Feb 7th, 2024
Rutgers Foundation
Director of Development, School of Public Health Rutgers Foundation
( New Jersey | On-site )
About the Organization
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766, the university is the eighth-oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 67,000 students and 22,000 faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers University-Newark, Rutgers University-Camden, and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.
Created in 1973, the Rutgers University Foundation advances Rutgers' pursuit of excellence in education, research, and public service. The foundation serves as a bridge between donors and the schools and programs, faculty, and students that make up the university. Foundation staff members help to match caring people with satisfying and meaningful opportunities to make gifts that have an impact on Rutgers, the state of New Jersey, and the world.
Job Description
The Rutgers University Foundation seeks a collaborative, mission-driven, and resourceful development professional to serve as its Director of Development (DOD) for the School of Public Health (SPH). The DOD will proactively seek out connections with individuals, corporations, and foundations to raise philanthropic support on behalf of the School of Public Health and Rutgers Health more broadly. In addition, the DOD will provide oversight of fundraising for the School of Health Professions (SHP) by directly supervising the Assistant Director of Development (ADOD) SHP. This is an exceptional opportunity to join an institution that is at the vanguard of generating new ideas to improve society and that operates with a true sense of purpose, and a chance to join the overarching Rutgers University Foundation (RUF) as strategic growth plans are underway.
The DOD will cultivate prospects and donors rated at the leadership and major gift level, actively soliciting prospects and donors but also developing a meaningful stewardship strategy to ensure continued engagement and giving. The DOD will play a critically important role in fully building out the fundraising portfolio for the Schools, focusing on relationship-driven donor cultivation while also seeking new opportunities for philanthropic support and identifying new prospects through community interaction (internal and external).
The ideal candidate brings a minimum of five years of fundraising experience with a track record of success in identifying donors and establishing partnerships with individuals, corporations, and foundations. The incoming DOD thinks strategically and creatively in their efforts to build pipelines and relationships with cultural fluency, empathy, and high emotional intelligence. The candidate is a natural business builder with an approach that believes there are no dead ends but only new avenues to pursue; offers an authentic and collaborative approach that builds trust; and the professional maturity, respect, and intellectual curiosity to partner with multiple deans, faculty, and colleagues. They must be a self-starter and be able to handle complex organizational details while multitasking.
Contact email for applicants wwilsker@boyden.com