Job description

New England Conservatory, an independent not-for-profit institution, is recognized internationally as a leader among music schools, educating and training musicians of all ages from around the world. With music students representing more than 40 countries, NEC cultivates a diverse, dynamic community for students, providing them with performance opportunities and high-caliber training by 225 internationally esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. NEC pushes the boundaries of making and teaching music through college-level musical training in classical, jazz, and Contemporary Improvisation. It offers unique interdisciplinary programs such as Entrepreneurial Musicianship and Community Performances & Partnerships that empower students to create their own musical opportunities. As part of NEC's mission to make lifelong music education available to everyone, the Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education delivers training and performance opportunities for children, pre-college students, and adults.

NEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
New England Conservatory (NEC) has determined that the highest possible rate of COVID-19 vaccination offers the best assurance of safeguarding the health of all members of our community. Therefore, NEC is requiring all employees to receive the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by September 3, 2021. All newly hired employees at NEC must receive the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before they begin work, unless they are approved for a medical or religious exemption. Additionally, all members of the NEC community are required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster by February 1, 2022, or within fourteen days of eligibility. For more information, please contact NEC Human Resources.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Leadership Gifts Officer is responsible for the qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and close of $100K+ commitments to NEC. Focusing on the tracking and moves management for major gift prospects within their assigned portfolio, the Leadership Gifts Officer will work to secure the appropriate funding to execute NEC’s strategic priorities as part of a comprehensive fundraising program.

Overseeing a portfolio of approximately 125-150 prospects, this role will play a key part in NEC’s innovative and strategic Advancement and Engagement Office. Serving as a trusted partner in the development of fundraising collateral, proposals, and stewardship plans, the Leadership Gifts Officer will focus on building a major gift pipeline to help advance NEC’s strategic initiatives.

The incorporation of digital gift officer strategy is also a key part of this role, as is the development of reports and statistical analysis of the prospect pool and donor pipeline in coordination with the broader Advancement team. As travel and in-person meetings and events resume, this role will require travel and the occasional evening and weekend work.

This role is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with the Director of Leadership Gifts to plan and implement a
• comprehensive fundraising program for planned giving.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of all marketing for planned giving at
• NEC, which includes direct mail, email, social media, website and publications.
• Increase membership of the Tourjee Society, which recognizes planned giving
• donors at NEC and work in collaboration with the Donor Relations and Communications
• Officer to develop and maintain a stewardship program for the Society.
• Cultivate, solicit, and manage a dynamic portfolio of approximately 60-75
• planned gift prospects. Conduct approximately 5-7 meetings a month.
• Partner with Leadership and Annual Gift Officers in developing donor strategies
• and/or presenting planned gift options to potential prospects.
• Serve as the primary liaison to the Business Office for reconciliation and financial
• tracking of all planned gifts.
• Work with Advancement Coordinator to prepare monthly and quarterly progress
• reports on planned gift fundraising activities;
• Prepare reports, briefing materials, correspondence, proposals, and related
• documents for solicitation of planned gift prospects;
• Meet quarterly annual fundraising goals as determined by the Director of
• Leadership Gifts and Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement;
• Responsible for assisting the entire department, including other business units,
• to reach financial goals;
• Attend and staff events as required, including travel, weekend and evening work;
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5+ years of development/fundraising experience with proven record of soliciting and closing gifts
• Previous experience with Raiser’s Edge Prospect Management or a similar prospect system and metrics—compiling, analyzing and reporting data
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and meet deadlines
• The ability and willingness to travel up to 40% of the time is required

BENEFITS:

• 35 Hour Work Week
• Medical Plans
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings Account

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Annual Clery Report*
In accordance with the federal Clery and Campus SaVE Acts, New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) commits to providing all current and prospective students and employees with access to the annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report. This report will provide the reader with a record of statistics regarding crimes that were reported in the NEC community during the previous three years as well as College policies and procedures, in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.This report may be accessed here View the report. A paper copy can be requested by contacting NEC's Director of Public Safety at 290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115.

Flexible work from home options available.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

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