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| Job Number | Full/Part Time | Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201910167861 | Full Time | 8AM - 5PM | - |
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The budgeted amount for this position is $95,000- $110,000. Under the leadership of the Senior Director of Development for Education and Policy and in close collaboration with the Dean of the Graduate School of Education, UC Riverside seeks a motivated, energetic, innovative, collaborative, and knowledgeable individual to assume the position of Director of Development for Education and Policy. The individual in this position will develop and execute long- and short-term strategies to grow the philanthropic pipeline and secure major gifts ($25,000 and up) in support of the Graduate School of Education. The Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Riverside prepares students to become administrators, educators, advocates, and scholars who promote excellence and equity in every area of education. UC Riverside's campus in inland Southern California is ideally located to conduct research among the ethnically diverse K-12 student populations in the region. Students in our education programs work alongside world-class faculty devising and conducting research that brings about positive change for students of all ages and abilities. The incumbent should have familiarity with education foundations and be willing to assist faculty in the development of foundation proposals. The DoD will identify and manage approximately 150 prospective donors and will travel locally and statewide frequently for qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship purposes. The DoD will arrange appropriate opportunities for key faculty and academic leadership to meet with prospective donors and will work collaboratively with other University Advancement colleagues to achieve fundraising goals. The DoD will be instrumental in planning and executing strategies in collaboration with the Education and Policy development team, to achieve the University's $300M "Living the Promise" campaign goal by 2020. This is a three-year, renewable contract position that includes the same employee benefits afforded career employees. A cover letter is required.
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In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
- UC Riverside was included in the (August 2018) edition of The Princeton Review's "The Best 382 Colleges."
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2017) Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Riverside among the top 151 institutions. This survey bills itself as "the most trustworthy precursor of global rankings of the world's top 500 universities."
- In 2016, UCR was recognized for graduation rate success by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) for achieving near parity across racial-ethnic, socio-economic, and gender boundaries.
- UCR ranks among the Top 15 Public Research Universities in the nation, as identified by the 2017 Washington Monthly.
- In 2017, two separate reports from the Education Trust celebrated UCR as a national leader for African American and Latino student success. UCR was one of just three schools to be named top-performing institutions in both reports and the only California campus recognized among 18 top-performing colleges and universities in the nation for high black student graduation rates.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview