Development Officer - Annual Giving

Annual Giving OfficerThe Annual Giving Officer reports to the Director of Development and leads strategy, execution, and growth of two cornerstone programs: the Navigator Society (leadership annual giving) and the Mariner Day of Giving. This role drives donor acquisition, retention, and upgrades; cultivates a portfolio of leadership annual donors; and orchestrates a high-impact, community-wide Day of Giving that activates ambassadors, digital channels, and matching challenges. The Officer partners closely with Advancement Services, Marketing & Communications, Alumni Relations, and campus/unit partners to deliver measurable, sustainable growth in annual support and pipeline to major gifts.Responsibilities include building and managing a robust portfolio of new and existing annual giving donors of up to $1,000 via personal visits (in person or virtual), phone, email, social media, and text; setting and exceeding ambitious but reasonable metrics for contacts, visits, solicitations, and dollars received; designing and executing a comprehensive identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plan for the Navigator Society, Mariner Day of Giving, and Alumni to maximize giving and participation as well as encourage the renewal, upgrade, and retention of donors; overseeing the Advancement giving platform, page architecture, unit pages, and real-time dashboards; collaborating with Marketing and Communications to spotlight the Navigator Society, its members, and its impact across campus; developing and implementing innovative digital marketing strategies to enhance annual fundraising efforts, leveraging email campaigns, social media, web content, and emerging platforms to engage new and existing donors; working with the Advancement Team to include Navigator Society members in appropriate special events and design targeted events and benefits exclusively for members; participating in stewardship and major donor activities such as ribbon cuttings, donor dinners, building openings, gift announcements, alumni events, etc.Required Qualifications include a baccalaureate degree in a course of study related to the occupational field and two years in fundraising/development, recruitment, marketing, sales or related field. Preferred Qualifications include demonstrated 3-6 years of successful fund raising and/or business sales experience, meeting stated company goals consistently/regularly, and strong writing and storytelling skills for digital content creation (emails, landing pages, social posts).Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities include knowledge of fundraising best practices, knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or similar donor management system, strong interpersonal and communications skills, highest standard of integrity, and highly motivated, metrics-driven, front-line fundraising professional.