment of navigating and working effectively in a large, complex organization. (Required)
• Detail-oriented, goal-oriented, well organized and focused with a high level of initiative and energy. (Required)
• Working knowledge of External Affairs, Development, University, and UC/campus procedures. (Preferred)
  
  

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)
  
  

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and/or weekends as needed. (Required)
• Ability to travel as needed.
  
  

Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Union/Policy Covered

99-Policy Covered

Complete Position Description

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