Principal Gifts Operations & Donor Relations Lead

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition benefits

Retirement plans

Flexible work hours

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania is hiring an Assistant Development Officer, Principal Gifts in Philadelphia, PA. The role supports donor engagement for Principal Gifts, partnering with gift officers and staff to establish standards, manage data integrity, and lead communications and reporting.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with 1–2 years of relevant experience, strong written and verbal communication, and proficiency in data management and spreadsheets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in fast-paced office environment, preferably in higher education and/or institutional development or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Enthusiasm, initiative, resilience, and a pioneering spirit.
• A willingness to dig in and contribute to a team-orientated environment.
• Ability to work independently, but collaboratively as part of a goal-oriented team.
• Excellent organization/project management skills, ability to manage ambiguity and change, and a strong attention to details.
• Exceptional computer skills and data literacy required: familiarity with donor management databases, report writing aptitude, etc.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement an overall strategy of processes and programs to streamline day-to-day efficiencies for the Principal Gifts Program.
• Create and manage processes to track prospect strategies, solicitations, and activities in database to enable robust reporting of team progress.
• Serve as team liaison to peer roles at Engagement & Strategy, Penn’s twelve schools and seven centers, Alumni Relations, Major Gifts, Reports, Data Analytics and Reporting.
• Manage data integrity of the Principal Gifts portfolio in database, including prospect research, pipeline entries, campaign coding, etc.; lead Compass (Salesforce) discussions and implementations.
• Maintain primary responsibility for tracking and management of gift data including retrieval of data and production and analysis of reports; produce gift-related donor outreach.
• Organize bi-weekly meetings and socialize presentations with campus partners; oversee execution and follow-up.
• Provide organizational support, including customized reports for team meetings, donor touchpoints and presentations, retreats, board meetings.
• Assist with production of donor-facing events in coordination with Engagement & Strategy Team.
• Prepare development visit and event briefings for Penn leadership as needed.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Data literacy

Numeric/data reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

University of Pennsylvania is hiring an Assistant Development Officer, Principal Gifts in Philadelphia, PA. The role supports donor engagement for Principal Gifts, partnering with gift officers and staff to establish standards, manage data integrity, and lead communications and reporting.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with 1–2 years of relevant experience, strong written and verbal communication, and proficiency in data management and spreadsheets.