Corporate and Development Senior Manager

Are you interested in contributing  to  a dynamic and exciting organization that educates future leaders? The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is hiring a new position, Corporate and Development Senior Manager, to join our collaborative, fast-paced academic environment.  We offer you a role where you will have opportunities to grow and develop your leadership and fundraising skills in an environment where internationalization is highly valued. 

Position

As our new Corporate and Development Senior Manager, you will work both strategically and hands-on with alumni and corporate fundraising. You will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding alumni and individual donors to support the needs of SSE. In addition, you will be responsible for identifying new corporate partners and deepen our relationships with our current corporate partners. by  The Corporate and Development Senior Manager  will be a part of the Corporate, Development and Alumni Relations team within the External Relations Department at SSE, and work closely with our affiliated company Executive Education, to create opportunities for increased philanthropic support from our stakeholders.

The role will report to the Head of Development & Alumni Relations.

Main Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinates and implements fundraising activities while leading fundraising staff   (no formal personnel responsibility, but day-to-day coordination and prioritizing is included).
• Identifies, cultivates, and solicits major gifts from individual, alumni prospects and corporate  partners.
• Consistently conducts the donor cultivation work and planning necessary to have a robust pipeline of proposals.
• Writes and edits reports, gift agreements and donor/corporate funding proposals.
• Attends events and engagements in which assigned prospects are present.
• Stewards assigned donors and corporate partners through ongoing communications, recognition activities, invitations to key events, and interaction with beneficiaries of their support.

To be successful in this role, you need to have:

• Ability to set goals and work towards reaching those goals.
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team.
• Ability to show initiative and work independently.
• Ability to function effectively under pressure.

Furthermore, you are a leader, who inspires confidence and can make tough decisions. You have a flexible mindset, a positive attitude and enjoy taking on new professional challenges.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in fundraising, or private sector sales, marketing or related field.
• Experience from project management, or in another way leading day-to-day work and coordinating a small group of people.
• Higher education degree preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English and Swedish.
• Ability and willingness to travel. Work includes occasional nights and weekends, and travel.
• Previous experience working with senior level executives.

Other

This is a permanent employment (6 months probationary period applies). Please send in your CV and cover letter, explaining your fit for the role. Please also include your desired salary in the application. The ad may close before last application date, so don't wait to send in your application.

About SSE

The Stockholm School of Economics is ranked as the top business school in the Nordic and Baltic countries and enjoys a strong international reputation. World-class research forms the foundation of our educational offering, which includes Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, and Executive Education programs. Through creativity and collaboration, the Stockholm School of Economics provides an environment where ambitious students and accomplished researchers meet to address contemporary challenges within business and economics, particularly those concerning sustainability, diversity and innovation.

Apart from delivering world class education within business and economics, SSE students are trained to be successful decision makers and leaders of the future. Our educational mission has over the years strengthened SSE students, and you can read more about it here.

SSE is committed to a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.