Development Director for Talbot Embedded

Position Description
The Development Director proactively identifies, cultivated, solicits, and stewards major gifts
of $25,000+ for Talbot School of Theology, specifically for the Talbot Embedded programs. Talbot has been awarded a $10 million grant to
help fund new regional sites and new partnerships with networks and denominations. This position will work to advance this work and create
scholarships to support these endeavors. The Development Director will seek to build long-term relationships with donors and prospects that
believe in Talbot’s mission, vision, and values, and who desires to resource this mission and vision. The candidate must be willing to
travel.

Alignment with Theological Positions
The person who fills this position must be someone who personally
agrees with Biola’s Articles of Faith and Statement of Biblical Principles and who is supportive of the positions taken by Biola as
contained in its Eschatology Teaching Position. As such, this person may not speak against or act in a manner inconsistent with these
positions during the course of their employment at
Biola.

Department
Talbot

Supervisor
Dean of Talbot

Educational
Requirements
Bachelors degree required.
Training or degrees in theology or a related discipline a plus.

Work
Requirements
Exempt (01), full-time – 40 hours per week, 12 months per year
This position requires personal attendance
at Biola’s campus in La Mirada, CA.

Essential Duties
The Development Director is responsible to build and
manage a portfolio of approximately 100+ qualified donors and prospects and actively cultivate and solicit gifts. They will focus their
attention on building a robust network of donors through individuals in California and selected regions throughout the U.S., with a
particular focus on the Talbot Embedded regions (including but not limited to Pacific Northwest, Nevada, Hawaii, Chicago, Texas).
Accordingly, this position requires frequent travel in the field with donors regionally and throughout the U.S.

General
Duties

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 100+ qualified donor households and prospects, actively cultivating and
  soliciting gifts by building a robust network of donors capable of giving $25,000 or more.
• Meet or exceed annual solicitation goals
  (submitted and realized) for various giving priorities, while maintaining a strong emphasis on the number of meetings and donor cultivation
  required to drive results.
• Move donors through the major giving process (moves management) year-over-year by developing and
  maintaining key relationships with assigned constituents.
• Establish an intentional treatment stream/strategy for each constituent
  that aligns with the Philosophy of Stewardship & Resource Development at Biola University.
• Accurately and regularly record all
  actions and key information in the university’s fundraising CRM (Raiser’s Edge/NXT).
• Regularly attend various Biola
  University and University Advancement events (e.g. Convocation, Christmas Tree Lighting, President’s Circle events, etc.) with an
  emphasis on strategically inviting and cultivating the relationship with assigned constituents
• Utilize Department resources for the
  cultivation and solicitation of gifts. These include:
  • Events
  • Print, Electronic, and Media Promotion
  • Research,
    Queries, and Reports (from Raiser’s Edge)
  • Networking and “Third Party” participation
  
  
• Be a
  cooperative and contributing member of the team within Talbot and Biola’s Advancement Division.
• Be in agreement with
  Biola’s Philosophy of Stewardship.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and
Qualifications

• Understanding of and commitment to the mission of Talbot School of Theology.
• Seasoned major
  gift officer with 5+ years of direct major gift solicitation experience, preferably in higher education, or similar sales experience in
  another field.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the needs and interests of donors in order to develop and strengthen
  relationships within the University.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, grammar and spelling skills, and telephone
  manners.
• Warm, interpersonal skills, personable, cordial, professional demeanor, and works well with a team.
• Highly
  relational and have ability to interact with donors and prospects of all ages.
• Good organizational and time management skills. The
  ability to employee self-initiative and to work independently while engaging in multiple tasks. Commitment to continuous process work.
• Self-starter who has a strong record of both organizational skills and financial production.
• Demonstrated experience in
  successful completion of multiple significant projects, events and responsibilities
• Must be able and willing to travel regionally
  and throughout the U.S. and work before or after work hours and over weekends as needed.
• High level of computer skills with working
  knowledge of Mac and PC computers, Microsoft Office, Google Applications, and Adobe Acrobat, as well as experience with computerized donor
  tracking software, preferably Raiser’s Edge or Raiser’s Edge NXTCommitment and understanding of the practice of biblical
  stewardship.
• Type a minimum of 50-65 words per minute with accuracy.
• Ability to work with many different people and handle
  a variety of tasks, all with a good sense of humor.
• Dependability, integrity, and ability to receive and implement suggestions from
  supervisors.
• Willing to be flexible and sustain a learning posture.
• Open to supervision with a teachable spirit.
• Ethical competence.
• Ability to work with a diverse constituency and promote an effective work environment.
• Strong,
  stable and mature Christian faith.
• Understand that the Biola Statement of Principles reflect the unwavering convictions of the
  University, and hold personal theological beliefs and actions that are in agreement with the statement.
• Maintain a lifestyle
  consistent with sound Biblical principles and standards of conduct in alignment with the Biola University Articles of Faith, actively
  pursuing Christ-like maturation in your life.
• Willing and able to walk substantial distances and climb stairs on campus without
  accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education leadership.
• Extensive ministry networks across denominational, parachurch, and global contexts.
• Familiarity with trends in seminary
  education, ministry training, and church growth.

Hiring Range: $85,000 – $100,000 annual salary

Talbot School of
Theology is one of eight schools that comprise Biola University. As a part of the University, Talbot serves both graduate and undergraduate
students.

Biola University is a protestant evangelical Christian university in which faculty affirm personal faith in Jesus Christ,
endorse a university statement of Christian faith and community values, and are committed to the integration of faith and learning.
Candidates must be willing to support Biola’s mission and preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a clear commitment to
the integration of faith into their scholarship and teaching. See Biola’s Theological Positions at www.biola.edu/about/theological-positions. Applicants for this
job must believe to be true all of the tenets contained in each of those documents.