Diversity Giving Officer Jobs

Reporting to the Senior Director for Development, the Diversity Giving Officer (DGO) is a critically important role, primarily responsible as a member of the External Relations (ER) team for identifying and closing gifts at the one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and higher level in order to advance diversity, equity and inclusion and related programming in support of the mission of scientific discovery at the Salk Institute. The DGO will help to complete the current Campaign through their portfolio-based fundraising work, as well as to help position the Salk Institute for a future Campaign.
Duties And Responsibilities
Working with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and a team of seasoned fundraisers, as well as Communications, Stewardship and Community Engagement professionals, the DGO manages an assigned portfolio of approximately one-hundred (100) prospects on a national and international basis in order to identify, cultivate, close and steward gifts at the one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) level and higher based on an annual system of metrics.
Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from a four-year college or university; and five to seven years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Computer skills required: Development Software; Microsoft Office.

Competencies

• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses; Analyzes market and competition; Identifies external threats and opportunities; Adapts strategy to changing conditions.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Diversity - Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; Educates others on the value of diversity; Promotes a harassment-free environment; Builds a diverse workforce.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.

Salary Range for this position $67,500 to $88,750 annually
Physical Demands And Work Environment

• Frequently required to stand
• Frequently required to walk
• Frequently required to sit
• Additional remarks regarding work environment: Must be willing to work in an animal-related research environment.
• Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include:( Close vision; Distance vision;
• Occasionally exposure to outside weather conditions
• Specialized equipment, machines, or vehicles used: Not applicable
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet
• Frequently required to talk or hear