This position requires a highly professional and experienced staff assistant to work in a team-based office environment, requiring a high level of confidentiality. This individual will assist the college development officers with fundraising operations; as well as support the scholarship specialist with processes and coordination to meet compliance with administering scholarships and thank you letters.
Requirements
- Serve as the college’s representative on the Advancement Stewardship Committee, and coordinate donor stewardship reports.
- Make notes in the donor database of dean and development officer activity.
- Coordinate with Advancement to request data lists, mailings, schedule solicitations on advancement calendars, and other fundraising activities.
- Monitor and report on daily gift receipts.
- Oversee donor birthday card process for dean and development officers.
- Help coordinate development officer calendar and visit schedules, including alumni visits with the dean.
- Perform administrative support tasks for the college development officers, including travel and receipts.
- Receive and process donor checks.
- Event support for donor appreciation, including logging attendance into Millennium.
- General office staff support, including ordering supplies.
- Work with the scholarship specialist to obtain and review student thank you letters and prepare development officer cover letters.
- Assist with scholarship application setup, eligibility verification, and basic award entry.
- Communicate with department staff or committees to gather award decisions.
- Provide basic information to students and staff regarding scholarship deadlines and processes.
- Help update website content, instructions, forms, and communications.
- Perform administrative support tasks for scholarship specialist as needed.
Benefits