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Old Dominion University

Junior Major Gift Officer

🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Development & Advancement

🗓️ August 28th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring a Junior Major Gift Officer. The role focuses on developing and cultivating long-term philanthropic relationships with alumni, donors, and prospects, managing gifts ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, and collaborating with college deans, faculty, and development staff to meet funding priorities and maximize philanthropic support for the university.

Highlights

  • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward private gifts between $5,000 and $25,000.
  • Collaborate with College Deans, faculty, development, and foundation staff to align with funding priorities.
  • Master's degree in Business, Education, Communications, Health Related, Arts, Engineering, Sciences, or related field required; or Bachelor's degree with equivalent experience.
  • Proven ability to build relationships that result in philanthropic gifts or closed sales/contracts.
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills required.
  • Experience or knowledge of fundraising, sales, development principles, techniques, and ethics.
  • Ability to work independently and in teams, manage multiple priorities, and demonstrate strategic initiative.
  • Must possess a valid driver's license and ability to travel and work nights and weekends.
  • Some fundraising, sales, or individual solicitation experience preferred or comparable sales/marketing/client relations experience accepted.
  • Final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.