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Senior Development Officer [ID: 155]
Position Summary:

This is the third of four levels in the Development series. Incumbents possess a strong understanding of the principles and practices of fundraising and coordinate day-to-day activities of an assigned institutional advancement function. Responsibilities may include strategic planning; cultivation/stewardship of a broad constituency of donors, alumni, corporations, planned giving prospects and friends; development/implementation of fundraising activities designed to enhance donor engagement and increase financial support; campaign, program and event management; development of a broad range of written materials for general distribution as well as for targeted audiences; public speaking; knowledge of planned giving; evaluation of functions and methodologies to ensure organizational and personal effectiveness.

Compensation: $53,707.34 - $75,190.28

Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in public information, communications, marketing or in a related field to assigned area.

Experience:

Five (5) years marketing, media relations, development, or communications experience.

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Knowledge:

  • Techniques utilized in sales and the development of funds for a foundation;
  • Trusts and wills and the sources of gifts in the community.
  • Program management principles;
  • Strategic planning principles;
  • Process improvement principles;
  • Analytical methods and techniques;
  • Recordkeeping principles;
  • Grant sources and writing principles;
  • English language, grammar, and punctuation;
  • Report preparation techniques;
  • Endowment fund stewardship principles;
  • Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations;
  • Supervisory principles;
  • Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

  • Ability to cultivate working relations with professionals in the community.
  • Prioritizing and assigning work;
  • Establishing and following procedural and technical standards;
  • Compiling and analyzing data;
  • Coordinating program activities;
  • Applying and explaining applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and/or procedures;
  • Compiling data and information;
  • Writing and researching grants and other funding sources;
  • Identifying emerging trends, needs, funding opportunities, and/or best practices;
  • Maintaining files and records;
  • Preparing a variety of business correspondence, records, reports, documents and forms;
  • Using a computer and related software applications;
  • Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

  • Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
  • Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Responsibilities:

 

These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary. 

Potential Frequency

 1.

Coordinates the development, evaluation and implementation of institutional advancement program goals, objectives, activities, and initiatives; assesses consequences and outcomes of program initiatives.

Daily

20%

2.

Researches private, corporate, and governmental funding agencies and programs; maintains relationships with agencies; writes proposals to support the mission of assigned area of responsibility.

Daily

20%

3.

Conducts research to identify emerging needs, trends, best practices, funding opportunities, and/or other items related to assigned area of responsibility.

Daily

20%

4.

Evaluates program delivery and recommends modifications based on trends, technology, and needs assessment.

Daily

20%

5.

Facilitates, leads, and/or participates in meetings, proceedings, special events, and committees; represents the department at campus meetings and conferences; serves as a liaison between departments, external organizations, the general public, and other agencies.

Daily

10%

6.

Verifies, prepares, and updates various records in assigned database systems; prepares related reports to determine content and accuracy of data.

Daily

10%

7.

Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

As Required

 

Equal Access/Equal Opportunity

The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact Dr. Devona Pierre, Executive Director, Organizational Culture and Engagement/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.