Associate Director, Donor Relations - Boston, United States - Emerson College

Emerson College

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Boston, United States

3 weeks ago

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Associate Director, Donor Relations & Stewardship

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The Associate Director of Donor Relations & Stewardship is an integral member of the development team who will coordinate stewardship and donor relations efforts with the primary goal of retaining and upgrading donors to Emerson College.

Reporting to the Director of Donor Relations & Stewardship, the Associate Director will play a supportive role in implementing an overall strategic donor relations and stewardship program.

Primary focus will be developing and executing a range of stewardship activities to ensure that the College creates, nurtures, and sustains long-term personal relations with its alumni, parents, and friends, inspiring further support for Emerson's important programs and initiatives.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Develop customized written donor communications on an ongoing basis; including but not limited to gift acknowledgments, pledge payment reminders, and stewardship reports
Collaborate closely with members of the Development, Advancement Communications + Special Initiatives and Alumni Association teams, as well as with the central Communications, Marketing, and Digital departments in developing stewardship communications and donor recognition collateral
Work in partnership with the Director of Donor Relations to create and implement a new recognition program and giving societies for the College's donors
Execute stewardship events for major donors to the College. Responsibilities include managing internal and external logistics, briefings, event execution and follow up
Fulfill data entry and reporting requests, including the production of donor lists and other reports from the database for analytical purposes. Maintain accurate and uptodate donor contact and biographical information
Participate in the development and documentation of best practices for further enhancement of the College's donor relations and stewardship programs

QUALIFICATIONS - Qualifications are deemed required or preferred and represent what is needed to effectively perform job.

Bachelor's degree in related field required
At least 5 years of experience in event management, advancement/development, campaign fundraising, and alumni relations (or a closelyrelated field)
Direct experience in higher education preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES - May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills, and abilities commonly associated with the job.

Proven track record in effectively working with a broad range of internal and external constituents including faculty, staff, students, and donor constituents
Proficient at handling confidential and/or sensitive information
Must be able to working on multiple projects and meet deadlines
Demonstrated project management skills, ability to work independently, and attention to detail and follow

- through are essential

Exceptional organizational skills, including demonstrated ability to effectively handle multiple tasks while paying close attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communications skills; creativity, initiative, and independence in carrying out responsibilities; demonstrated planning, and teamwork.
Direct experience with Raiser's Edge NXT and proficient knowledge in Microsoft Office and Google suite preferred
Exceptional customer service competencies: developed active reflective listening skills; capacity for creative problemsolving; cando attitude
Ability to lead and thrive in a fastpaced, fluid, entrepreneurial, and collaborative environment

PHYSICAL ABILITIES - Activities commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requires the ability to effectively communicate in person and through communication media
Requires the ability to lift and move objects that are light
Requires the ability to lift and move material occasionally
Infrequent travel required

WORK ENVIRONMENT - Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

Usual office conditions

Compensation for this position will be between $77,600 - $97,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Grade of Position: 23-10E

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36.25

Division of Institutional Advancement

In addition to a competitive salary, Emerson College is committed to the health and well-being of our employees and family members.

We offer a generous benefits package to regular staff scheduled to work 20+ hours per week.

Benefits include outstanding health plans with limited out-of-pocket expenses, dental plans, generous time-off programs, and a 403(b) retireme