Development Associate - (496679 )

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston System is seeking a development professional to participate in advancing programs, including annual funds, major gifts, and alumni relations. The role involves coordinating with donors and staff to facilitate gifts, prepare communications, and support fundraising events.

The position supports advisory boards, acknowledges donors, and develops materials for solicitation while ensuring program budgets and administrative tasks are managed effectively.

Qualifications

• Education: Department indicates willingness to accept experience in lieu of formal education.
• Experience: No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assists development leadership in developing and implementing alumni and donor engagement strategies, donor identification and cultivation, and major gift prospect research.
• Directly coordinates with donors, faculty, and advancement staff to facilitate acceptance of gifts in kind, gift transmittals, gift agreements, and naming opportunities.
• Works with the Office of Annual Giving to develop annual fund solicitations.
• Develops and prepares acknowledgements, newsletters, brochures, press releases, reports, correspondence, and informational and solicitation materials for various advancement activities.
• Supports the efforts of the development office to coordinate advisory board meetings, fundraising events, and activities to recruit volunteers, build relations with alumni, and maintain goodwill with various constituent groups.
• Provides guidance and supervision as needed to student organizations and other volunteer student organizations involved in fundraising and other advancement activities.
• Executes various administrative functions such as preparing and monitoring budgets.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Fundraising principles

Donor engagement strategies

Major gift prospect research

Alumni relations

Public relations

Budgeting

Job description

Department: Houston PublicMedia Salary: $40,400.00-$63,000.00

Description:

** INTERNAL UH EMPLOYEES ONLY POSTING

Participates in the development and implementation ofadvancement programs (annual funds, major gifts, alumni relations,special events, stewardship, public relations, etc.; plans andexecutes related activities and administrative functions; providestechnical knowledge and experience in basic fundraising principlesand advancement activities.

1. Assists development leadership in developing and implementingalumni and donor engagement strategies, donor identification andcultivation, and major gift prospect research.
2. Directly coordinates with donors, faculty, and advancementstaff to facilitate acceptance of gifts in kind, gift transmittals,gift agreements, and naming opportunities.
3. Works with the Office of Annual Giving to develop annual fundsolicitations.
4. Develops and prepares acknowledgements, newsletters,brochures, press releases, reports, correspondence, andinformational and solicitation materials for various advancementactivities.
5. Supports the efforts of the development office to coordinateadvisory board meetings, fundraising events, and activities torecruit volunteers, build relations with alumni, and maintain goodwill with various constituent groups.
6. Provides guidance and supervision as needed to studentorganizations and other volunteer student organizations involved infund-raising and other advancement activities.
7. Executes various administrative functions such as preparingand monitoring budgets.
8. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of boththeoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical orprofessional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than oneprofessional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normallyobtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree froma college or university or an equivalent in-depth specializedtraining program that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed.

Experience: No experience required. Certification/Licensing:None

Additional Posting Information:

• Maintain and handle all member inquires in Member Relationselectronic mailbox
• Oversee membership cancellation survey reporting
• Handle research regarding member disputes/charge backs
• Generate weekly payment rejection letters including allnecessary research needed
• Generate monthly pledge bill and pledge reminder letters

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.