Director, Corporate Philanthropy

Job #: 041716
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $90,000 - $107,000
Hours: Standard University business hours

8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description:
Reporting to the Executive Director, Corporate Philanthropy, the Director is responsible for driving engagement, philanthropic giving, research partnerships, and strengthening other holistic opportunities with external corporations on behalf of Syracuse University. This position develops and implements a strategic plan for mapping university programs to the relevant needs of corporate partners in their assigned portfolio. Building upon a strong existing base of funders and the identification of prospects - the Director discovers, cultivates, solicits, and stewards current and new corporate donors to meet and exceed the department's annual goals. The position requires collaborative relationship-building with university and corporate stakeholders to strengthen existing relationships, as well as proactive growth, increasing the number of corporate donors and growing the annual revenue of Syracuse University. The Director is responsible for becoming a subject-matter expert on university programs, as well as an expert in their companies' ongoing business needs and corporate social responsibility focuses to identify and propose engagement and funding opportunities that are mutually beneficial to the university and the company.

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Responsibilities:

• Identify, cultivate, and steward new and existing corporate support that aligns with Syracuse University priorities through proactive outreach, consistent update and analysis of the inventory of relevant university programs, as well as in-depth analysis of the company's strategies, results, and prospectus to identify opportunities for engagement and funding. Maintain and further proficient knowledge of university, as well as school/college/unit, priorities and programs.
• Initiate and manage solicitations to corporations for philanthropy, research, and complex inter-institutional and cross disciplinary initiatives. Collaborate with the divisional partners and schools/colleges/units to create compelling proposals and presentations that communicate the impact and value of partnering with the organization. Achieve annual fundraising targets and contribute to the long-term financial sustainability of the organization.
• Discover, cultivate, solicit, and steward a dynamic portfolio of 50 key corporate prospects and secure new levels of institutional support and engagement through gifts, grants, sponsored research, sponsorships, philanthropy, in-kind support, joint approaches to funding sources and the like. Record all interactions, gifts and solicitations in Citrus as well as develop, manage, and maintain plans, opportunities and key data and information records. This portfolio includes C-suite executives, executive board members and/or corporate CFO/CEO's.
• Coordinate and communicate with central advancement units, college-based development units, athletics, and school/unit career services to advance the University's multi-faceted relationships with corporate partners. Develop comprehensive, aligned strategies with other campus stakeholders as required.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

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To apply, visit https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/108321

Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.

Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The University's contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members.










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