The posting
Are you an experienced relationship manager with understanding of wealthy individuals and successful entrepreneurs? As a Relationship Manager Major Givers, you build sustainable and meaningful relationships between VU Amsterdam and the outside world. You will focus in particular on alumni, wealthy individuals, successful entrepreneurs, social partners and other relations who can contribute to the ambitions of VU Amsterdam through their expertise, network, involvement or resources. You can connect these insights to the ambitions and expertise of VU Amsterdam. You know how to connect these drivers to the ambitions of VU Amsterdam and to concrete opportunities to contribute to education, research and social impact. You develop relationships from first acquaintance to lasting involvement and ensure a professional, personal and careful level of service. Many of these relations already have a special bond with VU Amsterdam, for example as an alumnus. You know how to deepen that bond and build it into a lasting relationship. - You will develop and maintain a portfolio of potential and existing major donors and other strategically relevant external relations, with an emphasis on HNWIs, successful entrepreneurs, alumni and social partners. - You identify and qualify new prospects and map out their interests, network, background and giving motivation. - You will have personal conversations and build long-term relationships with potential and existing donors. - You connect the interests and ambitions of relations to suitable opportunities to contribute to VU Amsterdam. - You will work together with scientists, faculties, administrators, alumni and colleagues within DURF on appealing propositions and cases for support. - You will guide the process from relationship building and gift intention to the realization and stewardship of a large gift. - You ensure that the right people are involved at the right time and monitor progress, agreements, ...



