Job Advertisement:

Associate Athletic Director for Development

College Sports
Location: Seattle, WA
Job Status: Full Time
Posted/Updated: 08-29-2017

Job Description:
Seattle University is a highly selective, independent, Catholic, Jesuit institution adjacent to
downtown Seattle, and is seeking a dynamic and proven athletics department professional to
serve as its Associate Athletic Director for Development.

Located on Capitol Hill, one of Seattle's most vibrant neighborhoods, Seattle University is one
of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and currently enrolls more than 7,400
graduate and undergraduate students within nine schools and colleges. Seattle University is
among the most diverse independent universities in the West: 40 percent of its students are
from ethnically diverse backgrounds and students come from 77 nations and all 50 states.
Seattle University employs approximately 1,500 faculty and staff and has an annual operating
budget of over $210M.

The university's athletic program fields 20 Division I intercollegiate teams (9 men's and 11
women's) and is comprised of more than 350 student athletes. The Redhawks, Seattle
University's athletic teams, compete in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in all sports
and have an excellent track record of achievement both on the field and court and in the
classroom. In the five years with the WAC, the Redhawk teams have a combined 31 WAC
conference titles, including both team and individual championships.

This position oversees the entire athletics fundraising program. Reporting directly to and
working with the Director of Athletics, the Associate Athletic Director for Development will
organize and direct all fundraising activities within the Department of Athletics, develop the
strategic plan for the fundraising program, manage a portfolio of major gift prospects, oversee
all departmental fundraising events and represent the Athletics Department at University and
community events.

Essential Functions:
This position is responsible for raising gifts to support the mission, vision and priorities of
Seattle U Athletics. It is responsible for the overall administration, management and
supervision of athletic development and fundraising efforts and athletics fundraising personnel.
This position is a member of the Athletic Director's senior staff and works closely with the
Athletic Director.
Serve as the chief athletic development officer with responsibilities for vision, strategy, and
personnel management for the athletic development unit.
Solicit and close major gifts, with a primary focus on increasing both dollars and donors to
the athletics program. Working within the SU prospect management development system,
develop, cultivate and maintain a pool of at least 75-100 major athletics donor prospects.
Generate strategies for the development unit for cultivating and soliciting major donor
prospects and refining plans to match donors' needs and desires. Actively engage in prospect
research (both micro and macro).
Supervise all planned giving and endowment activities for the athletic department.
Create templates for proposals and campaign pieces.
Meet annual goals as established by the Athletic Director in collaboration with the Vice
President for Advancement.
Manage the athletic development budget in a manner consistent with departmental and
University policies and practices.
Collaborate with the Assistant Athletic Director for Ticketing & Development, Sr. Associate
Athletic Director for External Relations, and the Assistant Athletic Director for Corporate
Partnerships by coordinating fundraising and sponsorship efforts. Supervise the Assistant
Athletic Director for Annual Fund.
Assist in building an understanding of the University's vision and strategic plan with key
constituencies.

Marginal Functions:
Participate in all required university fundraising and advancement protocols including such
activities as organizational meetings, retreats, annual planning, goals setting and reporting.
Work with both athletic and advancement staff to ensure all athletic development activities
are coordinated with the larger University campaign.
Maintain current best practices for athletic development, and have a visionary approach to
creating campaigns, mini-campaigns, micro-philanthropy, social media, and stewardship
activities. Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.