Associate Director of Development, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

• Build a portfolio of fundraising prospects at the major gift levels ($100,000+) and strategically manage relationships through face-to-face visits to bring gift solicitations to closure.
• Build and manage a robust relationship portfolio targeting small and mid-level gift donations that support the strategic goals of the College of Law.
• Maximize travel plans to strategic geographic regions for major gift solicitation/donor engagement.
• Research, identify, and cultivate individual alumni and friends as prospective donors to the College of Law.
• Collaborate with the Office of Estate & Gift Planning team to develop and implement a giving strategy for qualified donors at the planned giving level.
• Qualify prospects by making contact with them, both virtually and in person, to evaluate their readiness to engage with the law school and their interest in making a gift.

• Set and implement strategies for identification, qualification, relationship-building, and solicitation to close and steward major gifts.
• Collaborate with team members to create and implement annual fundraising initiatives that support the strategic goals of the law school including end-of-fiscal-year and end-of-calendar-year campaigns and other special fundraising activities created by the College of Law and the UF Foundation.
• Collaborate with college partners to understand and formulate priorities and opportunities related to individual gifts at the appropriate level.
• Create gift proposals, concept papers, and other documents used for soliciting restricted and unrestricted contributions to the College of Law.
• Develop comprehensive understanding of the UF Law mission, strategy, and goals as they relate to fundraising.
• Acknowledge and recognize gifts in ways that are meaningful to donors and appropriate to the mission, visions, and values of UF Law and UF Advancement.

• Serve as the liaison to the Law Alumni Council Membership Committee, working directly with alumni committee members as a representative of UF Law.
• Attend and support alumni events and initiatives, partnering with colleagues to involve alumni when appropriate.
• Plan and execute select regional alumni engagement events.
• Support College of Law and UF functions to help steward donors and move prospects through the gift continuum toward closure. Events include, but are not limited to, class reunions, alumni receptions, alumni board meetings, local and state bar conferences and bar exams, and other special occasions.
• Develop and implement communication and engagement plans to keep prospects connected to the law school and informed about the vision, goals, and values of the College of Law, including its funding priorities and current giving opportunities.
• Ensure best practices in office systems, files, and record keeping.
• Ensure effective use of strategic tools and resources, such as contact reports, prospect management, research analysis, and UFF database.
• Contribute to the planning and monitoring of event and travel budget.
• Steward gifts by completing thank you cards and other gift recognition with donors and prospects.

Perform related duties as required or deemed appropriate to the accomplishment of the responsibilities and functions related to this position.

$65,000-75,000 annually, commensurate with education and experience.