March 10, 2025
Associate Director of Development
Anselm House is seeking an Associate Director of Development to provide central coordination and management of the organization’s donor engagement and development functions.
Who We Are
Anselm House is a center for Christian studies with a mission to help students and faculty at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) connect Christian faith & knowledge with all of life. We provide hospitality and educational programs for students, and host conversations, lectures, and courses for the university community that are also open to the general public. Additionally, our Center for Faith & Learning hosts forums and events for the academic community at the University. For more than forty years, the Christian collegiate community of Anselm House has been equipping the next generation of servant leaders for faithfulness in the university, the church, and the world. Anselm House has historic roots in two organizations serving the University of Minnesota: Christian Student Fellowship (founded 1974) and the MacLaurin Institute (founded 1982).
Our Namesake
St. Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th century theologian, philosopher, monk, and church leader. He is remembered for, among other things, the concept of “faith seeking understanding.” He believed that our faith and our knowledge of the world were interdependent. His life of thoughtful faithfulness provides a model for our presence at the university.
Our Values
Hospitality: We open our lives (and living rooms) to the University of Minnesota community, honoring the heart-soul-mind-strength complex that is every human person.
Character: We cultivate practices that order our lives to the true, good, and beautiful, believing that following Jesus requires careful attention to his way of being human.
Faith: We honor the breadth and depth of the Christian tradition, centered in the self-disclosure and self-giving of the Triune God in the person of Jesus Christ.
Knowledge: We support the University of Minnesota’s disciplined pursuit of knowledge, holding that a personal apprehension of reality is a guide to truth.
Position Overview
Our new AD of Development will work with the incoming Advancement Director to execute the overall development strategy and team. Responsibilities will include spearheading donor engagement and relationship management efforts, coordinating regular development rhythms such as appeals, donation processing, SalesForce management (our CRM), galas, and other large and small events.
Requirements
The successful candidate will have passion for and personal alignment with Anselm House’s mission and vision. She or he will have demonstrated success in team leadership and management, project management, and implementation of strategies and best practices in development. Ideally, the candidate will have three or more years of experience in development and an up-to-date knowledge of the science and art of donor engagement and relationship stewardship. This position requires strong organization and event management skills, plus an ability to manage multiple activities and deadlines concurrently. The successful candidate will have a warm and inviting personality and be able to connect personally with others. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required.
Details
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with the Advancement Director to execute the development strategy.
- Manage a portfolio of donor contacts, as well as assign and update portfolio assignments for other gift officers.
- Coordinate weekly donor engagement meetings to ensure team alignment, assign gift acknowledgements and donor follow-up tasks, and formulate individualized engagement strategies.
- Oversee administrative processes to ensure proper documentation of all incoming donations and donor engagement touchpoints, and provide donor reports as requested by the Advancement Director and other staff.
- Coordinate annual events and rhythms, including appeals, Christmas cards, donor appreciation gifts, annual Founders’ and Director’s Circle Luncheons, and wrap-around events.
- Act as the central liaison and day-to-day manager of the development team by coordinating and helping to execute weekly team meetings and regular check-ins, cultivating team culture and staff morale, and assisting the Advancement Director with coaching all development staff.
- Work with the communications and community engagement staff to ensure strong cross-team collaboration across the various advancement sub-teams.
- Act as central event manager for galas and other large-scale advancement events, including coordinating with the communications, hospitality, and donor engagement teams, to ensure smooth event execution.
Compensation and Benefits
This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position at 40 hrs/week. (We are also open to part-time applicants who wish to work at least 30 hrs/week, though the position may need to be slightly redefined in this case.) Starting salary will be commensurate with the experience and qualifications of the candidate ($60-90,000 base salary). Anselm House offers competitive and comprehensive benefits which include:
- Medical insurance with provisional options for vision and dental (including pediatric dental)
- Life insurance
- Parental Leave
- 3% Anselm House match to a retirement savings plan after one year of employment
- Parking or transportation subsidy
- 9 or 10 paid Holidays, and a generous PTO plan
- Discretionary additional paid time off for continuing education or professional development
Apply
Email apply@anselmhouse.org with your resume, along with a letter of interest detailing your interest in this position and your own sense of vocation in connection with the Anselm House mission.
We will begin reviewing applications on March 17, 2025
