Advancement Operations Manager

University of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Chicago's Harris School Alumni Relations seeks an Assistant Director of Advancement Operations to support the Alumni Relations team. The role focuses on project management, data handling in Salesforce-based Phoenix, and coordinating communications and events for alumni, donors, and friends.

The position involves managing prospect activity, crafting donor communications, and supporting annual giving programs to strengthen engagement and fundraising outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2–5 years of work experience in a related role.
• Experience with fundraising operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Project management across Advancement programs and events.
• Manage data in Salesforce-based Phoenix and maintain constituent records.
• Maintain CRM activity logs and prepare prospect strategies and proposals.
• Oversee event lifecycle from planning to registration and materials.
• Design and deploy email communications using HubSpot.
• Support fundraising writing and donor communications.

Skills

Project management

Data management

Communications

Event operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce (Phoenix)

HubSpot

Cvent

Job description

University of Chicago's Harris School Alumni Relations seeks an Assistant Director of Advancement Operations to support the Alumni Relations team. The role focuses on project management, data handling in Salesforce-based Phoenix, and coordinating communications and events for alumni, donors, and friends.

The position involves managing prospect activity, crafting donor communications, and supporting annual giving programs to strengthen engagement and fundraising outcomes.