Primary Responsibilities

• Manage fundraising activities including prospect identification, cultivation, program/proposal development, solicitation and stewardship that will lead to increased gift opportunities for the benefit of University priority initiatives, including the establishment of multi-dimensional corporate partnerships to include endowment gifts
• Develop and execute solicitation strategies with multiple stakeholders and steward relationships with corporate decision makers, foundation/ corporate giving representatives, UConn faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni and friends of foundation and corporate prospects.
• Foster strong working relationships with Foundation colleagues, adhering to Prospect Management Guidelines and providing timely and appropriate documentation of interactions and solicitations.
• Create strategic action plans for best prospects with intent of deepening relationships that lead to increased comprehensive giving; provide briefings to senior management on corporate and foundation fundraising activity within assigned areas.
• Develop and clarify processes and procedures that support performance metrics: work with Prospect Research to guide caseload assignments; track, analyze and report on progress against goals; participate in regular performance reviews; and recommend training and enhancements as needed.
• Establish working relationships with key faculty and staff to gain knowledge of university activities in order to generate additional corporate and foundation support for their programs.
• Cultivate, solicit and steward a caseload of current and prospective donors. Assemble and engage collaborative teams of staff and volunteers to implement engagement and solicitation strategies.
• Develop with Senior Director policies and projects to postion CFR for fundraising success, including successful internal and external CFR brand recognition.
• Perform with precision, determination, and positive attitude.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Competencies

• An understanding and appreciation of the role of fund raising at a public research university.
• Well-organized self-starter who can manage time effectively and who possesses excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks, to track details, and to set priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Interest and ability in researching potential prospects for a wide variety of university programs.
• Ability to facilitate team efforts in meeting deadlines and goals; Ability to build relationships to achieve desired outcomes in accordance with goals of the position.
• Ability to engender trust and confidence of donors and prospective donors and to maintain confidentiality of donor information; ability to represent the UConn Foundation to prospects, donors, faculty, administrators and others.
• Able to exercise independent, creative and insightful judgment.
• Knowledge of various office software systems such as Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to be congenial, professional, and effective in managing relationships with donors, Foundation staff, University staff, and visitors.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work to the demands of the position which may exceed a 40 hour work week.
• Must be willing to travel extensively. Reliable personal transportation is necessary for this position.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license issued from state in which employee resides. Employee must maintain at their expense, automobile liability insurance coverage in the minimum amount of $500,000 or a combination of umbrella and automobile liability insurance coverage of $500,000. A certificate of automobile insurance evidencing the limit, must be provided to the Foundation at hire and annually thereafter.