Director-Gift Planning

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. The Institute values academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and recognizes that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Georgia Tech Office of Development (DEV). Led by the Vice President for the Office of Development, Jim Hall. The fundraising team at Georgia Tech consists of professionals focused on securing transformative philanthropy (major and principal gifts) to support the Institute and its colleges, schools, and programs, including Georgia Tech Athletics.

To secure the philanthropic support of individuals and organizations for the benefit of the Institute through the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of planned gifts. Gift plans may combine different methods/techniques of giving, and require knowledge of a variety of funding assets including cash, publicly traded stock, municipal bonds, real estate, privately held stock, personal property (such as art), or life insurance.

This position will interact on a consistent basis with Office of Development executives and officers, Institute executives and officers, faculty, alumni, other potential donors and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel development executives and officers. This position will supervise: N/A.

• Participate in development and implementation of marketing plans to promote planned gifts; prepare presentations and other materials describing tax-wise ways of giving.
• Identify and cultivate planned giving prospects, working in concert with major gift officers.
• Prepare illustrations and proposals for planned gifts; work with donors and their professional advisors in completing and documenting planned gifts.
• Provide stewardship of planned giving donors through regular visits and ongoing communication in coordination with major gift officers assigned.
• Provide information, training and orientation on tax-wise gifts to members of the Development staff and external constituencies.
• Work in partnership with GT s planning giving legal counsel in coordinating gift planning legal issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Six to eight years of job related experience

• Master s Degree or Law Degree

Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000

• Overnight travel required for project delivery; flexibility in on-site daily service delivery hours.
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
  Expertise in personal financial planning and estate and trust administration, especially as applied within a fundraising environment. Marketing, communications, organization and administrative skills are required; ability to work within a team environment.

The University System of Georgia values Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. More details are available in USG policies and on-line resources.

The Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

This is a supervisory position. This position does not have any financial responsibilities. This position will not be required to drive. This role is considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position will not travel. This position does not require security clearance.

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