Posted: Mar 26, 2025

ATSU - Assistant Chief Advancement Officer

Application Deadline: N/A

ATSU - Assistant Chief Advancement Officer

Job Type

Full-time

Description

A.T. Still University (ATSU) is seeking a full-time exempt Assistant Chief Advancement Officer on the Kirksville, MO campus. This position serves as the principal fundraiser and operational strategist for University Advancement.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Advise, prepare, and support the regional Presidents, Chief Advancement Officer, and Deans in fundraising as appropriate in order to achieve University goals.

• Supervises the Development, Foundation, and Corporate giving operations and personnel within these areas of the University Advancement Department.

• Create, implement, and manage programs for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of existing as well as prospective individuals, foundations, and corporate donors.

• Recruit, train, and supervise fundraising staff and consultants with the approval of the Chief Advancement Officer.

• Develop, implement, and continually evaluate a planned giving program for the university and its seven colleges. This includes marketing efforts; i.e. Healthy Investments, FreeWill, periodic mailings, and other outreach methods, as well as the planned giving recognition program (Legacy Society).

• Divide and assign work effectively, delegating appropriate levels of freedom and authority.

• Monitor fundraising progress in relation to goals, schedules, and budgets.

• Maintain, cultivate, and solicit a group of qualified 50-75 major gift donors and prospects for University fundraising purposes.

• Travel throughout the United States and outside the U.S. to meet, cultivate, and solicit major gift donors and prospects; represent ATSU at national and state meetings; attend ATSU social events and other meetings as assigned.

• Develop intermediate and long-range plans for University Advancement that integrate fully with the current University strategic plan; monitor and assess progress toward goals and outcomes.

• Serve and oversee gift planning for the University, including operation of the Crescendo Planned Giving software.

• Oversee and supervise the planning of special events such as donor and affinity group events, etc.

• Supervise the planned giving, special fundraising projects, foundation, and corporate giving programs for the University.

• Supervise and oversee fundraising-oriented marketing activities including gift brochures, donor stories, and photographs, donor signage, newsletters, etc.

• Responsible for individual fundraising production and supervises production of major gift development staff.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree

• Over ten years of fundraising (annual fund, major gifts, planned giving, foundations, and corporations) and supervisory experience at an institution of higher education.

• Must have successfully planned, implemented, and achieved multiple types of fundraising campaigns.

• Must have strong individual and group presentation skills.

• Must be an excellent listener, editor, communicator, and writer.

• Ability to be persuasive.

• Ability to plan and supervise the work of others in a congenial environment.

• Must be able to take the initiative to start and complete the active steps necessary to successfully obtain University objectives and goals.

• Sales and customer service.

• Formal business, accounting, marketing, and finance education.

• Charitable giving tax laws.

• Writing and presenting funding proposals to individuals, foundations, and corporations.

• Management skills and experience.

ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more. If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date. For more information, please visit: https://www.atsu.edu/employment/benefits.

A.T. Still University (ATSU) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.

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