University of Kentucky
College Philanthropy Officer Associate
🇺🇸 Lexington, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $47K - $78K
💻 Development & Advancement
🗓️ July 21st, 2025
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- Responsible for engaging and soliciting gifts from alumni, community members, families, and friends affiliated with the College of Medicine.
- Develop and manage a donor portfolio with an affinity for medical education and scholarships.
- Reach out to prospects, secure face-to-face visits, and close leadership-level annual gifts.
- Held to metrics including number of visits, progress in qualifying prospects, proposals submitted, and funds raised.
- Requires 2-4 years of experience in philanthropy or related fields such as marketing, wealth management, or sales.
- Bachelor's degree required; prior alumni engagement in a university setting and experience with medical school alumni preferred.
- Salary range: $47,278-78,000 per year; full-time staff position.
- Work primarily Monday through Friday with occasional evenings and weekends; requires travel to meetings and events.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and exceptional relationship-building abilities are essential.
- Operates within the Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, following core values of collaboration, communication, mutual respect, innovation, and transparency.
College Philanthropy Officer Associate Full Description
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Requisition Number | RE50950
Working Title | Associate Director of Philanthropy
Department Name | 7H0PH: COM Philanthropy
Work Location | Lexington, KY
Grade Level | 45
Salary Range | $47,278-78,000/year
Type of Position | Staff
Position Time Status | Full-Time
Required Education | BA
Click here for more information about equivalencies: | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience | 3 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification | None
Physical Requirements | This position will require the ability to sit for extended periods of time utilizing a computer, keyboard, mouse, and phone. Will also require the ability to travel to meetings and events on- and off-campus.
Shift | Primarily Monday through Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends per departmental needs.
Job Summary | The UK College of Medicine is seeking goal-oriented and mission-driven philanthropy professionals to serve as Associate Director of Philanthropy. This position will be responsible for engaging, cultivating, soliciting and renewing gifts from individual donors and alumni of the college. The incumbent will develop a portfolio from alumni, community members, families and friends with an affinity for medical education and scholarships. This position will reach out to prospects, secure face-to-face visits, engage them in the vital mission, solicit and close gifts focused at the leadership annual level. This role will be held to metrics of number of visits, progress developing and qualifying prospects in the Associate Director’s portfolio, proposals submitted and dollars raised. The successful candidate should be someone who is a self-starter with skills in oral and written communication. The candidate should have 2-4 years of experience in philanthropy or a related field, such as marketing, wealth management or sales and have a passion for funding this critical mission.
The culture within the Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement (PAE) is built on our shared core values CoMMIT– Collaboration, Communication, Mission Driven, Mutual Respect, Innovation and Transparency.
By applying for a position within UK PAE, you are indicating your commitment and expressing your agreement to our six values. It is important you share these values in order to be part of our committed team!
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities | Exceptional relationship building skills, planning and organization, attention to detail, extreme professionalism.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? | No
Preferred Education/Experience | Prior experience with alumni engagement in a University-setting preferred. Experience working with medical school alumni preferred.
Deadline to Apply | 07/27/2025
Our University Community | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
- * Please select the response that best represents your years of experience in leading and managing programs focused on college alumni engagement.
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- * Describe a successful alumni-focused program or event you planned and facilitated. Why do you feel it was successful?
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