Development Project Manager

Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame; Irving, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Tuition waiver

Retirement plan

Job summary

Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame seeks a Development Project Manager to support relational giving strategies and donor growth. You will coordinate development projects, manage content distribution to the network, and oversee targeted engagement with donor groups to advance annual and long-term fundraising goals.

The role includes supervising student interns' outreach, maintaining university relationships, and directly soliciting gifts during campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential.
• Experience with donor outreach and engagement a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage development projects ensuring timely delivery and coordination.
• Distribute approved development content across digital and mail channels.
• Oversee targeted engagement for specific donor groups and events.
• Lead student intern outreach via phone, email, mail and events.
• Maintain relationships across the university and with donor constituents.
• Directly solicit gifts during campaigns to reach fundraising goals.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Creativity

Political astuteness

Tact

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Slate

Job description

UD is currently seeking a Development Project Manager who will be responsible for supporting the implementation of relational giving cycle strategies for development network growth and cultivation that fosters long term donor relationships and helps achieve short- and long-term fundraising plans through annual restricted and unrestricted support.

The Development Project Manager coordinates the implementation of development projects, executes the distribution of content for the network, and oversees the distribution of particular engagement to segmented donor groups. This role manages the implementation of student interns' personalized outreach to members of the network, maintains relationships across the university, and directly solicits gifts during campaigns.

The Development Project Manager reports to the Assistant Vice President and supports the Development Network Team, particularly with content research, content distribution, and engagement. This position will apply key principles and best practices of higher education advancement, and the role is vital to engaging, retaining, and growing network donors.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Development Projects: Manage development network projects to ensure efficient production, team coordination, and project momentum that delivers both quality and timeliness.


• Distribution of Development Content to the Network: Distribute approved content across different communication avenues (digital and mail).


• Distribute Content to Particular Donor Groups: Oversee the distribution of particular engagement to segmented donor groups based on a defined cadence for different donor groups (set by the AVP) and attend corresponding donor group events.


• Oversee Student Intern Outreach: Manage the implementation of student interns' personalized engagement to members of the network via phone, email, mail, and/or in person events.


• Maintain Relationships Across the University: Collaborate with faculty, staff, and students to gather particular research and information corresponding to development network content projects, build involvement and ownership, and provide a clear line of sight to particular impacts of donor gifts.


• Directly solicits gifts during campaigns: As part of the Development Network team, members contact individuals (primarily via phone calls) during campaigns to solicit gifts as a means to reach the overall campaign fundraising goals.


• Other duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the Development and University Relations Department.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree.


• One to three years of development experience.


• Superior communication and interpersonal skills, creativity, political astuteness, and tact.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working in higher education and/or foundations and sponsored research.


• Demonstrated previous experience interacting with high-level donors and managing a team of volunteers and/or students.


• Experience with Slate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Occasional evening or weekend work in support of the Department of Advancement


• Manage student workers.

BENEFITS

UD provides competitive pay and benefits, including

• eligibility to participate in medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance


• employee events


• a health and wellness program


• a free fitness center


• competitive leave programs


• tuition waiver, tuition exchange for employees and their families


• and matching retirement plan contributions.