Director of Development
Emory University
Senior Associate Director – Advancement, Alumni Engagement
Emory University
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Manages all advancement and alumni operations for a school or unit.
- Acts as a liaison to other school/unit and central advancement and alumni engagement offices and school admissions and finance offices.
- Manages external communications to constituents.
- Writes/creates briefings, reports, letters, and other materials including donor acknowledgement letters and general stewardship correspondence.
- Manages various projects and monitors results.
- Responsible for data collection, data management, analysis and high-level reporting for projects including donor stewardship for endowment reporting.
- Provides operational support for advisory and alumni boards, constituent activities, volunteer management, and communications.
- Manages departmental or program budget.
- May provide guidance and oversight for strategic technology needs; identifies, evaluates and manages technical and operational service providers and vendor relationships.
- May develop policies and processes to maintain data integrity and management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and four years of experience in administration, fundraising, alumni engagement, fundraising campaigns, or related field OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Extensive experience managing projects, budgets, and financial reports.
- Advanced knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Suite, mass email applications, database and project management software, and CRM systems.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work with ambiguity, navigate a complex work environment, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- High level of professionalism and commitment to confidentiality with sound judgment and discretion.
- Experience reading, analyzing, and explaining fundraising reporting and familiarity with guidelines for fundraising revenue counting.
- Prior experience in administrative management, advancement, fundraising, campaign, alumni engagement, non-profit, or a university setting.
Benefits
- Health and Safety Information Not Applicable
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data collectiondata managementdata analysishigh-level reportingbudget managementproject managementfundraising reportingpolicy developmentprocess development
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailprofessionalismconfidentialitysound judgmentdiscretionability to work with ambiguitynavigating complex environmentsmanaging multiple projects
Certifications
Bachelor's degree