Director of Development

Job ID

AF9883-4020-1949

Position Classification

FT Administrator

Position Summary

The Director of Development for the School of Law (SOL) is responsible for planning and managing the overall major gift work for the SOL. They will work through University Advancement (UA) and in conjunction with the Dean to advance the priorities of the academic unit as well as the University.

The Director of Development, SOL will be responsible for developing and implementing an overall major gift program that will support the specific academic area initiatives and the University of Detroit Mercy’s overall development efforts. Focusing on major gift commitments, the DOD identifies, qualifies, cultivates and solicits prospects, and stewards donors, according to the performance expectations established in UA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identification of donor prospects.
• Contact with donors and donor prospects for qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. Actively work all four stages of their assigned portfolio of prospects.
• Contact preparation and follow-up, contact reports, proposal development. Detailing of monthly and annual metrics for performance centered around in-person meetings, quality outreach, and annual fundraising goals.
• Meetings with Dean, faculty, staff and UA supervisor and UA team.
• Other duties that support major gift development.