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Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties:
The Director of Corporate Relations for the College of Engineering will develop and implement comprehensive strategies to build, maintain, and enhance relationships with corporate and corporate foundation entities. They will strategically align these relationships with the priorities of the College of Engineering to foster engagement, research collaborations, philanthropic support, student recruiting opportunities, and other academic goals as prioritized by the Dean of the College and the College's senior leadership team. The Director will develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive fundraising and engagement plan focused on expanding and enhancing corporate and corporate foundation connections and increasing revenue for the College of Engineering.

Reporting directly to the Assistant Dean for Philanthropy, College of Engineering, the Director will work in close collaboration with the Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure, College of Engineering, as well as the central University Advancement and Corporate and Foundation Relations teams. The Director will serve as the primary prospect manager for a dedicated portfolio and act as the key liaison between the College and relevant central units across NC State University, including the NC State Office of Partnerships. Collaboration across all academic departments and programs within the College is essential to integrate opportunities for engagement that align with the goals of this role.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Corporate Partnership Management

• Through strategic identification, qualification, and cultivation, manage a portfolio of corporate/corporate foundation partners and implement cultivation/solicitation strategies for each partner to create and grow a pipeline of major gifts.
• Create mutually beneficial relationships that align with the priorities of the College of Engineering and NC State University, that are multi-faceted, and can provide annual revenues of six figures or more.

• Develop and manage the corporate funding strategy for the College.
• Prepare proposals and related materials as needed to secure revenue, with a priority on philanthropic funding. Develop funding proposals for foundations, corporations, corporate foundations, and organizations, working with appropriate College of Engineering faculty and other academic personnel.

• Consistently meet individual contact, proposal submission, and fundraising goals, including proactive strategy development and identification of newly discovered opportunities. Document all development activities accurately and in a timely manner within the CRM system.

• Develop strong and appropriate partnerships with academic leaders, faculty, and staff across all departments and programs within the College, and effectively engage them in prospect strategies to align institutional priorities with external funding opportunities.
• Partner with the College's major gift fundraisers to identify opportunities and strategies to cultivate and solicit corporate and foundation relationships that may be managed outside of this direct portfolio.

Other Work/Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as required or assigned.
• Attend a variety of events throughout the year. Regular travel (local and out of state) and occasional night and weekend work is required for this position.

Minimum Experience/Education:

• Requires a relevant post-Baccalaureate degree with a minimum of three (3) years or greater of related professional experience, or a relevant undergraduate degree and a minimum of five (5) years or greater of relevant experience may be substituted for the advanced degree.

Required Qualifications:

• Expert knowledge of the principles, practices, and ethics of successful fundraising and comprehensive capital campaigns, particularly in the area of corporate and foundation relations
• Proven relationship builder with the ability to form trusting relationships and work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, volunteers, alumni and colleagues
• Ability to gather, research, understand, and synthesize information from a variety of sources, and the ability to interact with faculty and staff members across a complex university environment to develop high-quality corporate proposals.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with a high attention to detail and processes
• Ability to work in a program that emphasizes measurable objectives, including productivity metrics for corporate fundraising activities and dollars raised.
• Excellent listening, communication, interpersonal skills; ability to communicate clearly in person and in writing
• Proven experience needed to interact with high-level management in the corporate sector; strong business acumen and an understanding of how corporate entities function (i.e. their needs in a university relationship and partnership)
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic team environment
• Unquestioned integrity
• Experience managing volunteer boards and committees
• Self-motivated and driven with an entrepreneurial approach to problem solving
• Optimism, perseverance and a positive attitude
• Commitment to a collegial and collaborative team approach
• Computer literacy and competency with office productivity software and with relevant CRM software

Preferred Qualifications:

• More than five years of professional experience working in front-line fundraising at an R1, public university, with documented experience in the area of corporate and foundation relations.
• Demonstrated success in achieving annual fundraising and/or revenue generation based goals.
• Experience in a development/fundraising, university, or non-profit environment.
• Experience working with corporations to create partnerships and solicit funds. Experience in researching funding opportunities and in writing and submitting proposals.
• Working understanding of STEM disciplines.

Required License or Certification:

• A valid North Carolina Driver's License is required within 60 days of start date. Must be maintained as a condition of employment.

AA/EEO Statement:
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