Development Coordinator

University of New Orleans; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU New Orleans seeks a Development Coordinator to provide essential administrative and operational support to the Chief Development Officer and major gift officers. You will manage calendars, prepare materials, and assist with donor communications, moves management, and documentation.

You will enter donor interactions in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, generate reports, and assist with proposal routing, acknowledgments, and stewardship activities, collaborating with the Advancement team to meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• One or more years of administrative, coordination, development, or customer-service experience
• Strong organizational and project-coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to a high level of donor/customer service
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Willingness to learn and use donor database systems, including Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365
• Must be flexible regarding work schedule, with the ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours for events

Responsibilities

• 35% Provides administrative and operational support to the Chief Development Officer and major gift officers, including meeting preparation, briefing materials, scheduling, travel, correspondence, and follow-up, and manages the development team's calendars, deadlines, and workflow.
• 25% Supports pipeline and moves management by entering and maintaining donor interactions, moves, proposals, and next steps in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, running activity and pipeline reports, and supporting portfolio tracking in partnership with the Prospect Intelligence & Strategy Manager and the Advancement Data & Stewardship Manager.
• 20% Coordinates the preparation, routing, and tracking of proposals, gift agreements, acknowledgments, and stewardship touchpoints, and maintains related templates, records, and documentation.
• 15% Supports donor visits, cultivation and stewardship events, and development meetings in coordination with the Advancement Operations & Events Manager.
• 5% Produces periodic reports as required and performs other responsibilities as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the University and the Foundation.

Skills

Organizational skills

Project coordination

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Microsoft 365

Donor database systems

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

Job description

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Department Development Job Summary

Working under the supervision of the Chief Development Officer, the Development Coordinator provides operational, administrative, and pipeline support to the major gifts team, enabling gift officers to focus their time on frontline donor work. This role coordinates the moving parts of the development operation, including meeting and travel logistics, donor correspondence and follow-up, proposal and acknowledgment coordination, and accurate activity and moves-management records in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• 35% Provides administrative and operational support to the Chief Development Officer and major gift officers, including meeting preparation, briefing materials, scheduling, travel, correspondence, and follow-up, and manages the development team's calendars, deadlines, and workflow.
• 25% Supports pipeline and moves management by entering and maintaining donor interactions, moves, proposals, and next steps in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, running activity and pipeline reports, and supporting portfolio tracking in partnership with the Prospect Intelligence & Strategy Manager and the Advancement Data & Stewardship Manager.
• 20% Coordinates the preparation, routing, and tracking of proposals, gift agreements, acknowledgments, and stewardship touchpoints, and maintains related templates, records, and documentation.
• 15% Supports donor visits, cultivation and stewardship events, and development meetings in coordination with the Advancement Operations & Events Manager.
• 5% Produces periodic reports as required and performs other responsibilities as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the University and the Foundation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• One or more years of administrative, coordination, development, or customer-service experience
• Strong organizational and project-coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to a high level of donor/customer service
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Willingness to learn and use donor database systems, including Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365
• Must be flexible regarding work schedule, with the ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours for events

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in higher education advancement, nonprofit development, or fundraising
• Experience with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
• Familiarity with moves management and major-gift fundraising
• Knowledge of the New Orleans philanthropic community

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS

• Detailed resume listing relevant qualifications and experience
• Cover Letter indicating why you are a good fit for the position and LSU New Orleans
• Names and contact information of three references

POSTING CLOSE DATE

This position will remain open until filled.

Note to Applicant: Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials. References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process. This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire. As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at LSU New Orleans may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks. LSU New Orleans seeks to recruit a highly productive workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.

About LSU New Orleans

LSU New Orleans is the only R2 public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, and one of just four public colleges in Louisiana to hold that designation. R2 status opens the doors to competitive federal research grants that flow preferentially to classified research universities. It anchors the university’s power to recruit research-active faculty, to sustain doctor programs of national standing, and to signal to businesses and investors that New Orleans possesses the intellectual infrastructure a knowledge economy demands.

Located along Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, LSU New Orleans’ research excellence and urban relevance provide an opportunity for the institution to become a leading public research partner in one of America’s most exciting and vibrant metropolitan areas. New Orleans has always faced challenges that call for research driven solutions including coastal land loss, educational achievement gaps, affordability, public safety, and workforce shortages. LSU New Orleans can strengthen its research activity as a tool for public problem solving as well as economic impact by leveraging the scale, reputation, infrastructure, and global reach of the LSU enterprise while remaining deeply connected to the city it serves.

With more than 5,500 students and the support of approximately 248 faculty serving the College of Liberal Arts & Human Development, The college of Sciences, The Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering, the Henry Berstein College of Business Administration, and six distinct schools, the campus remains committed to honoring its founding vision and continuing to play a critical role in the region. Opened in 1958 on the site of a former U.S. Naval Air Station as the region’s first fully integrated public university, LSU New Orleans was created after years of coordinated efforts from civic leaders and residents who believed that an accessible public institution of higher education was vital to the city’s future.

Located only 15 minutes away from downtown and the French Quarter, the university occupies a 195-acre campus in one of the nicest residential areas of the city. Since its first commencement exercises in 1962, the university has conferred more than 80,000 degrees creating an extensive network of Privateer Alumni that includes prominent local leaders in fields such as business, tourism, athletics, government, and academia. The university is also an important catalyst of socio-economic mobility for the region. Its student body includes a significant share of first-generation students, working students, adult learners, and veterans.

The institution has grown from a commuter-oriented campus into a comprehensive urban research university with undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in distinctive academic categories tied to the city and region. Its evolution has been inseparable from the story of New Orleans; an internationally recognized city of creativity, resilience, industry, cultural influence, and global connectivity. As one of the most strategically important cities in America, New Orleans’s economy is rooted in legacy sectors such as energy, maritime commerce, tourism, healthcare, and international trade.

Recently, the city has expanded its economic portfolio to include areas such as coastal restoration, film and media production, technology, and advanced manufacturing. The city’s strengths are the university’s opportunities. New Orleans needs talent, civic leadership, resilient infrastructure, healthcare innovation, artists, and entrepreneurs. This combination of culture, commerce and connectivity gives LSU New Orleans a set of dynamic factors that allows it to serve as both an access institution and a problem-solving university as it reinvents itself beginning this summer.

LSU New Orleans Welcomes Job Applicants from Varied Backgrounds LSU New Orleans seeks to recruit a highly productive workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.