Assistant Director of Development, Harvard College Fund, Annual Programs

This full-time, exempt position reports to the Senior Associate Director of Development, Annual Programs, for the Harvard College Fund (HCF). They plan and execute fundraising initiatives for College alumni one to nine years out from graduation, excluding those celebrating their fifth reunion. Working closely with staff and alumni leaders, the Assistant Director identifies, recruits, and manages the Recent Graduate Leadership Committee—a diverse and inclusive group of volunteers who model giving and service, engage their peers, and encourage participation in the Harvard community. The Assistant Director cultivates and solicits annual support for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, with a particular emphasis on flexible, current-use gifts to HCF, and occasionally travels to meet with alumni donor prospects and volunteer leaders. This position requires a command of basic fundraising principles, a high level of organization, professionalism, and a broad familiarity with the objectives of volunteer management, and annual, capital, and planned giving fundraising. Strong written and oral communication skills are mandatory for this role. Job-Specific Responsibilities: • In partnership with the Sr. Associate Director of Development, the Assistant Director will develop and execute strategies to build and grow recent graduate philanthropy and volunteerism.  • Responsible for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding unassigned alumni prospects in assigned classes with a focus on both participation and leadership giving: • Determines independently, and with management assistance, solicitation strategies for prospects • Conducts participation and leadership-level solicitations of unassigned prospects • Enlists and manages volunteer leadership • Serve as the primary staff contact for the HCF Vice Chairs for Recent Graduates and engage them in setting the strategy for the Recent Graduate Leadership Committee.  • Establish a calendar • Set goals • Monitor metrics  • Plan and execute volunteer meetings and engagement events • Report results • In partnership with the Vice Chairs for Recent Graduates, manage the Harvard College Fund Recent Graduate Leadership Committee (RGLC).  • Collaboratively and independently identify, enlist, and manage volunteers, setting clear expectations around roles and responsibilities  • Make solicitation assignments for volunteers and provide them with ongoing support and resources to enable them to successfully close gifts • Appropriately steward committee volunteers, ensuring a rewarding and fulfilling experience • Partner with reunion officers to facilitate a reciprocal pipeline between the RGLC and reunion campaigns. • Incorporate continuous training and preparation into the committee’s work to ensure the volunteers’ success as they move into their 5th and 10th Reunion Campaigns and in support of FAS and HCF priorities and goals • Collaborates with the HCF Management Team; Major Gifts; Gift Planning; Principal Gifts; Harvard Alumni Association (College Alumni Programs); FAS Research and Prospect Management; Gift Administration; Business Process & Operation; Advancement Communications, Events & Donor Relations; volunteers; and donors to further the cause of Harvard engagement and fundraising efforts.  • Direct work for and mentor a shared, full-time Development Assistant and Coordinator.  • Collaborate periodically on special projects with the HCF Management Team and the FAS and UDO fundraising staff broadly to further overall fundraising objectives.  • The above covers the most significant responsibilities of the position. It does not, however, exclude other duties, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the level of the position.     Basic Qualifications: • Ba