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Summary:

The Parent & Family Giving Officer is responsible for cultivating, soliciting, stewarding, and increasing philanthropy from parent and family prospects to the College, notably through membership in the Parents & Family Council (P&FC). The Officer directly solicits multi-year leadership-level pledges from parents, identifying leadership giving prospects, managing volunteers and the P&FC Council and program, and partnering with Student Affairs to support parent engagement opportunities and strategies. This role will routinely cultivate and solicit $5,000 - $50,000 gifts to the Rollins Annual Fund and increase membership to the Parents & Family Council. They will recruit and manage all aspects of Parents & Family Council volunteer efforts. This position will work closely with the team of fundraisers to encourage, track, and support Parent & Family Council solicitations in other fundraiser portfolios. The Officer must demonstrate a desire to welcome parents to the Rollins community; to help create opportunities for meaningful involvement.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Fundraising
  • Manage a specific and rotating portfolio of approximately 150 - 200 current and past parent and family prospects. Personally qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors for ongoing annual support to the College.
    
  • Implement an effective schedule of contacts and meetings; arrange campus visits; and engage College leaders, faculty, staff and other Advancement colleagues in parent and donor engagement activities.
    
  • Plan and manage the successful implementation of parent solicitations, and stewardship programming and events for parents in the Parents Council.
    
  • Use personal visits, peer-to-peer solicitations, direct marketing to secure new, retain, and upgrade annual leadership gifts ($2,500+) and Parents Council gifts ($5,000+) to the Rollins Annual Fund.
    
  • Work with the Executive Director to develop strategic goals for parent giving and work collaboratively with the fundraiser team to coordinate and support leadership and P&FC solicitations and annual gifts to the Rollins Annual Fund.
    
  • Demonstrate effective strategies and utilize best practices in parent fundraising.
    
  • Identify prospects as potential major gift donors for handing off to the major gift fundraising team.
    
  • Record solicitation activities, contacts, correspondence, proposals and strategy plans in the donor database.
    
    
• Program Development and Volunteer Management
  
  • Work closely with the Executive Director and the Associate Vice President for Advancement to create and implement strategies for cultivating and engaging the Parents & Family Council.
    
  • Refine and support the P&FC program and its members including recruiting Council members and directing their volunteer efforts in peer solicitations and stewardship outreach activities to other parents.
    
  • Provide high-touch customer service to members of the Parents & Family Council.
    
  • Develop, manage, and execute P&FC communications and marketing plans for internal and external purposes.
    
  • Implement recruitment strategies to elevate the overall philanthropic capacity of the P&FC year-over-year.
  • Plan and coordinate all meetings, special receptions and events for the P&FC.
  • Work in conjunction with Admissions and Student Affairs for key events.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• At least two years of work experience in one-to-one leadership-level fundraising, volunteer management, conflict management, negotiation.
• Demonstrate understanding and successful implementation of volunteer management and solicitation strategies.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work experience in higher education.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to conduct personal solicitation of leadership-level annual fund gifts and interact with a diverse and sophisticated constituency.
  
• Demonstrate leadership, take initiative, and exercise good judgement. Strong attention to detail, well organized, excellent at managing deadlines, and a proactive problem solver.
  
• Be creative, self-motivated, and results oriented. Act independently and as a member of a team, and ability to work collaboratively.
  
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities, including portfolio management, volunteer management, and communications.
  
• Ability to analyze giving data, identify trends and opportunities, and implement solicitation strategies.
  
• Ability to handle confidential information, maintain and update files with high degree of accuracy, and sensitivity to the importance of stewardship and donor relations.
  
• Computer fluency including Microsoft Office Suite; ability to learn and utilize Slate CRM, PowerBI, and other technology/systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Possess persuasive writing and editing skills with an attention to detail.
  
• Build and maintain interpersonal relationships with ease. Ability to work effectively with a broad range of individuals including parent and alumni donors, colleagues, campus partners, and volunteers, emphasizing tact, diplomacy, flexibility, collaboration, professionalism, and discretion.

Work Environment:

• Campus-based, customer service role in an office environment, offering some opportunity for a hybrid work schedule.
• Regular use of a computer and databases.
• Flexible scheduling and must be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends for Advancement events throughout the year including alumni/advancement events, Alumni Weekend, and Family Weekend.

Instructions to Applicants:

To apply, please submit an application and upload the following materials:

1. Cover letter 
2. Resume

Screening of applications will begin immediately.

Benefits & Perks:

• 25 Days - Paid Time Off (vacation, sick and personal time)
• 10 Days - Paid Holidays
• 5 Days - Paid College Closure Days
• Eligible for Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurances (within 30 days of hire)
• 100% Employer-Funded Health Reimbursement Account ($125+/month)
• 100% Employer-Paid Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• 11.5% Employer Retirement Contributions
• Discounted On-Campus Dining Meal Plans
• Free On-Campus Parking
• Free Access to Campus Amenities (gyms, pools, library, sporting events and more)
• Free Full Tuition for Employees and their Families
• Pet Insurance
• 100% Employer-Funded Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Award-Winning Wellbeing Programs
• Plus More!

Additional Perks:

• Rollins College is conveniently located on multiple Lynx Bus Routes (Winter Park/Rosemont-9 &  Winter Park/Springs Village-23) and within walking distance from the Winter Park SunRail Station
• Local & National Discount Programs, including Winter Park Locations (i.e. shops, restaurants, gift cards, and more)
• Free E-Training Courses & Professional Development Opportunities
• IT Software & Laptop Discounts (Apple, Lenovo, and more)
• College Bookstore Discounts 
• Annual Service Awards & Recognition Programs
• Discover what it's like to live in Orlando: Live, Work, Play and Learn
• Plus More!

Rollins offers a competitive salary, along with our generous full-time benefits package. Click here to review our full benefits package.

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Excellence Philosophy:

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

Rollins College is an equal opportunity institution. Rollins does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, age, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical characteristics, or any other category protected by College policy or federal, state, or local law for employment and in our educational programs and activities. To learn more about our commitments, visit click here. Any applicant who requires reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or hiring process may contact us by phone or in writing to humanresources@rollins.edu | 407.646.2102.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Service Months:

12