Development Coordinator — Hybrid (Events, Data & Admin)

CSU; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

CalPERS retirement plan

Health coverage

Job summary

San Diego State University is seeking a Development Coordinator to provide essential administrative support, project management, and event coordination for our development teams. If you’re detail-oriented and eager to make an impact in higher education, we’d love to hear from you!

The role includes data management using Ellucian, mail merge communications, and collaboration across departments to support fundraising activities.

Qualifications

• Four+ years of progressively responsible administrative support, marketing or communications experience preferred.
• Experience with Ellucian or similar database and basic prospect research.
• Experience coordinating meetings and special events.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to development teams.
• Coordinate meetings, agendas, and materials.
• Perform basic prospect research and data analysis.
• Generate emails, letters, invoices using mail merge.
• Collaborate with internal teams on development efforts.
• Coordinate event logistics and vendor relationships.

Skills

Administrative support

Meeting coordination

Data management

Communication materials

Collaboration

Event logistics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Ellucian

Mail merge

Job description

San Diego State University is seeking a Development Coordinator to provide essential administrative support, project management, and event coordination for our development teams. If you’re detail-oriented and eager to make an impact in higher education, we’d love to hear from you!

The role includes data management using Ellucian, mail merge communications, and collaboration across departments to support fundraising activities.