Reporting to the Dean of the Scripps College of Communication and the Assistant Vice President for Development, the Director of Development serves as a major gifts officer on behalf of Ohio University. Working with the development office, the Director of Development will identify potential major-gift donors; initiate first alumni contact for the dean, faculty and other administrators and be the primary solicitor for the College; coordinate college annual fund campaign and gift stewardship activities; organize alumni visits; coordinate alumni/development events; and maintain office records and budget. Must be able to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends. S/he will understand the various vehicles by which one can make a private gift to Ohio University including familiarity with basic IRS regulations for making a charitable gift.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify, cultivate, and solicit private support for the Scripps College of Communication.
• Serve as liaison between the faculty, staff and students and potential supporters (individuals, corporations and foundation).
• Direct and maintain campus stewardship programs.
• Serve as liaison among the faculty and staff of the Division of Advancement.
• Plan, implement and coordinate cultivation activities for prospects and donors.
• Initiate, develop and coordinate delivery of proposals to prospective supporters.
• Secure dollar commitment at a level established jointly by the Dean and the Assistant Vice President.
• Work with the annual giving staff to plan and implement an annual giving program that includes direct mail and phonathon.
• Work with appropriate campus offices to plan, implement and oversee stewardship programs.
• Work with dean, faculty and staff to identify priorities and strategies for private support.
• Interface with the external relations agents (i.e. Alumni Relations, Development and individual unit/project personnel) to coordinate events and activities involving alumni in the pursuit of identifying, cultivating and soliciting major gift prospects.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Commitment to the mission of Ohio University.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional fundraising experience.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills. The fundraiser must be able to clearly and succinctly communicate a wide variety of information to a diverse set of audiences.
• A history of success in an advanced fundraising setting, preferably in academia.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Comfortable in a team oriented, goal driven environment.
• Ability to function independently, yet work in a centralized development structure.
• Willingness and ability to travel.
• Sense of humor and commitment to collegiality.

Ohio University is one of the nation's top research institutions, and ranks first in the state for the nationally competitive awards won by its students. It has been cited for its combination of academic quality and value by such publications as U.S. News and World Report, America's 100 Best College Buys, Princeton Review's Best Colleges, and Peterson's Guide to Competitive Colleges.

There are ten academic colleges and more than 28,000 students at Ohio University, with 20,000 on the Athens campus and 8,000 on five regional campuses. In addition to a continuing commitment to excellence in residential undergraduate education and research, Ohio University embraces a spirit of discovery best illustrated in an enterprising tradition of outreach through its regional campuses, external degree programs, and active partnerships with educational institutions in other countries.

Ohio University offers the successful candidate membership in both a dynamic university and a committed advancement team. Private giving to The Ohio University Foundation averages $15-20 million annually and the endowment has grown to more than $240 million. The University is preparing for its next comprehensive campaign, its most ambitious to-date.

THE SCRIPPS COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION

The Ohio University Scripps College of Communication is a leader in communication education-and it is the pride of Ohio University. Generally regarded as one of the top five programs in the nation, the Scripps College of Communication prepares students to be effective and responsible communicators in a global society and advances the field through creative activity and research on communication concepts, issues and problems.

Since its founding 40 years ago, the Scripps College has grown from just two schools - communication and journalism - to five schools offering more than 40 nationally acclaimed programs. These range from the very technical in the J. Warren McClure School of Information and Telecommunication Systems to the deeply theoretical in the School of Communication Studies - and everything in between in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, and the Schools of Media Arts and Studies and Visual Communication. In May 2006, the University received a commitment of $15 million from the Scripps Howard Foundation and the college was named in its honor.

The Scripps College of Communication also houses the WOUB Center for Public Media, which operates five public radio stations, two public television stations and one cable television station serving more than 60 counties. Through the center's Student Development Program, more than 250 of the college's students gain hands-on radio and television experience by assisting with the stations' day-to-day operations.

The Scripps College of Communication has been recognized as "one of Ohio University's most distinguished programs" by the Guide to 101 of the Best Values in America's Colleges and Universities.

Scripps College alumni number 18,000 worldwide and are some of the most recognizable names, successful leaders and notable contributors in the field of communication.

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