Assistant Director, Leadership Engagement - JR28478-3800 - The University of Chicago

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ARD Office of Campaign Management
About the Department
Alumni Relations and Development (ARD) engages alumni (~220k), current
students, parents and friends of the University through intellectual,
professional and social activities on campus, around the world and
online. ARD raises $600 Million annually to support faculty and
researchers, practitioners and patients, and students and programs
across the University. Our work supports priorities in every division,
school, department, and institute.
The Leadership Engagement Team (LET) fosters strategic engagement and
leverages leadership networks to enhance donor involvement and optimize
fundraising outcomes. As the pivotal link between fundraising strategy
and operational execution, LET integrates advanced strategic insights
with operational efficiency. Our team collaborates with University
departments across the organization, ensuring the seamless execution of
a cohesive strategy aimed at engaging top-tier donors and achieving
fundraising excellence.
Job Summary
This role provides professional support of assigned development
activities with instruction from others. Executes fundraising projects,
cultivation programs for prospective donors and for visiting committees.
Responsibilities
- Acts as the team's super user for ARD's Salesforce CRM, Phoenix.
Serves as the main liaison to ARD's technology teams, representing
and advocating for the team's technological and reporting needs
across the organization.
- Oversees the development of lists that strategically support
specific fundraising objectives. Incorporates and manages
stakeholder feedback to continuously refine and enhance these
critical documents.
- Leads data management and auditing initiatives, ensuring all
development activities for the President, Vice President, and other
University leaders are accurately recorded, managed, and available
for reporting.
- Develops, runs, and analyzes reports to assess the impact and
outcomes of University leaders' development efforts. Provides
actionable recommendations to improve fundraising results and
deliver key insights to team leaders.
- Designs and supervises the team's file management systems, ensuring
that documents and resources are organized, accessible, and
up-to-date, facilitating seamless team operations.
- Crafts compelling documents, presentations, and memos to support
team objectives. Synthesizes diverse information sources into
cohesive narratives that effectively address the team's objectives.
- Writes tailored acknowledgment and stewardship letters for signature
by senior leadership, including the Vice President for Alumni
Relations and Development, the President of the University, and the
Chair of the Board of Trustees.
- Identifies and addresses opportunities to enhance the team's
efficiency and effectiveness. Implements technological solutions,
refines reporting processes, and streamlines operations to drive
continuous improvement.
- Oversees internal team projects, tracks next steps, and ensures
alignment and coordination across team members to achieve project
goals and maintain momentum.
- Manages agendas and document notes, and tracks outcomes across a
variety of meetings, ensuring ongoing progress and follow-through on
key activities week by week.
- Seeks opportunities for professional development that will enhance
job performance including attending webinars and seminars, and
building networks within the University and with colleagues at peer
institutions.
- Has a moderate/solid understanding of fundraising operations for a
school or department of the Univer ity. Identifies budget
requirements and staffing needs on a project or event basis.
- Cultivates and maintains relationships with donors and volunteers.
Establishes and maintains donor records and accounts.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's or advanced degree.
Experience:
- Minimum two years of professional experience in nonprofit
management, development, alumni relations, marketing, public
relations, sales or similar professional work experience.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
Demonstrated skill and knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, the
internal workings of the University as well as the technology tools
available to the Office of Alumni Relations and Development, including
Griffin (the University's Donor Relationship Management System).
Proficient in a Microsoft Windows computer environment.
Skilled in Mi