Donor Relations Officer

Alaska Horizon; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alaska Anchorage seeks a Donor Relations Officer to design and execute a strategic stewardship plan that thanks and recognizes donors, while fostering authentic relationships with supporters across Alaska's largest university. This role emphasizes collaboration with Annual Giving and Major Gifts to tailor recognition strategies and strengthen donor pipelines.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, manage multiple projects to tight deadlines, and bring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public relations, business, public administration or relevant field and two years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a meaningful stewardship plan for the donors of Alaska’s largest university.
• Craft meaningful ways to thank, recognize, and honor donors and prospective supporters.
• Build authentic, long-lasting relationships between donors and the university community.
• Deliver personalized stewardship and spearhead strategic planning initiatives.
• Identify specialized recognition opportunities across campus.
• Collaborate with Annual Giving and Major Gifts colleagues to identify stewardship opportunities.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Skills

Relationship-building

Interpersonal skills

Strategic planning

Creative thinking

Collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public relations, business, public administration or relevant field

Job description

Help us say “Thank You!” to the donors who make a difference here at UAA. The University of Alaska Anchorage is seeking a Donor Relations Officer to create and execute a meaningful stewardship plan for the donors of Alaska’s largest university.

As a Donor Relations Officer, you will play a pivotal role in developing and nurturing UAA’s individual donor pipeline. Your primary focus will be crafting meaningful ways to thank, recognize, and honor donors and prospective supporters, building authentic, long-lasting relationships between our donors and the university community. Working closely with colleagues, you will deliver personalized stewardship, spearhead strategic planning initiatives, and identify specialized recognition opportunities across campus.

This is an exciting, relationship-focused position ideal for a strategic thinker with a creative approach to donor appreciation. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative environment, excels at managing multiple projects simultaneously on tight deadlines, and brings top-tier organizational skills to every campaign. If you enjoy finding innovative ways to celebrate generosity and want to drive meaningful support for UAA, we invite you to join our team!

The University of Alaska Anchorage Development Office builds philanthropic partnerships that advance UAA’s mission and create opportunities for students, faculty, programs, and communities across Alaska. The Development team works collaboratively with university leadership, colleges and schools, alumni, donors, corporations, foundations, and community partners to secure private support for UAA’s highest priorities.

The Donor Relations Officer position plays an important role in developing and maintaining UAA’s pipeline of individual donors. The position focuses on thanking and recognizing our donors and prospects, and strives to build authentic relationships with the university.

Through personalized stewardship, strategic planning, and collaboration across the university the Donor Relations Officer manages the effective stewardship of all donor levels at UAA. The position works closely with Annual Giving and Major Gifts colleagues to identify specialized stewardship opportunities across campus.

This is a relationship-focused stewardship position that combines strong collaboration skills and strategic planning. Success requires someone who enjoys thinking of creative ways to recognize others, is organized and able to perform on deadlines, and can manage multiple projects simultaneously.

The ideal candidate must possess strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build authentic, long-lasting connections between donors and the university. High-level strategic planning and creative thinking are essential, as the role requires designing innovative, personalized stewardship and recognition strategies tailored to donors at all levels.

Additionally, exceptional collaboration skills are critical, as the position works closely with Annual Giving, Major Gifts, university leadership, and various campus departments to identify unique stewardship opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, public relations, business, public administration or relevant field and two years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.