Chief Development Officer - Harvard University

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Fifteen years or more in nonprofit fundraising with increasing responsibility in managing a professional team and execution of the overall strategy.  
• Demonstrated success in change management and in setting and exceeding philanthropic goals.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion; culturally competent with respect to issues such as racial, cultural, religious, sexual, and gender identity.
• Demonstrated experience cultivating, training, building relationships with, and working in collaboration with executives, senior staff, and volunteer leaders on development-related activities.
• Broad knowledge of all functional areas comprising a multi-faceted, comprehensive development program.
• Knowledge of and fundamental adherence to the principles, ethics, and best practices of modern fundraising.
• Experience managing budgets and revenue forecasts.
• Other key competencies include leadership and collaboration, diplomacy and emotional intelligence, relational management, personal accountability, and effective time management.

Additional Information

The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up to date on CDC-recommended vaccines.