Assistant Director, Leadership Engagement, The College

Department
 

ARD College Development 1

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 $600M 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.

During the previous University-wide campaign Inquiry and Impact the College raised over $700M to support the educational goals of its undergraduates, including support for financial aid, teaching and research, career development, housing, athletics, and international study. Reporting jointly to the dean of the College, Melina Hale, and the vice president of Alumni Relations and Development, Armin Afsahi, College Development advances philanthropic partnerships with key alumni, parents, and friends of the College.

Job Summary
 

The Assistant Director supports the work of the Leadership Engagement team for the College, including managing the dean briefing process, contributing to cultivation efforts for the decanal portfolio, assisting with projects and events related to the College Advisory Council, and facilitating a high-touch donor experience for the College’s top donors. This position provides professional support of assigned development activities with instruction from others. Executes fundraising projects, cultivation programs for prospective donors and for visiting committees.

Responsibilities

• Oversees confidential briefing process for events and individual meetings for the Dean of the College, collaborating with colleagues across the university to source information and draft briefings.
• Provides support for and staffs College Advisory Council events programming.
• Assists director in planning and deploying communications, as well as managing web presence for the College Advisory Council.
• Develops and communicates reports to guide strategy around decanal portfolio and travel, as well as College Advisory Council fundraising.
• Organizes materials and maintains agenda for weekly dean meetings.
• Has a moderate/solid understanding of fundraising operations for a school or department of the University. Identifies budget requirements and staffing needs on a project or event basis.
• Has a moderate/high level of authority in drafting informational and marketing materials for review for assigned programs. Assists in developing support materials for specific fundraising activities.
• Plans somewhat complex activities of volunteer and support groups. Recruits members and provides guidance and support to leadership activities.
• Perform other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of professional work experience in nonprofit management, development, alumni relations, marketing, public relations, sales or similar professional work experience.
• Event, meeting, conference planning or similar professional work experience.
• Project management experience.

Technical Knowledge or Skills

• 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 the Phoenix constituent management database, Microsoft Windows computer environment, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Manage and interpret data in Excel.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and communications skills characterized by the ability to listen, speak, and write effectively.
• Manage confidential information with discretion and tact.
• Work collegially and collaboratively in a team setting.
• Self-motivated and take initiative.
• Prioritize multiple projects and independently follow through with detail.

Working Conditions

• This position has a hybrid work schedule which includes weekly in-office presence.
• Standard office environment.
• Travel to campus and/or non-campus locations for University