The purpose of Advancement and Alumni Relations (AAR) is to
foster a thriving and engaged community of support for Caltech. By
connecting the people who share and support Caltech’s mission and
values, we will ensure the Institute receives the necessary
resources to achieve Caltech’s aspirations and sustain its
excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship in
perpetuity.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Individual Giving, the
Senior Director of Development for Humanities and Social Sciences
(SDOD, HSS) manages and executes the major and principal gift
fundraising for the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
(HSS) at Caltech. As an individual contributor, the SDOD provides
leadership in fundraising to advance the mission and goals of the
Division and the Institute. The SDOD will collaborate broadly with
campus and academic leadership, Advancement and Alumni Relations
colleagues, faculty, and volunteer councils to ensure strategic
coordination and integration of Division funding priorities across
the Institute. The SDOD, HSS will be personally responsible for a
portfolio of donors affiliated with the Division, interdisciplinary
institutes, and centers associated with the Division, as well as
Institute wide funding priorities.
Essential Job Duties
Execute the Division’s major and principal gift fundraising
plan engaging established and prospective donors, building a major
and principal gift pipeline, collaborating with faculty members,
organizing events, and performing other activities to promote and
achieve the fundraising goals of HSS and the Institute.
Collaborate with the Executive Director of Individual Giving;
Vice President of AAR, Associate Vice President of Development, HSS
Division Chair, and others to develop, direct and implement all
aspects of the Division’s development program.
Consult with the HSS Division Chair to identify the Division’s
fundraising goals, including the Division’s priorities, and develop
a comprehensive plan to meet those goals.
Work with HSS Division Chair to build and manage the Chair’s
Council, a group of key volunteers for HSS. Create meaningful
engagement opportunities for the Council that strengthen the
commitment of Council members to HSS and ultimately lead to
increased support for HSS priorities.
Develop an in-depth understanding of HSS, its programs and
priorities to leverage emergent opportunities within the framework
of the Division’s and the Institute’s strategic development
priorities.
Actively identify and manage a portfolio of major and principal
gift prospects and develop and implement donor cultivation,
solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
Represent HSS to development stakeholders (donors, parents,
alumni, faculty, Associates, students, campus leadership, etc.) and
ensure the involvement of stakeholders in supporting HSS and
contributing to the direction of its development function. Build
strong relationships with donors and prospects, faculty, alumni,
and volunteers.
Work with Advancement Communications to create a compelling
case for support of the HSS’s fundraising priorities that are
consistent with the communications strategy follow Caltech’s brand
strategy.
Prepare proposals to established and prospective donors.
Provide leadership and ensure coordination with colleagues
regarding annual, major and planned gifts, corporate and foundation
gifts and grants, as well as Advancement Services and Alumni
Relations.
Collaborate and communicate with colleagues to ensure strategic
focus, outcomes and documentation of prospect identification and
management, and gift agreements and documentation.
