Job description

Otterbein University seeks an Assistant Director of Advancement Service who reports to the Director of Advancement Services.

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POSITION SUMMARY*
The Assistant Director of Advancement Services will provide leadership in research of prospects, portfolio hygiene and development, and serves as lead on data improvement projects. This position plays a key role in the Division of Institutional Advancement, charged with securing major gifts as well as developing the pipeline for the University’s next campaign. The Assistant Director will carry on the important work of identifying high potential prospects, analyzing current donors and recommending strategies for new prospects as well as strategies for initiating new opportunities with existing donors and prospects. This is a full-time, exempt position.

Our team is growing! Institutional Advancement is an exciting, fast-moving, and growing division at Otterbein University.

We seek the best and brightest talents to join our team and become a member of the Cardinal community as we prepare for important initiatives in the near future. We invite you to apply now.

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BENEFITS AT OTTERBEIN*

Otterbein offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Accrue 4 weeks paid vacation and 10 days paid sick time per year

• 11 paid holiday's plus bonus days (including Christmas Eve through New Year's Day)

• Medical, dental and vision insurance to you, dependents or domestic partner

• Defined contribution retirement plan

• Tuition benefit for employees and their dependents

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• and much more

QUALIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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MISSION CRITICAL COMPETENCIES (related to core competencies):*

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS:*

• Demonstrates active listening skills.
• Tailors written and oral presentations to effectively reach intended audience.

Customer Service:

• Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of actions.
• Readily readjusts priorities to respond to pressing and changing demands.

INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM

• Conveys a command of relevant concepts, facts and information in matters involved in
• Demonstrates respect for all employees and customers. Fosters honest, fair, and open communication.

INITIATIVE:

• Seeks opportunities to improve, streamline, reinvent work processes as a means to improve the organizations performance and effectiveness.
• Thinks expansively by combining ideas in unique ways or making connections between disparate ideas.
• Targets important areas for innovation and develops solutions that address meaningful work issues
• Adapts best practices and processes to the department

ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Respects confidentiality of information
• Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.

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EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: *Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years of experience in prospect research or a related field. Experience with LexisNexis, Donor Search, or Iwave preferred. Ability to maintain confidential information. Proficiency in Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and web-based research skills, and comfortable working with social media networks (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

UNIVERSITY SUMMARY: Historically progressive and building. That is the hallmark of Otterbein University and those connected to this private university nestled in the picturesque, historic Uptown Westerville district in central Ohio and minutes away from Columbus, Ohio’s largest city. Otterbein has set the pace by providing an educational experience that is progressive, innovative, and inclusive. Students come from towns throughout Ohio, as well as many states and multiple countries, enriching the campus through their individual and collective diversity. As a university that educates students of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, we strive for and value a diverse faculty and staff that reflects our student population and Franklin County. Otterbein has been selected as one of 23 universities across the US and the first in Ohio to host a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center. Otterbein works with its own campus community as well as local school districts to create positive narrative change about race; promote racial healing activities; and erase structural barriers to equity and opportunity.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of this position. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind of level of difficulty.

Otterbein University is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer

Otterbein University is committed to providing a welcoming environment free from unlawful discrimination. To this end, the University prohibits any form of discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, pregnancy, religion, creed, marital status, partnership status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, military status, or any other legally protected status in its programs and activities. However, the University’s commitment to a nondiscriminatory environment is not intended to abridge unduly its commitment to academic freedom, free speech, or its educational mission. Inquiries or complaints regarding any form of discrimination or harassment may be directed to: Human Resources

To help attract a talented team, Otterbein offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time faculty and staff.

Benefits at Otterbein include:

• Tuition benefit for employee and their dependents
• Accrue 4 weeks paid vacation and 10 days paid sick time per year
• 11 paid holidays plus bonus days
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance for employee, dependents, or domestic partner
• Disability
• Defined contribution retirement plan
• and much more

ABOUT OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY: https://www.otterbein.edu/about/
ABOUT OTTERBEIN CAREERS and BENEFITS: https://www.otterbein.edu/about/careers/

Job Type: Full-time

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