Development Specialist

Details

Open Date 10/11/2023

Requisition Number PRN36418B

Job Title Development Specialist

Working Title Development Specialist

Job Grade D

FLSA Code Administrative

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40 hours

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

VP Area Academic Affairs

Department 00161 - College of Education-Dean

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $31,600 to $55,000

Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Job Summary

This position supports the development director and college efforts through fundraising and stewardship activities, special projects, and events management.

Responsibilities

The development specialist represents the face of the university and college to donors and other

community members and must possess a professional, positive, and problem-solving attitude.

1. Assists in organizing and implementing stewardship and cultivation events for the college (e.g. donor/student gatherings, Scholarship & Donor Celebration Dinner, Jones Lecture Series)
2. Assists with Giving Day before the event and the two days of Giving Day each spring semester
3. Manages routine stewardship activities (e.g., runs donor giving reports, prepares stewardship letters, handles gift deposits, coordinates birthday messages, and creates impact reports)
4. Assists with routine development activities and reporting in the University’s fundraising platform, UNITE (e.g., records event attendance, writes contact reports, manages the Forever Utah Alumni Network page)
5. Assists with prospect management and assessment (e.g., involved with annual donor reporting, helps assess prospects for the college)
6. Assists with the scholarship process for the college (e.g., gets thank-you letters, student spotlights, and photos from students, coordinates stewardship for scholarship donors, and help with the annual scholarship and donor celebration dinner)
7. Prepares and mails holiday cards and gifts to donors, as well as Scholarship & Donor Celebration items and Giving Day items.
8. Assists with prospect management and assessment (e.g., involved with annual donor reporting, maintenance of mailing lists, creation of spreadsheets to track data related to fundraising, and updating the database regularly)
9. Assists in identifying excellent student stories based on reading student spotlights to use in the college’s magazine, newsletter, and impact reports.
10. Updates hard files and scans documents to keep digital donor files current in both Unite and the college’s shared drive.

Essential Functions:

Assists with development events

• Assists with the annual Scholarship & Donor Dinner
• Assists with planning, developing, and managing specific programs/events centered on public relations and development activities. (e.g., Local, in-state and out-of-state events)

Assists with development stewardship

• Runs giving reports for donors
• Prepares thank you letters for donor gifts
• Identifies and maintains information on donors and prospective donors
• In coordination with PR staff, develops and distributes brochures and literature supporting development activities and programs

Assists with prospect management/assessment

• Assists with annual endowment reports for the U of U Central Development Office
• Assists in organizing and implementing fund-raising campaigns and special development projects for a department. (e.g., campaign events to donor birthday cards; documenting in UNITE )
• Assists with the design and implementation of new ideas and programs. Evaluates effectiveness and makes recommendations for change

Assists with routine development tasks

• Tracks event data in Unite (e.g., event attendance, gifts made through event registration)
• Writes personal contact reports and assists with contact reports for Development Director
• Handles occasional record updates in Unite
• Manages the College’s Forever Utah Alumni Network page

Assists with the scholarship process

• Tracks scholarship thank you cards and acceptance letters; prepares these for sharing with donors
• Requests Student Spotlight and photo from each student

Assists in various creative and administrative writing tasks

• Drafts special thank you letters for notable donors
• Writes articles related to fundraising and development for the Education magazine, newsletter, or Impact Report

Other skills: must be organized, detail-oriented, and a strong writer; able to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience); and demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills required.

Experience which includes fundraising, grant and publication writing, planning and implementing special events and programs and a successful track record in raising donations is preferred.

Preferences

1. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite—particularly Word, PowerPoint and Excel
2. Experience with student and donor management databases (e.g., PeopleSoft, Salesforce/Unite)
3. Excellent writing and editing skills greatly appreciated

Type Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action:

Director/ Title IX Coordinator

Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA)

383 University Street, Level 1 OEO Suite

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

801-581-8365

oeo@utah.edu

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To inquire about this posting, email: employment@utah.edu ( employment@utah.edu) or call 801-581-2300.

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Salary : $31,600 - $55,000