Annual Leadership Giving Officer, Athletics

Annual Leadership Giving Officer, Athletics

Job

Summary :

The Leadership Annual Giving Officer, Athletics, is responsible for the direct solicitation of athletic donors at the Fiat Lux Society level of $2,500+ to the Rollins Annual Fund. This entry-level fundraiser will work cross-organizationally to enhance alumni and parent engagement strategies and implement an effective fundraising program to support the advancement goals for Rollins Athletics.

Responsibilities :

• Manage a portfolio of leadership annual giving prospects with the capacity to make annual athletic gifts of $2,500-$10,000 to maximize giving to Athletics.
• Directly qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of approximately 300 alumni and parent donors / prospects supporting the Athletics Director's strategic plan and priorities.
• Have direct contact with 20+ unique prospects each month to meet fundraising and key performance metrics utilizing multi-channel outreach.
• Engage in leadership athletic annual gift solicitations that 1) retain current and re-engage lost athletics donors, 2) increase giving levels of current athletics donors, 3) acquire new athletic donors, and 4) increase unrestricted giving to the general Athletics Fund.
• Work directly with Athletics leadership, coaches, and staff as liaison to support athletic leadership annual giving opportunities and strategies.
• Identify prospects as potential major and planned gift donors for handing off to the major and planned giving fundraising team.
• Develop, implement, and manage other annual giving avenues for increased undesignated gifts within sports and department-wide.
• Work with departments within Advancement, including Annual Giving, Major and Planned Giving, and Donor Relations, to create and implement cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Work with the office of Alumni Engagement and the Parent & Family Giving Officer to support athletic programs and events that increase engagement and maintain positive relationships with athletic alumni and parents.
• Play a key role in securing athletics challenge donors for Rollins Fund initiatives such as Giving Day.
• Support the solicitation of unrestricted Fiat Lux Society gifts ($2,500+) from non-Athletics donors.
• Support Alumni and Family Weekends and Parents & Family Council Spring Forum as well as other development programs.

Minimum

Qualifications & Education :

Preferred

Qualifications :

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

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Instructions to Applicants :

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Screening of applications will begin immediately.

Benefits & Perks :

Additional Perks :

Rollins offers a competitive salary, along with our generous full-time benefits package!  Click here to review our full-time benefits package.

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Equal Employment Opportunity :

Rollins College is an equal opportunity institution. Rollins does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, age, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical characteristics, or any other category protected by College policy or federal, state, or local law for employment and in our educational programs and activities. To learn more about our commitments, visit click here . Any applicant who requires reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or hiring process may contact us by phone or in writing to humanresources@rollins.edu  | 407.646.2102.

Employment Eligibility :

All new employees must be eligible and show employment eligibility verification by the first date of employment at Rollins College, as legally required (e.g., Form I-9).  Rollins College will require proof of authorization to work in the United States. Further, based on the September 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation and accompanying guidance from the USCIS and Department of State, the College may not be able to offer H-1B sponsorship. Particularly the College is not able to pay the required fee accompanying new H-1B visa petitions.

FLSA Status : Exempt

Service Months : 12

To apply, visit https : / / jobs.rollins.edu / cw / en-us / job / 493870

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