Assistant Director, Donor Relations

New York University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University Stern School of Business invites applications for an Assistant Director, Donor Relations to join our Development and Alumni Relations team. The role focuses on building meaningful connections with Stern's donors through thoughtful communications and personalized stewardship.

The successful candidate will draft high‑level donor communications, including impact reports and gift agreements, coordinate student‑donor meetings, prepare thank‑you notes and video messages, and help

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, including professional writing and communications experience and demonstrated success working with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft high‑level donor communications, including impact reports and gift agreements.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Stern and NYU to bring donor stories and experiences to life.
• Arrange student–donor meetings and coordinate written thank‑you notes and video messages.
• Prepare students for speaking opportunities and participate in donor stewardship events.
• Help plan and execute donor stewardship events.

Skills

Professional writing

Communications

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Position Summary

NYU Stern School of Business has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Director, Donor Relations to join our Development and Alumni Relations team. The Assistant Director will help create meaningful connections between Stern and its donors through thoughtful communications, engaging experiences, and personalized stewardship. They will draft high-level donor communications, including compelling impact reports and legally binding gift agreements, and collaborate with colleagues across Stern and NYU to bring donor stories and experiences to life.

The Assistant Director will also work closely with students, connecting them directly with donors by arranging student-donor meetings, coordinating written thank-you notes and video messages, and preparing students for speaking opportunities. In addition, they will help plan and execute donor stewardship events.

Qualifications

The selected candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, including professional writing and communications experience and demonstrated success working with multiple stakeholders, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Information

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $77,000 to USD $86,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

New York University Stern School of Business, located in the heart of Greenwich Village and deeply connected with the City for which it is named, is one of the nation’s premier management education schools and research centers. NYU Stern offers a broad portfolio of transformational programs at the graduate, undergraduate and executive levels, all of them enriched by the dynamism and deep resources of one of the world’s business capitals. NYU Stern is a welcoming community that inspires its members to embrace and lead change in a rapidly transforming world.

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NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.