Posting Details
Posting Summary
Logo Posting Number STA00362PO26 Job Family Alumni Relations and Development Job Function Alumni Relations USC Market Title Alumni Affairs Coordinator Link to USC Market Title https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/131957 Job Level P1 - Professional Business Title (Internal Title) Assistant Director of Annual Giving Campus Upstate Work County Spartanburg College/Division USC Upstate College/Division Level Department UPS Alumni Relations & Annual Giving State Pay Range G08 USC Market Range MRE - $48,726 $59,689 $70,653 Anticipated Hiring Range $48,726 - $59,689; Salary commensurate with education and experience. Location of Vacancy USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 37.5 Work Schedule
Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5pm; Some evenings and weekends as needed are required.
Basis 12 months Job Search Category Alumni Development
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Position Description
Advertised Job Summary
Assistant Director of Annual Giving (ADAG)
University of South Carolina Upstate
STA00362PO26
Spartanburg, SC
Reporting to the Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, the Assistant Director of Annual Giving (ADAG) develops and executes the annual solicitation strategy in alignment with the university's strategic priorities. The ADAG manages the comprehensive annual giving program, including direct mail, giving day, digital campaigns, giving webpages, employee campaign, and senior legacy society.
Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience
Requires a bachelor's degree in a job related field and 1 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.
Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials
Valid driver's license
Preferred Qualifications
A bachelor's and 1 year of experience. Higher education fundraising and/or strong understanding of development process and comprehensive campaigns; working knowledge of Raiser's Edge RE-NXT strongly desired.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
A good driving record. Ability to organize and manage multiple assignments and deadlines. Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills. Excellent organizational skills and proven capability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously. Demonstrated initiative, enthusiasm, flexibility and proven effectiveness working with diverse groups of people and functional areas.
Job Duties
Job Duty
Develops and executes a multi-channel strategy appeal schedule that utilizes a variety of medium to communicate with potential and current donors. Draft content, manage production schedule, identify targeted segments, and oversee project budget for annual giving campaigns, continually monitoring progress toward campaign goals.
Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 35 Job Duty
Assist the Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving in driving alumni engagement by cultivating and building relationships to create loyalty for USC Upstate that will lead to an investment of private support.
Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 25 Job Duty
Coordinates donor acquisition and renewal strategies related to annual giving for academic colleges/schools, intercollegiate athletics, and campus partners. Works in collaboration with campus constituents to execute integrated multi-channel strategies utilizing targeted messaging, audience segmentation, and crowd-funding techniques.
Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 25 Job Duty
Serves as the university representative for the official university ring program and plans and executes the annual Ring Ceremony and Senior Legacy Project, fostering student engagement, philanthropy, tradition, and Spartan pride.
Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 10 Job Duty
Performs other duties as assigned.
Essential Function No Percentage of Time 5
Position Attributes
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.
Safety Sensitive or Security Sensitive No Hazardous weather category Non-Essential
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies 1 Desired Start Date Job Open Date 05/20/2026 Job Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicant
The application must be completed including all current and previous work history and education. A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing work history and education sections of the application.
USC Upstate offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:
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