Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture – and benefits – that just aren’t found together anywhere else. If you’re curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future – then take a look at this opportunity.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP GIVING OFFICER, School of Engineering (SoE)-Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), to create and execute a comprehensive strategic development plan designed to raise financial support and awareness for DMSE.  Will manage, build, and execute successful fund-raising strategies for a mature portfolio (including core team), creating individualized solicitation plans leading to major and principal gifts in support of MIT's fund-raising priorities, capital projects, and other departmental priorities.  Responsibilities include collaborating with DMSE department head, key faculty and investigators, administrative officer, and events/communications staff to increase DMSE visibility and establish a thriving community of supporters, including philanthropic and industry partnerships; building, managing, and collaborating on a portfolio of donors and industry prospects; collaborating with MIT’s central prospect management teams and Office of Corporate Relations and SoE resource development colleagues to identify and engage prospective donors and industry partners; taking part in face-to-face donor/industry partner/prospect visits; arranging faculty meetings, site tours, and events; drafting high-level proposals for six-, seven-, and eight-figure gifts; creating DMSE-related materials and disseminating content and collateral; strategically orchestrating meetings and other interactions between faculty/staff with prospects/donors/industry partners; helping maximize the department head’s/faculty travel to engage with prospective donors and industry partners; and keeping all relevant donor/prospect records updated. 

Job Requirements

REQUIRED:  bachelor’s degree (MBA/M.S. preferred), preferably in an engineering or scientific field; five years’ direct fund-raising experience, preferably in a higher education organization; excellent interpersonal, organizational, project-management, time-management, and written and oral communication skills; ability to manage multiple projects with confidentiality and discretion; and high-level proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.  Proven record of successfully cultivating and soliciting six-figure-plus gifts highly desirable, as is an entrepreneurial approach to developing a prospect pool.  Job #17781-11

Travel will be required for ~20% of the time. 

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.

MIT considers equivalent combinations of experience and education for certain jobs. All candidates who believe they possess equivalent experience and education are encouraged to apply.