Reporting directly to the Associate Vice President for Development and working closely with the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, this Principal Gift Officer (PGO) will:

• Cultivate, solicit and close donors capable of $100,000 and up. These activities should yield $5 million in gifts and pledges annually.
• Work with Dean Ray to oversee and implement activities designed to solicit and close College prospective donors.
• Schedule high-end donor meetings, at least two visits per year.
• Plan and implement a minimum of one high-end donor event each year. This should be an event which the President and/or other key University officials might attend.
• Service on CASE or AFP committee.
• Serve as a consultant/advisor to a smaller not-for-profit.
• Provide mentoring to junior development officers.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong desire to associate with The University of Toledo, College of Law and to champion its mission.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of increasingly responsible positions in development with significant experience and success in major gift campaigns.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of:
• Programs that will increase giving participation and absolute dollar levels of gifts.
• Information technology to achieve goals and more effectively manage communications.
• The importance to overall University Development activities of maintaining lasting and positive donor relations.
• Proven skills in:
• Strategic planning and implementation of goals and objectives.
• Communicating effectively in writing and orally.
• Interpersonal relationship building with both internal and external constituents.
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Successfully ask for contributions and "close the sale".
• Engage other team members and constituents.
• Set and appropriately manage the demands and stress of priorities and deadlines.
• Be self-motivated and appropriately driven while being a collaborative team player.
• Bachelor’s degree; masters preferred.

KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Maturity, self-confidence and poise to work with a wide variety of constituents.
• Creative and proactive in solving problems and launching new initiatives.
• Professionalism to succeed in working with attorneys.
• A self starter with an exceptionally strong written skills set.
• Persistence; a strong desire to achieve goals.
• A positive attitude; bold but not reckless in developing new approaches to giving.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

The University of Toledo (UT) is one of 13 state universities in Ohio. It was established in 1872 and became a member of the state university system in 1967. The University of Toledo and the Medical University of Ohio merged in 2006 to form the third-largest public university operating budget in the state.

UT is a community built around eleven academic colleges and professional programs matched only by a handful of public universities nationwide, including The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan.

UT's main campus, located along the banks of the Ottawa River in a residential section of the city, includes historic buildings, modern facilities, contemporary residence halls and abundant green space.

The University of Toledo is one of the largest employers in northwest Ohio with an impact of over one billion dollars.

THE COLLEGE OF LAW

Established in 1906 the College of Law's engagement in the community is a reflection of the University's commitment to public service. The College's Legal Clinic provides representation to clients who would not otherwise be able to afford an attorney. The Dispute Resolution Clinic has conducted mediations in juvenile and municipal courts, in public schools and on UT's campus. Students in the Domestic Violence Clinic have contributed to the study of how to prevent domestic violence fatalities in the area.

College of Law faculty members lend their expertise to members of the local, national and international media.

Rated as one of the top 100 law schools in the nation by the 2007 U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings, the College has welcomed three U.S. Supreme Court Justices as speakers over the lost five years. They are Antonin Scalia, Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

In 2007, UT Law graduates placed first in Ohio in overall pass rate, and in 2006 they placed first among Ohio's nine law schools for first-time test takers.

In recent years the College of Law has responded to technological developments in society by increasing its course offerings and research in relevant areas. The Cybersecurities Law Institute positions the College as one of the national leaders in scholarship and teaching on legal issues posed by the growing dominance of the Internet in the area of corporate and securities law.

The Legal Institute of the Great Lakes (LIGL) is a multidisciplinary research center within the University of Toledo College of Law. Founded in 1993, the LIGL supports research, maintains publications, and sponsors conferences on legal, economic and social issues of importance to the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada.

Important topics of LIGL research and conferences have included water quality, environmental audits, storage of spent nuclear fuel, market-based incentives to control air pollution, sustainable development, a comparative study of corporate laws of the Great Lakes states, regional trade agreements, competition in the electric utility industry, environmental justice, fisheries management. Brownfield development, the public trust doctrine, international sales and distribution of products, protecting technology, contaminated sediments, alternative energy sources, beach access, climate change, wetlands, and international and interstate agreements regarding management of Great Lakes water resources.

DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

The Mission of Institutional Advancement is to support The University of Toledo by fostering a spirit of loyalty among its friends and by securing philanthropic resources to enhance learning, discovery and engagement opportunities for the University and the community it serves.

The Division of Institutional Advancement is organized into three areas:

• The Office of Development
• The Office of Alumni Relations
• The Office of Special Events

"The Time is Now", a $100 million broad-based, university-wide campaign, is currently in progress. As of December 31, 2007, $90 million has been raised.

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