Competency-Based Hiring Toolkit for University Advancement Leaders

Fundraisers are essential to running a high ROI advancement shop. This toolkit will help your team find qualified candidates from out-of-industry with the competencies and skills necessary to succeed at fundraising. Download the full toolkit or explore each section below:

• Identify qualified transferable skills
• Attract out-of-industry candidates to your open positions
• Assess candidates’ competencies

 

Identify qualified transferable skills

As a leadership team, consider which transferable skills candidates would be a good fit for your division using the tools below. Having leadership partake in these exercises will establish the importance of hiring based on skills, not previous experiences alone.

Brainstorm key competencies and professions

Use this exercise to brainstorm necessary skills and relevant professions that qualify a candidate for a vacant position in advancement. Having a clear understanding of necessary skills and professions will assist talent management partners in rewriting job descriptions, conducting candidate searches, and interviewing.

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A compendium of transferable skills

Use the compendium to identify candidates that may be qualified for a role in advancement but that come from outside of the profession. This compendium was compiled by EAB with input from 200+ advancement leaders.

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