Individual Giving Officer, NYC Metro and East Coast

Individual Giving Officer, NYC Metro and East Coast

• Job Number: 26231
• Functional Area: Development/Fundraising
• Department: MIT Sloan Office of External Relations
• School Area: Sloan School of Management
• Pay Range Minimum: $83,600
• Pay Range Maximum: $106,420
• Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
• Employment Category: Exempt
• Visa Sponsorship Available: No
• Schedule:
• Pay Grade: 8

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Posting Description

INDIVIDUAL GIVING OFFICER, NYC METRO AND EAST COAST, MIT Sloan Office of External Relations, Manage a portfolio of approximately 120–150 prospects, with a strong focus on identifying and qualifying new prospects and developing the future major gift pipeline; cultivate and solicit donors and prospects capable of making significant gifts, including annual Dean’s Circle gifts, and progressively take on larger and more complex opportunities; conduct approximately 120 substantive prospect and donor visits annually, both in person and virtually, and maintain consistent contact with the portfolio; develop individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies; move prospects through appropriate stages; close gifts and commitments; and release prospects when appropriate; develop knowledge of the NYC and East Coast prospect and alumni landscape and contribute to regional fundraising strategy and pipeline development; collaborate closely with Annual Giving, Alumni Experience, Resource Development, faculty, staff, and other OER partners to coordinate prospect strategy and donor engagement; accurately document prospect activity and strategy in the CRM and follow established prospect management practices; travel for donor and prospect meetings as appropriate.

The full job description is available, here: web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/…

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years of relevant fundraising experience, including experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors and managing prospects; demonstrated ability to build relationships with donors and prospects and to communicate effectively about institutional priorities and philanthropic opportunities; strong interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to manage multiple priorities independently while working collaboratively as part of a team; sound judgment, initiative, curiosity, and a willingness to learn and grow as a fundraising professional; and ability and willingness to travel as required.

This is a hybrid position requiring work on campus a minimum of three days per week.

11/10/2026