Project Coordinator, Schools and Units

• Ensures the AVP is prepared for daily meetings, activities, and engagements by proactively gathering all materials for the AVP, collating, formatting documents, and ensuring reviews.
• Internal meeting and event management, including scheduling, preparing meeting agendas, making facilities and catering arrangements, disseminating materials, and recording minutes or preparing summations.
• Provides support for all aspects of fundraising oversight for supervisor including scheduling meetings, preparing materials, coordinating and/or conducting donor research, orchestrating donor reports, and handling logistics.
• Prepares reports on school and unit activities related to fundraising and other development progress.
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive timeline/calendar for the supervisor and ensuring projects, events, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities are executed on schedule.
• Assist in the creation and management of key informational documents such as briefing materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
  

Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma/GED plus 3 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.

• At least one year of professional experience, preferably in a development or academic setting.
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan, organize, and work on multiple projects simultaneously; ability to make effective timely decisions and meet deadlines in a dynamic and ever-changing environment.
• Administrative experience, including scheduling and event and meeting planning.
• Aptitude for developing and streamlining processes to maximize efficiencies. Exceptional writing and editing skills.
• Familiarity with standard university protocol and processes.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people from high-level donors to university leadership to faculty to students.
• Capable of handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and Google products. Experience with Advance, Luminate, and Michelangelo Pro is a plus. Ability to learn new technologies and software applications promptly and efficiently.

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.