Director-Donor Relations & Events

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Our Mission

) and with the input of over 5,700 stakeholders, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. Additional information about Georgia Techs commitment to excellence, its strategic plan and recent national rankings and accomplishments can be found at: .

Georgia Tech Office of Development (DEV)

Led by the Vice President for DEV, Jen Howe (), our fundraising team at Georgia Tech currently consists of 88 professionals who are focused on securing transformative philanthropy (major and principal gifts) to support the strategic priorities of the Institute and its colleges, schools, and programs including Athletics. For fiscal year 2022 (closed 6/30/2022), the DEV teams efforts resulted in over $211 million in new gifts and commitments helped to publicly launch Georgia Techs largest comprehensive campaign in the Institutes history Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech which is intended to bring over $2 billion in new commitments and gifts from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other organizations. One of the most significant priorities within Transforming Tomorrow is ensuring access of the brightest undergraduate, graduate and professional students to Georgia Tech, regardless of their socioeconomic background. To learn more about Transforming Tomorrow and the other thematic priorities of the campaign, visit .

The Director of Donor Relations & Events in the Office of Development is a member of the Gift Administration, Donor Relations, & Events team with overall responsibility for systematically recognizing and maintaining relationships with donors and prospective donors to Georgia Tech. The Director is principally responsible for donor recognition, including the management of donor recognition projects and oversight of donor events and donor acknowledgments.
This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Major donors, Office of
Development management and staff, college/school management and staff and appropriate communications staff.
This position typically will advise and counsel: Major donors, Office of
Development management and staff, college/school management and staff and appropriate communications staff.
This position will supervise: assigned staff.

Job Duty 1 -
Responsible for directing facilities-related campus-wide permanent donor recognition program, with established standards. Coordinate ordering and production of recognition plaques in accordance with established standards.

Job Duty 2 -
Collaborates with the VP of Development to identify potential fundraising naming opportunities for Institute facilities, including those under construction, and staffs the Institute-wide naming committee, preparing agendas and detailed briefings to ensure protocols are followed in accordance with Board of Regents and Institute naming policies.

Job Duty 3 -
Recommend, plan, and implement recognition programs that account for the preferences of major donors.

Job Duty 4 -
Develop and oversee the acknowledgment and recognition of all gifts to the Institute, and will share the impact of philanthropy proportionately to the contribution received.

Job Duty 5 -
Manage a portfolio of $100K+ prospects in permanent stewardship.

Job Duty 6 -
Provide oversight of Georgia Tech Boards and evaluate and manage the life-cycle of board membership.

Job Duty 7 -
Perform related duties and assist team and department lead with projects as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
Overnight travel required for project delivery; flexibility in on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client shift schedules, project requirements).

Required Experience
Four to five years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates that have worked in this field at public and/or complex higher education institutions or related foundations.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree

Salary Range: $83,043-$101,00

SKILLS
This job requires working knowledge of the donor stewardship process including donor relations, communications, marketing, project management, organizing, and interpersonal skill.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our universitys work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: .

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

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