Development Officer
Core
Develop and execute funding strategies to secure major gifts for the Giant Magellan Telescope and Harvard College Observatory activities.
Role type
Senior development officer (astronomy/science fundraising)
Builds
Production fundraising campaigns and donor relationships for space science initiatives
Domain
Higher education fundraising + Astronomy/Space Science
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Major gift fundraising, donor prospecting and qualification, cultivation and stewardship strategies, event management, complex scientific concept translation, research and donor discovery, portfolio management (6-8 figure prospects)
Preferred skills
Science-based fundraising experience, higher education fundraising background, building new programs and relationships, staffing high-level academic leaders
Technologies
Alumni database systems, prospect management software
Responsibilities
Secure funding for research and public engagement; identify and qualify unaffiliated prospects; develop solicitation strategies; manage donor portfolio; advise on astronomy subject matter; coordinate fundraising events; travel nationally and internationally for donor engagement
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC