Development & Events Coordinator

Dartmouth College; Lebanon (NH); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College in Lebanon, NH, seeks a Development Coordinator in the Arts & Sciences Development Office to support fundraising, scheduling, travel, budgets, and data tasks. The role collaborates with the AVP and the full team to drive engagement and cultivation efforts.

The position emphasizes organization, confidentiality, and professional communication while coordinating events and meetings across the department. A 5+ year background in academic administrative work is preferred.

Qualifications

• Five years of demonstrated complex administrative support or office experience in related field, preferably in an academic setting.
• High level of initiative, autonomy, and attention to detail with commitment to accuracy and producing high-quality work.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, diplomacy, and commitment to professionalism.
• Excellent customer service and team orientation with ability to effectively collaborate with others.
• Ability to maintain flexibility in a changing, fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, including ability to prioritize multiple projects/tasks, plan ahead, and work independently.
• Strong technical literacy; highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint and other database management software; aptitude for learning new systems.
• Good judgment and ability to interact with a diverse group of people internally and external to Dartmouth.
• Discretion and confidentiality with donor-related information and sensitive matters.
• Strong writing and proofreading skills.
• Ability to understand, facilitate, and implement complex scheduling and travel arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Administrative support for the A&S Development team towards cultivating, soliciting, and engaging alumni, donors, and volunteers.
• Coordinate travel planning and itinerary preparation; manage expense transactions per Dartmouth policies.
• Prepare correspondence, reports, and materials; proofread for accuracy and edit as needed.
• Assist communications materials and presentations for volunteer committees; participate in team meetings.
• Support data management needs using Advance, Power BI, and Data Warehouse; create reports and presentations.

Skills

Administrative support

Initiative

Communication skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Flexibility

Organizational skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Dartmouth College in Lebanon, NH, seeks a Development Coordinator in the Arts & Sciences Development Office to support fundraising, scheduling, travel, budgets, and data tasks. The role collaborates with the AVP and the full team to drive engagement and cultivation efforts.

The position emphasizes organization, confidentiality, and professional communication while coordinating events and meetings across the department. A 5+ year background in academic administrative work is preferred.