Gift Officer

Gift Officer

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Main Campus - Portales, NM

Job Type

Full time permanent

Job Number

2026-00068

Department

Advancement and Public Relations

Division

ENMU Foundation

Opening Date

04/30/2026

• Description
• Benefits

Position Overview

Position Summary:

In preparation for ENMU's first-ever comprehensive campaign, the Gift Officer will play a pivotal role in helping develop a pipeline of annual, major, and planned giving constituents. Reporting to the Vice President of Advancement and Public Relations and working closely with the Executive Director of the ENMU Foundation, the Gift Officer will identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward, leadership annual, major and planned gifts. This position will also work collaboratively with the Annual Giving and Engagement Director to help grow, retain and upgrade leadership annual constituents as part of One Roo for ENMU, Eastern's university-wide annual giving program.

The Gift Officer will develop personalized engagement and solicitation strategies in collaboration with Advancement leadership, meeting activity metrics for constituent meetings, and documenting contact and stage development of relationships and proposals in the donor database.

The Gift Officer will play a significant role helping to build a pipeline of major, planned and principal gift constituents and work collaboratively to increase engagement, and will manage a portfolio of 80-120 constituents located throughout the state of New Mexico and the nation. With an emphasis on relationship building, the Gift Officer will work to identify and assess constituent's capacity and affinity to become engaged with ENMU through our philanthropic programs and/or our engagement programs. Additionally, this position will be an active partner across our advancement team, playing a critical role helping to plan and facilitate high-impact stewardship, cultivation and all-call events.

Extensive travel and some evening/weekend work will be required.

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identifies, qualifies, cultivates, and solicits alumni, parents, and friends capable of making annual, major, or planned gifts.
• Meet a set number of annual fundraising and activity metrics, including but not limited to qualifications, visits, and solicitations, as well as overall dollars solicited and closed.
• Assist, where needed, in regional events, homecoming, and other important university-wide special events focused on deepening relationships with ENMU alumni, donors, and friends.
• Collaborate with colleagues in Advancement and in Academic and Athletic Units to ensure effective, efficient, and coordinated fundraising and engagement strategies to align constituents' interests with various priorities across campus.
• Utilizes the Ellucian database to track and record moves, asks, and outcomes, including contact reports, proposals, and gift commitments.
• Regular and predictable attendance required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, liberal arts, communications, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in advancement, demonstrating a successful track record of relationship building between constituents and institutions.
• Must have a valid and current Driver's License

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Track record in qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, closing, and stewarding annual and major gifts.
• Strategic thinker with an ability to balance the art of long-term relationship building with the science of meeting and exceeding dynamic activity metrics and fundraising goals.
• Ability to inspire and generate excitement, shared purpose, and action; excellent written and interpersonal communication; high level of emotional IQ and listening skills.
• Positive and creative manner of approaching challenges; strong analytical skills and professional judgment; personal comportment consistent with ENMU's core values
• A strong commitment to and connection with our vision and mission at ENMU.

Willing to travel and work evenings, as needed.

Working Conditions

Physical Demand and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed during normal hours but may include evening and weekend hours
• Work is sedentary in nature that at times requires exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or a consistent amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Essential Functions: [As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, these include the aforementioned duties and responsibilities, minimum job requirements, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as physical demands and working conditions. This is not necessarily an all-inclusive listing.]

Additional Information

Application Review Date:

Condition of Employment: Must pass a pre-employment background check.

Electronic Application Instructions: Electronic applications should be submitted through the "Apply" link at the top of this page. Please attach the following required documents to your electronic application:

Required Documents:

Please ensure that you attach all required documents, even if you have applied for other positions at ENMU, as the committee does not have access to those records.

Letter of interest

Resume

Contact information for three references (blind or off-list reference checks may be conducted on finalists)

Transcripts (unofficial for application purposes)

Equal Employment Opportunity /Title IX/IPRA. Eastern New Mexico University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local laws. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (575) 562-2115. New Mexico is an open records state; therefore, ENMU complies with the Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978, Chapter 14, Article 2, from the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General. Any concerns regarding sex discrimination should be addressed to the Title IX Coordinator at either titleix.coordinator@enmu.eu, (575) 562-2235, or Curry Hall Office 127, 1500 S Avenue K, Portales, NM 88130. Requests for inspection of public records should be sent to planning.analysis@enmu.edu . For any other inquiries, please contact Human Resources at (575) 562-2115 or e-mail ENMU.HRrecruiter@enmu.edu .

Insurance

Insurance for Eastern New Mexico University is offered through the New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority. High coverage and low coverage options are offered for medical and dental insurance so employees can choose the plan that's right for them.

• Health insurance is offered through both Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico and the Presbyterian Health Plan
• Dental insurance is offered through United Concordia, Delta Dental , and Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental
• Vision insurance is offered through Davis Vision.
• Life insurance is offered through Standard Life Insurance Company and UNUM Life Insurance Company.

Retirement

Eastern New Mexico University participates with the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (NMERB), Social Security, and Medicare.

The University also offers supplemental retirement plans. 403b and 457b plans are available through TIAA/CREF, AIG VALIC, Roth 403b and 457b plans are also available through TIAA/CREF.

Paid Time Off: Full time exempt employees accrue 14.66 hours of annual leave and 14 hours of medical leave per month.

Employee Educational Assistance Plan Eastern New Mexico University offers a tuition waiver for regular employees and retirees. This program waives the tuition for three courses (up to nine credit hours) per semester. Employees spouses or children may be eligible to use the tuition waiver during any semester that it is not being used by the employee.

Employer Eastern New Mexico University

Address 1500 S. Ave. K, Station 21

Portales, New Mexico, 88130

Phone 575-562-2115

Website http://www.enmu.edu