Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Full-time Administrator (Level 16)

Salary Range: $66,000 - $74,000 (salary commensurate with experience)

Reports to: Senior Director of Institutional Advancement

FLSA Status: Exempt

This position will be open until filled. Review of applications will take place after Sunday, November 2, 2025.

*This position has been approved for a flexible work option arrangement. Flexible work options can be ended at any time by the College, Cabinet, and/or supervisors based on employee performance and/or as institutional needs change.

**This position requires a credit history check prior to the candidate's first day.

***This position has college-wide responsibilities and requires travel between all campuses and off-site locations. Location will mainly be at the Blue Bell campus.

Basic Purpose

The Assistant Director of Annual Giving is responsible for planning, developing, and managing a comprehensive Annual Giving (gifts of less than $10,000) program with the MCCC (Pa) Legacy Fund with goals of engaging, cultivating and soliciting alumni, friends, faculty and staff and students.

The Assistant Director will develop plans for the Annual Giving fundraising and will work closely with College, MCCC (Pa) Legacy Fund Board of Directors and Institutional Advancement Staff to identify, engage, and solicit and steward annual donor prospects for the College. The Assistant Director will manage a targeted, multi-approach annual giving program, , an annual giving faculty staff campaign, and other targeted annual programs such as direct mail aimed at increasing new and renewing donors and increasing donors to the major gift level. The Assistant Director will recruit and engage students and student groups with the goal of creating a culture of philanthropy throughout the College.

The Assistant Director will manage Annual Giving programs such as Direct Mail Solicitations, Student Philanthropy, Day of Giving program, National Philanthropy Day program and annual Faculty and Staff campaign, as well as other programs/projects as assigned.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Reports to and works collaboratively with the Senior Director of Institutional Advancement, to set goals for and develop the College’s Annual Giving Programs.
• Plansand manages Annual Giving Program including direct mail solicitations, e-solicitations, social media platforms, and other strategies to bolster annual giving to the College.
• Collaborates with leadership to identify priority funding needs and develops Annual Giving program messaging.
• Plansand manages targeted Annual Giving campaigns including the Faculty/Staff Campaign, Day of Giving, National Philanthropy Day and Student Philanthropy, and other select segmented giving programs. .
• Responsible for developing stretch goals and metrics. Produces analytics to measure and determine success.
• Manage vendor relationships for contracts related to Annual Giving projects/programs.
• Manages a portfolio of prospects and donors and cultivates and solicits for upgraded gifts below the major gift level (>$10,000).
• Other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Three to Five (3-5) years of fundraising experience with a demonstrated record of successful direct mail and personal solicitation fundraising required, preferably in higher education
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, exceptional attention to detail.
• Writing ability as well as excellent oral communications skills.
• Ability to work with sensitive information with complete confidentiality.
• Familiarity with Raisers Edge NXT or similar development Donor Management systems.
• Proficient as a user of office productivity software, preferably MS Office 365 Suite
• Ability to work on several projects concurrently, meeting deadlines.
• Ability to develop relationships with donors/prospects and to work with volunteers.
• Ability to work in a goal, metric and deadline driven, high preforming environment.

Montgomery County Community College is committed to assuring equal opportunity to all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, pregnancy, ancestry, national origin, age, affectional or sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender presentation, veteran’s status, marital status or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendment of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable statutes.

Inquiries concerning Title IX relating to equal opportunity on the basis of sex should be referred to: Title IX Coordinator, Mikiba W. Morehead, Ed.D., TNG, LLC, at [email protected].

All other equal opportunity inquiries, including those based upon disability, should be referred to: The Director of Equity, Diversity & Belonging, at [email protected] or 215-619-7383.