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General Supervisor, Prospect Development

PageUp Desc Code: ADV - General Supervisor, Prospect Development

Function: ADV - Advancement

Sub-function: Advancement Services

Discipline: Prospect Development

Career Track: General Administration

Career Track Level: Management / Leadership - Level 1


Advancement: Develops and administers processes to support alumni relations, annual and major giving, and stewardship. Participates in the management and execution of activities to advance donor fundraising potential.

Advancement Services: Advancement Services executes advancement activities including gathering, organizing, managing, and disseminating data and information to facilitate fundraising and engagement and inform organizational strategy

Prospect Development: Prospect Development provides prospect research, prospecting, analytics, and business intelligence insights to enhance fundraising and the philanthropic strategy at the university. Typical functions include research, prospecting, prospect management, data and analytics, portfolio management, and strategic fundraising consulting using information and insights, etc.

General Administration: Roles that are in administrative/ professional non-student facing functions.

Management / Leadership: Manager: The positions work is achieved through the direction of others. Managers have direct accountability for setting goals and using resources. They are responsible for administrative oversight of individuals, including conducting recommendations for hiring and termination, writing evaluations, disciplinary actions, day-to-day oversight as well as long-term goal setting and accountability for the performance and productivity of the employees. Managerial positions are reflected in the M1-M3 career track levels in the management/leadership track.

Level 1: Entry: These positions are not equivalent to support positions. Rather, these are professional roles which require limited experience and education when considering industry or field standards. Positions considered entry level A/P faculty should be mapped