Associate Director, Stewardship

Northwestern University; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, is seeking an Associate Director of Stewardship to support a comprehensive stewardship program for Kellogg alumni and friends. Reporting to the Director of Donor Relations & Stewardship, you will help cultivate and recognize major donors across endowed and capital funds.

The role focuses on donor stewardship, reporting, and collaboration with gift officers, faculty, and events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3-5 years' experience in fundraising or educational setting preferred.
• Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead reporting of all endowed and expendable funds for donor stewardship.
• Strengthen fund creation processes and donor reporting documentation.
• Oversee donor recognition, honor rolls, donor walls, and plaques/named spaces.
• Coordinate communications to donor families for Investiture Ceremonies and collaborate with Faculty Affairs on events.
• Develop infrastructures, systems and materials as required.
• Assist with other duties as assigned by the Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Discretion with confidential info

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job ID: 54316

Location: Evanston, Illinois

Department: Kellogg Campaign StrategySalary/Grade: EXS/8Job Summary:

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University is proud of its global network of more than 72,000 alumni. With a network as broad as ours, we know how important it is to facilitate connections between and among our alumni in order to build a strong, engaged global community.As an elite global business school, the Kellogg Alumni Relations and Advancement team supports a breadth of opportunities for our alumni to connect with each other as well as the school, including social and professional networking, continued learning, career advice and more.

Reporting to the Director, Donor Relations & Stewardship, the Associate Director, Stewardship will contribute to a comprehensive stewardship program to help cultivate, recognize and steward Kellogg alumni and friends. This position will play an integral role on the Kellogg Advancement team to help the school to continue to cultivate and steward its alumni and friend's constituency. The Associate Director ensures all significant donors are being stewarded in an appropriate and timely manner.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Manages and leads the reporting of all endowed and expendable funds for donor stewardship. Works with faculty and other areas to secure content needed. Collaborates with admissions/financial aid and finance to support the scholarship work.
• Fund management: Strengthen process in the creation of new funds and documenting information to support reporting and research on older funds.
• Donor Recognition: Responsible for donor recognition and managing all aspects of this important work. Projects include the review of gift agreements, developing and maintaining honor rolls and donor walls, and oversight of plaques/named space recognition. Ensure that donors are being recognized per their preferences. Leads partnership with the Assistant Director of Donor Relations on donor outreach, rendering requests, etc.
• Coordinates and supports communications to donor families for Investiture Ceremonies and collaborate with Faculty Affairs who leads the events.
• Develop appropriate infrastructures, systems and materials as required
• Assist with other duties as assigned by the Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship

Specific Responsibilities

Strategic Planning

• Gathers data and develops strategies designed to realize the current and life-time giving potential of individual prospects.
• Maintains consistent and appropriate contact.
• Ensures effective stewardship.

Collaboration

• Involves moderate-to-high-level of collaboration with both internal department partners and moderate level of collaboration with broader University partners to identify & integrate resources in order to accomplish strategic goals & objectives.
• Partner with gift officers, faculty, key leaders and the dean's office
• Liaison with design team
• Collaborate with special events and facilities
• Communicate with students, faculty and staff to gather information and impact stories for stewardship reports

Prospects & Gifts

• Develops, plans & implements personalized stewardship strategies, goals & approach for more complex, key or high-profile donors.
• Works with other areas of development to coordinate contacts.

Events

• Creates donor centric event materials, including programs and other collateral materials.

Administration

• Manages stewardship activities developed and implemented for client groups including tracking all contact in databases.
• Reviews use of database and recommends changes to create a system of prompts and reminders to ensure timely and appropriate activity.
• Obtains information for and drafts stewardship reports to individual donors of endowed funds, major capital gifts, key corporations, foundations, Board of Trustees members, etc.
• Manages other stewardship correspondence as needed including items such as acknowledgment letters, holiday cards, plaques and signage, and gift selection.
• May work with vendors to secure donor recognition items.

Budget

• Track expenses and work with our finance partners

Supervisory

• May supervise 1-2 staff, temporary staff, student workers &/or provide work direction.
• May provide training to staff within or outside of immediate dept or division in regard to function.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 3-5 years' experience in related setting, preferably in an educational setting and/or in fundraising
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and cooperatively with other staff and volunteers.
• Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as strong organizational and creative skills.
• Computer skills, proficiency in working with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proven ability to work discreetly with sensitive and confidential information

Minimum Competencies

• Demonstrated Customer Focus
• Strong Organizational Skills
• Ability to work independently and be a strong team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in high-performing development operations, specifically the donor relations and stewardship space
• Significant writing and editing experience
• Experienced project manager

Preferred Competencies

• Curiosity and analytical thinking
• Global perspective
• Thrive in fast-paced environment
• Ability to be flexible

Target hiring range for this position will be $76,000 - $86,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Benefits

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. The available benefits package for this position will include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid vacation and holidays; paid medical/sick and parentalleave;tuition benefits for the employee and dependents; pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care; generous retirement savings options; and wellness programs. For a comprehensive overview of available benefits, including eligibility details, visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness

Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.

We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development

Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.