Assistant Dean, Development Chief Fundraising Officer (0466U) - College of Engin

Assistant Dean, Development Chief Fundraising Officer (0466U) - College of EngineeringAbout BerkeleyAt the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature.We are looking for equity-minded applicants who represent the full diversity of California and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community.Departmental OverviewThe College of Engineering at UC Berkeley is recognized for its excellence in education and research, consistently ranking among the top three Engineering colleges in the United States. With more than 250 ladder faculty members, 2,400 graduate students and 4,200 undergraduate students across seven academic departments, Engineering is the second-largest college on the Berkeley campus.The Development Team supports the College's mission through philanthropic fundraising efforts in partnership with the MarComm team to reach over 70,000 alumni, parents, friends, students, foundations and corporate partners. On average, the College raises $100 million annually in gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and other partners.The Assistant Dean, Development (ADD) reports directly to the College of Engineering Dean and is a member of the Dean's Leadership Team. Additionally, the ADD has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Associate Vice Chancellor, Constituent Programs in University Development and Alumni Relations. The ADD serves as the College's Chief Development Officer and works collaboratively with colleagues within the College and across the campus to provide inspirational leadership for all aspects of the College's development efforts.ResponsibilitiesLeads and manages the College Development Team comprising staff across the areas of major gifts, annual giving, corporate and foundation relations, and advancement services.Manages a large and complex fundraising program with complex constituencies and programs, typically through a large professional staff, including non-fundraising professionals as well as related administrative support staff.Manages the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of donors and donor prospects, as well as the stewardship of donor relationships.Works with the individual directors to set their goals and implement their strategies.Selects, trains, mentors, guides, directs and evaluates staff, and takes corrective action as needed.Works in collaboration with the MarComm team for external relations events.Responsible for a team that collectively is responsible for an average of $100 million.Responsible for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive, strategic advancement program in all areas of fundraising, donor cultivation and stewardship, and development.Maintains a portfolio of major gift donor prospects that include the most influential, complex or highly rated donors, typically with the capacity to give $1M or more.Develops, implements, and/or evaluates individualized marketing plans and/or strategies for cultivation and solicitation of major gifts, gift planning, or corporate/foundation prospects.Works with the Dean to manage the College of Engineering Advisory Board and the advisory boards for the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership, the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, and the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.Advanced knowledge of all aspects of fundraising, donor and public relations, including principles, concepts, techniques and procedures.Advanced knowledge of design and implementation of identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies and techniques.Advanced skills to conceive, design, implement and evaluate effective fundraising programs.Advanced knowledge of leadership and management principles, concepts, techniques, etc.Advanced knowledge of the campus and/or medical center, its achievements, vision, mission, goals, objectives and issues of concern both on campus and/or medical center as well as in higher education, research and medical care or clinical operations.Advanced leadership/management skills, including skills to select, train, mentor, motivate and evaluate all levels of staff.Advanced written, oral and interpersonal communication skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships within all organizational levels and with outside constituencies.Advanced skills to meet predetermined goals and objectives, including securing gifts and meeting fundraising objectives.Advanced political acumen skills.Advanced strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical and persuasion/negotiation skills.Advanced marketing skills.Salary & BenefitsThe budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $171,000 to $345,600 yearly. This is a 100% FTE career position eligible for full benefits.

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