Annual Giving & Stewardship Lead (Engineering)

University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Education benefits

Retirement and deferred compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. seeks an Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship to lead annual giving, digital fundraising, and donor stewardship for UT Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering (TCE).

You will coordinate gifts, acknowledgments, impact reporting, and donor engagement with college leadership and UTFI partners. Responsibilities include leading annual giving campaigns, giving days, and digital outreach while strengthening relationships with donors and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years in annual giving, donor relations, or related fields.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate with partners.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with deadlines and attention to detail.
• Ability to create strategies for annual giving, digital fundraising, and donor engagement.
• Ability to analyze fundraising data, identify trends, and communicate results.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; CRM and fundraising platforms experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute gift acknowledgment processes with timely, meaningful communications.
• Oversee student thank-you letter process with scholarship recipients and partners.
• Develop donor impact reports and stewardship communications.
• Execute annual giving programs, giving days, and targeted campaigns.
• Develop and implement digital fundraising strategies and campaigns.
• Collaborate to improve donor experience across channels.
• Grow the College Fund for Tickle College and present monthly reports.
• Coordinate department-specific annual giving campaigns and projects.
• Lead multiple projects with timelines across stakeholders.

Skills

Written communication

Project management

Donor relations

Digital fundraising

Data analysis

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. seeks an Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship to lead annual giving, digital fundraising, and donor stewardship for UT Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering (TCE).

You will coordinate gifts, acknowledgments, impact reporting, and donor engagement with college leadership and UTFI partners. Responsibilities include leading annual giving campaigns, giving days, and digital outreach while strengthening relationships with donors and