Associate Director, Gift Administration

Rhode Island School of Design; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) seeks an Associate Director, Gift Administration to join its Institutional Advancement team in Providence. The role ensures timely management of Gift Agreements and Statements of Intent between donors and RISD, and coordinates with Finance and Administration on gift accounting.

The Associate Director engages with fundraisers on gift agreements and maintains digital documents in Soft Docs, contributing to equity-minded, inclusive donor stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Manage Gift Agreements/Statements of Intent between donors and RISD, from drafting through review.
• Create and audit digital gift agreement documents in Soft Docs.

Job description

RISD (pronounced “RIZ-dee”) is a creative community founded in 1877 in Providence, Rhode Island. Today, we enroll 2,620 students hailing from 59 countries. Led by a committed faculty, they are engaged in 44 full-time bachelor's and master's degree programs and supported by a worldwide network of over 31,000 alumni who demonstrate the vital role artists and designers play in today’s society.

Beyond facts and figures, what is the spirit of this community? Through a cross-disciplinary curriculum of studio-based learning and rigorous study in the liberal arts, RISD students are encouraged to develop their own personal creative processes, but they are united by one guiding principle: in order to create, one must question. In cultivating expansive and elastic thinking, RISD seeks to activate a critical exchange that empowers artists, designers and scholars to generate and challenge the ideas that shape our world. RISD’s mission, at both the college and museum, is not only to educate students and the public in the creation and appreciation of works of art and design, but to transmit that knowledge and make global contributions. For more information, visit risd.edu and our.risd.edu.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) seeks an Associate Director, Gift Administration to join its Institutional Advancement team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team who is responsible for engaging RISD’s alumni, parents, students and donors in meaningful ways and encouraging them to financially support the college.

The Associate Director, Gift Administration reports to the Director, Gift Administration + Recording Secretary and is responsible for ensuring the timely management of Gift Agreements/Statements of Intent between donors and RISD. The incumbent is responsible for managing gift and fund record reporting, the process for securing gift agreements, from drafting through review, and creates and audits digital gift agreement documents in Soft Docs.

The Associate Director, Gift Administration proactively engages with fundraisers in the development of gift agreements and provides information to, and responds to inquiries from, the Office of Finance and Administration regarding gift accounting.

We seek applications from equity-minded candidates who will thrive in a campus environment that is committed to advancing the principles of social equity and inclusion, and equal access to resources and opportunities.