Development and Alumni Relations Assistant

• Providing support for all aspects of alumni and donor meetings for the team including scheduling meetings, preparing donor correspondence and briefings, conducting donor research, orchestrating donor reports, preparing materials for visits, and managing pre and post visit activities including cultivation and stewardship activities.
• Managing arrangements for alumni and fundraising travel including providing occasional support to the Dean, creating itineraries, and following up on work status.
• Maintaining comprehensive files and data including financial gift records and donor lists, proposals, history, tracking and accountability reports. Tracking donor activity, solicitations, pledges and gifts for the office and prepares reports on all donor activities
• Assisting with the development and implementation of a comprehensive timeline and calendar for the office to ensure that projects, events, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship activities are executed on schedule.
• Assisting in the planning and execution for events as appropriate, which includes occasional evening and weekend work.

Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma/GED plus 1.5 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• One or more years of experience working in an office environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people from high-level donors to faculty to students.
• Capable of handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with a focus on meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite.

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.