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Assistant Director, Development Operations and Stewardship
Development – Law
School, Lincoln Center
Fordham University
Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a
dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9
Colleges and Schools.
- Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees,
which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. - We offer tuition
remission for employees and their dependents - A generous employer match towards a 403(b) retirement
plan. - As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is
considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive
student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers. - As part of its work-life
balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2
personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year. - University employees have access to
the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and
confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.
Hybrid Policy:
Please review the Hybrid Policy here.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Senior Director of Development Operations, the Assistant Director of
Development Operations and Stewardship oversees several key aspects of the day-to-day administration of the Law School’s Development
Office, ensuring the department’s data, gift, pledge, pledge reminder and stewardship processes run smoothly.
The Assistant
Director incorporates best practices for data maintenance, identifying biographical and gift entry errors and working with the DAUR
Advancement Services team on proactive Law School data cleanses.
The Assistant Director manages all aspects of the gift, pledge, and
acknowledgment process by accurately processing contributions and producing personalized correspondence that relays the impact of
philanthropic giving to the School’s donors. Partners with Senior Director of Development Operations on stewarding of scholarship and
endowed fund benefactors, managing named award notifications, thank you letter sends, and the creation of endowment reports.
Occasional night and weekend work for Law School and University alumni events is required.
Essential Functions
- Audits that donation and record updates are being processed and reported in a timely and effective manner. Maintains
and enhances gift and biographical information in the Advance database to support Development and University Relations fundraising and
constituent engagement efforts by facilitating law gift, proposal and pledge processing with Advancement Services team. - Coordinates
Law School pledge reminders, sending letters via direct mail bi-annually and email reminders as needed at CYE and FYE. Working in
conjunction with gift officers, reviews open pledges for accuracy at start of fiscal year and partner with Advancement Services on any
write-offs. - Executes timely, accurate and personalized donor acknowledgements and other correspondence relating to gifts for the
Law School’s Dean, Assistant Dean, and senior development staff. - Drafts customized specialty correspondence to significant
donors and prospects relating to gifts to the Law School, with particular attention on important event and fundraising milestones. Tracks,
reports, and drafts correspondence regarding “in honor of” and “in memory of” gifts as needed. - Provides
weekly updates on Law School fundraising progress, as well as one-off fundraising report requests for senior leadership. - Facilitates various aspects of scholarship stewardship processes, including student award notifications, thank you note sends, and
Scholarship Benefactor Reception logistics. - Partners with Senior Director on tracking, tagging, and stewarding of endowed fund
donors. Works with Advancement Services to ensure funds are coded correctly in Advance. Assists in the creation of annual endowed fund
reports for fund benefactors.
Essential Functions Note
This list is not intended to be an exhaustive
list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Additional Functions
- Interacts with donors and responds to their queries, researches gift funds, generates donor or gift fund reports, and executes
stewardship activities associated with scholarships, endowed funds, and other restricted program funds. - Oversees data integrity
projects including ad-hoc and large scale data cleansing efforts and coordinates the development and use of reports and data extracts to
monitor data accuracy, quality and consistency. - Assists in the production of various reports for distribution to the division,
Dean’s Office, faculty/directors of academic centers, institutes, and programs.
Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred; or, in lieu of a degree, minimum five (5) years’
experience in development or related field, preferably in a higher education setting. - Minimum of three (3) years of progressively
successful professional experience, preferably in fundraising and development. - Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and
commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrated keen understanding of development strategies, constituencies, methods, metrics, and best practices preferably in a higher
education setting; knowledge and experience with direct mail, stewardship, and email campaign strategies. - Comfort with using
personal computers, tablets, and software programs for retrieving, organizing, researching, and presenting appropriate donor/prospect
information. - Proficiency with MS Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- Ability to effectively communicate both
written and orally with the intended audience. - Curiosity and analytical thinking; complex problem solving; ability to organize,
prioritize and complete multiple projects simultaneously with close attention to detail; meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced
environment. - Ability to foster strong collaborative relationships at all levels of a complex organization and professionally
interacts with all levels of students, staff, faculty, and outside groups. - Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in a
team environment; an ability and willingness to quickly learn both the Law School’s and University’s history, mission,
demographics, faculty, current programs, and departments, as well as University culture.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with CRM Advance and Blackbaud FPM .
Minimum Starting Salary: $65,000
Maximum Starting Salary: $70,000
Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience,
and skills.
FLSA CATEGORY: Exempt
START DATE: ASAP
APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/6107
ABOUT FORDHAM
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education
distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx
and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in
the United Kingdom.
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all
backgrounds.
Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected
categories
