Leadership Giving Officer

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Posting Description

LEADERSHIP GIVING OFFICER, Sloan Office of External Relations, identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit donors and prospective donors who have the capacity to make a major gift of $250K-$2.5M and solicit 100% of portfolio for Dean’s Circle annual fund gifts of $2,500+; manage a portfolio of approximately 120-150 prospects; travel for in-person meetings with prospective donors as appropriate; identify and qualify new prospects in major and minor markets (likely in the U.S. Southeast and in Latin America) and move these prospects through the donor engagement process; articulate the mission, culture, academic programs, and strategic priorities of the school and Institute; arrange for prospects to meet with appropriate MIT faculty and staff; help plan and execute cultivation events in conjunction with event planning staff; maintain strong communications links with various staff and colleagues across MIT (including Annual Fund, Strategic Alumni Engagement, MIT Resource Development) to ensure a coordinated approach to prospect strategy; work collaboratively with donor relations team and initiative leaders to maintain a strong stewardship strategy for portfolio donors; and complete timely and constructive contact reports from meetings and deliver timely and effective follow-up to prospects and donors.

The full job description is available at https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/OERLeadershipGivingOfficer.pdf

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of three years of direct fund-raising experience in a related advancement field; a minimum of two years cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding $10K-$100K gifts; some experience calling and/or meeting with 10+ donors per month; some portfolio management experience with high net wealth prospects; some familiarity with fundraising management software, such as Advance, Salesforce, or Raisers Edge; demonstrated capacity to work effectively with potentially large benefactors, including excellent communication and presentation skills' proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese, given regional focus.

Lindauer, a global search and talent firm, has been retained to conduct this search. Consideration of candidates will continue until the position is filled.  In addition to applying via the MIT website, candidates should submit, in confidence, a resume andcover letter to Lindauer. Communications, nominations, applications, and inquiries concerning this search should be directed to Megan Abbett, Assistant Vice President, at [email protected] and/or Alexus Forte, Associate Consultant at [email protected].

10/9/2026

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