University of Colorado Foundation Job Announcement

TO APPLY: 

Interested applicants can view the full job description and should apply online through the CU Foundation’s Careers Page. Only applications received on the CU Foundation Careers Page will be considered.

For best consideration, applications should be received by 5:00pm on December 2nd, 2025 to be considered. 

Position Title:                Coordinator, Gift Administration & Compliance - HYBRID
Reports To:                     Director, Gift Administration & Compliance
Hiring Salary Range:    $55,250 - $65,000 
FLSA Status:                   Non-Exempt/Hourly

Job Summary

Coordinator, Gift Administration & Compliance will coordinate various Gift Administration & Compliance Department initiatives with a keen focus on processes and procedures related to philanthropic contributions received and processed by the University of Colorado Foundation for the benefit of the University of Colorado. The Coordinator, Gift Administration & Compliance serves as a key liaison among University Advancement, University campus partners, and Foundation Finance & Accounting to ensure requests related to the lifecycle of all gifts to the Foundation successfully complete the gift process workflow in a timely manner. They will also assist in compliance-related projects.

Essential Duties

• Support the mission, vision, values, and goals of the CU Foundation’s strategic plan
• Deliver exceptional customer service
• Embrace the Foundation’s mission and a culture of belonging and collaboration with each other and our colleagues
• Ensure a high level of customer service by communicating regularly and efficiently with internal and external customers and, always striving to represent the Foundation and University in a positive and professional manner
• Triage the department’s compliance email inbox and project management tool in a timely and efficient manner, including pro-actively doing research, finding answers and possible solutions, ensuring the right teams are assigned, and keeping the workflow moving forward
• Assist with all facets of the Gift Fund Setup workflow such as monitoring the queue, answering questions, and training campus partners in submitting requests, with a keen focus on maintaining gift compliance for all change/inactivation requests and fund attributes/purpose language for new requests, applying/updating compliance codes
• Assist with gift agreement workflow including composing donor letters/emails, coordinating DocuSign, and initiating related GFS new fund set-up requests
• Assist with Compliance coding workflow including moving requests from the GFS to the coding boards in our project management tool and performing data uploads into the Financial Edge database
• Serve as a resource for donors, Foundation, Advancement, and other University staff on commitment and gift processing questions

Other Duties

• Participate on committees and/or task forces as requested
• Assist with special projects as requested
• Performs other duties as assigned

Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse team and actively seek out opportunities to promote and cultivate diversity across the organization
• Solid customer service skills with the ability to build relationships and follow-through
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing as well as using good judgment in situations requiring initiative and tact
• Ability to quickly acquire and apply new skills and knowledge for one or more processes or areas
• Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to maintain