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Salary Range
0.00 - 0.00

Overview

Yale University is seeking a dynamic and strategic Reunion Giving Officer to join the university's Alumni Affairs and Development division. Reporting to the Director of Reunion Giving, the Reunion Giving Officer solicits gifts from Yale College alumni during their quinquennial reunions and manages alumni volunteers for several assigned reunion classes. Operating in a comprehensive, university-wide fundraising environment, the Reunion Giving Officer achieves annual fundraising goals tied to specific reunion classes and ensures the overall success of their assigned classes in a multitude of impactful ways. The Reunion Giving Officer position is an ideal opportunity for a high-performing, strategic, and collaborative development professional. Key duties include supporting the university's highest-level donors, volunteers, and university citizens; developing, partnering, and executing on solicitation strategies for donors; building relationships with volunteers via trainings and briefings; and facilitating gift conversations between prospects, volunteers, and university leaders.

Required Skills and Abilities

1: Proven ability to directly manage volunteers. Skilled in developing and implementing effective strategies to recruit and train volunteers on solicitation techniques and university messaging and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances in a complex environment.

2: Proven ability to personally and consistently close philanthropic gifts from donors. Commitment to utilizing industry standard fundraising best practices and valuing a donor-centric approach. Demonstrated ability collaborating with colleagues to determine donor philanthropic interests and the ability to promote various giving vehicles which may include planned giving.

3: Professionalism, maturity, and a collaborative approach to work, with the ability to maintain confidentiality. Flexible team member and willingness to work some irregular hours and commitment to an inclusive workplace.

4: Outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills and proficiency working with technology. Ability to manage diverse, simultaneous tasks while attending to details and follow-through and work well under pressure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Initiative and ability to work independently with integrity while demonstrating a results-oriented work ethic.

5: Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with alumni volunteers and colleagues about fundraising priorities, giving procedures, and university business and the ability to initiate and maintain direct communication with alumni.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:

Experience in a reunion fundraising program in higher education or another nonprofit organization, familiarity with planned giving tools and techniques, experience and comfort navigating a fundraising database and a valid driver's license.

Weekend Hours Required?

Occasional

Evening Hours Required?

Occasional

Principal Responsibilities

1. Organizes and coordinates fundraising efforts. 2. Develops strategic fundraising programs, sets participation and dollar goals, and manages processes of screening and rating alumni. 3. Provides ongoing support for chairs and committee members. 4. Identifies, recruits, trains, briefs and motivates committee members. 5. Staffs and attends committee meetings. 6. Facilitates ongoing communications between class-based volunteers involved in capital fundraising and development officers. 7. Personally participates in fundraising conversations. 8. Initiates and oversees all class-wide gift mailings. 9. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and four years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Posting Date
10/31/2025

Job Category
Professional

Bargaining Unit
NON

Compensation Grade
Development

Compensation Grade Profile
Development Officer (Ungraded)

Time Type
Full time

Duration Type
Staff

Work Model
Hybrid

Location
157 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

Posting Disclaimer

Salary offers are determined by a candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role's grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring department.

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual's sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

Inquiries concerning Yale's Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

Note

Yale University is a tobacco-free campus.