ROLE TITLE: Major Gifts Officer
POSITION REPORTS TO: Senior Director of Advancement for Leadership Giving
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Summary of Position
The Major Gifts Officer is a seasoned and effective frontline fundraiser with the leadership abilities, interpersonal skills, and professional expertise to nurture a strong and diverse set of major donor relationships, maximize impact, and increase philanthropic revenue.
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As the Major Gifts Officer, you will:
- Effectively manage a portfolio of major gift prospects to secure annual, leadership, major, and deferred gifts to support realistic yet challenging fundraising goals. This requires extensive travel, face-to-face meetings, and attending events on campus and throughout a designated region.
- Effectively steward donor relationships in a manner that requires the highest standards of professional conduct and relational standards to ensure increasing philanthropic support.
- Contribute to building a culture of philanthropy at AC by taking responsibility for other special events and activities as requested, including but not limited to the Golden Gator Club, Alumni Chapter events, sporting and cultural events, and graduation.
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Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s or Doctoral Degree preferred
- 4-7 years of relevant experience required, 7 or more preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of all facets of charitable giving
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and independently
- Excellent written and verbal skills, including active listening and the ability to distill ideas and clarify issues
- Ability to think under pressure
- Sensitivity, flexibility, and adaptability to balance diverse donor audiences
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YOUR COMPENSATION
New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. This position is full time, exempt.
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THE HIRING PROCESS
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and provide contact information for three references to the Office of Human Resources, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335 by email to employment@allegheny.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
Currently there is no application deadline for this position. For certain positions, finalist candidates can expect to engage in various rounds of interviews either in person or via online meetings. Candidates will also have the opportunity to read more about the current work and share thoughts during the interviews.
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ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold. It is one of the few colleges in the United States with a unique requirement to choose both a major and minor for graduation, to provide students with a cross-disciplinary path in the sciences and humanities for educational depth and intellectual growth. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny College is one of 44 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives.” In its 2022 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s top 100 national liberal arts colleges — and one of the top 25 best for undergraduate teaching.
Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).
Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. The College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, creed, national/ethnic origin, ancestry, veterans, handicap or disability as those terms are defined under applicable law, or members of other underrepresented groups. Visit the Allegheny College Web Site at www.allegheny.edu
posted 07/22/2025