Associate Athletic Director for Development

The Associate Athletic Director for Development is charged with the strategic oversight of Eastern Michigan University’s athletics fundraising and alumni engagement program on behalf of Intercollegiate Athletics and University Advancement for EMU. The position is an employee of the Eastern Michigan
University Foundation (EMUF).

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the Director of Athletics and EMUF team, develop, manage, execute, and evaluate annual fundraising plan for EMU athletics.
• Identify new prospects, cultivate current and prospective donors, solicit major gifts, steward current and new donors.
• Staff Athletic Director, coaches and senior leaders in their leadership prospect work
• Manage a prospect portfolio of approximately 100 regularly and continue to cycle in new meaningful prospects.
• Adhere to EMU Foundation Community Performance Standards (Metrics), relative to substantive interactions, face-to-face meetings, donor discovery goals and annual overall fundraising goals for EMU Athletics.
• Work closely with the Advancement Services and Strategic Services team at EMUF, and EMU athletics advancement colleagues to ensure overall implementation of donor stewardship, data integrity, annual giving plans, and broad based donor communications (among other things) Strengthen EMU Athletics’ volunteer network and utilize this network effectively for fundraising.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in development, marketing/communications or public relations.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with donors and prospects, particularly managing a major gift portfolio and with a proven track record of cultivating, soliciting and closing major gifts ($100,000+).
• Experience working in a non-profit organization or University setting is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage an irregular work schedule including occasional evenings, early mornings, and weekends.
• National travel required; may involve use of personal transportation to travel throughout southeastern Michigan.
• Demonstrated success in the areas of budget management, staff and volunteer management, program development and strategic planning.