Department
ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE INSTI (UA-ERI-IUBLA)
Department Information
The mission of the Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) is to co-create environmental resilience and climate solutions by integrating research, education, and community. Our faculty, staff, and students are addressing environmental change by collaborating with local governments, farmers, citizen scientists, and others to inform research and develop solutions that work for all Hoosiers. We encourage all interested and qualified parties to apply to join our team.
Job Summary
The Development Manager will report to ERI's two directors, leading the institute's fund development. Securing sponsorships for certain events and programs. Because events are closely associated with stewardship and development, the position will contribute to event planning and coordination.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Leads proposal development and grants management for federal, corporate, and foundation grants.
- Meets with funders, consults with ERI program staff, handles prospect research, proposal development and writing, writes grant reports, budgets, and coordinates with Office of Research Administration.
- Manages ERI's annual fund and individual giving programs and coordinates IU Day crowdfunding campaigns, manages monthly reports, thank-you cards, year-end appeal, one-off appeal/campaigns, coordinates with IU Foundation, donor meetings and stewardship.
- Serves as point person for guest lists and hospitality at ERI events linked to fund development including Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference, McKinney Climate Fellows Celebration, Sustainability Symposium, and Climate Chat.
- Coordinates special Projects such as donor newsletter (3x per year), ERI cross-functional team projects, ERI leadership team duties, IU meetings/events.
General Responsibilities
- Identifies new prospects, cultivates relationships, and manages a portfolio and/or region of donors building a pipeline for solicitation.
- Executes plans and designs campaigns to sustain and increase donations.
- Collaborates with development colleagues university-wide to align prospects/donors' interests with university funding needs and opportunities.
- Maintains meaningful and consistent contact with potential donors to communicate university goals and solicit their support.
- Introduces campus/school fundraisers to appropriate gift prospects for cultivation.
- Documents communications, analyzes data, evaluates success and makes recommendations for change to campaign strategy.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's degree in related field
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- 2 years of experience in fundraising/development, sales, communications, public relations, a higher education foundation, or related field
Preferred
- 3 years of experience in fund development - fundraising, corporate and foundation relations, grant writing, major gifts, annual fund, and sponsorship
- Experience in proposal writing including federal grant proposals and/or project proposals to individual donors and/or foundations
- Experience in grants management and reporting
SKILLS
Required
- Proficient communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Ability to build strong customer relationships
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
- Highly thorough and dependable
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
Preferred
- Excellent communication skills including technical writing and persuasive storytelling
- Excellent interpersonal / social skills that will steward positive relationships in support of ERI's advancement
- Knowledge of breadth of fundraising environment and capacity to broker opportunities for federal/state grants, private and corporate foundation grants, individual giving and annual fund campaigns, and sponsorships
- Knowledge of and capacity to coordinate with climate, environment, sustainability funders
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location
Bloomington, Indiana
Advertised Salary
$70,000 - $75,000 per year
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Job Classification
Career Level: Career
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Development & Advancement
Job Family: General Development
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