Director of Parent & Family Giving Pomona College | Claremont, California Reporting to the assistant vice president for development, the director, parent and family giving (director) will develop and lead a comprehensive parent and family giving fundraising program to generate significant major gift fundraising from parents, grandparents, and families to support the mission and goals of Pomona College. This position works independently and collaborates extensively with colleagues within the advancement division and throughout the College on fundraising, volunteer engagement, and communications. The director will provide vision and leadership of a comprehensive and well-integrated parent and family fundraising program for Pomona as part of its annual fundraising, and in preparation for the most aspirational, comprehensive capital campaign in the history of the College, while also raising the sustainable level of parent and family giving beyond the campaign. The director will coordinate a collaborative effort amongst development officers to strategically cultivate, solicit, and steward major and leadership gift parent and family donors. The director will also provide strategic vision for and day-to-day management of Pomona's Parent Leadership Council. The successful candidate will develop and implement strategies designed to engage the top parent prospects and move these prospects progressively toward gift goals that are aligned both to the prospects' capacity and interests. This individual will be personally responsible for soliciting and closing major gifts of $100,000 or more and is expected to successfully manage the parent philanthropy team, currently consisting of an assistant director and shared administrative assistant.The successful candidate will be an inspiring leader and an effective advocate for the value of the liberal arts with all constituents, with particular emphasis on parents. The director must also demonstrate familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts and demonstrate a command of industry standards and procedures. The position requires judgment and ability to act independently to plan and accomplish goals. Rachel Ellenport is leading this search with Grace Zakim and Megan Gorman. APPLY NOMINATE contact Grace Zakim Full Description