Kean University Foundation, Inc. Hiring for Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations at Roselle Park, NJ Full Time

The Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations is responsible for designing, implementing, and directing an integrated and
comprehensive donor relations and stewardship program that appropriately and consistently promotes interaction and connection with and
recognition of donors at all levels. The Associate Director is forward-thinking, innovative and energetic professional with proven success
in donor engagement and stewardship, capable of developing and orchestrating the implementation of a multi-year plan to advance
institutional efforts.

The Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Engagement reports to the Chief Operating Officer of the
Foundation. The Associate Director works closely with the other Directors at the Foundation, Major Gift Officers, the President’s
office, Deans and where appropriate, academic/administrative department heads.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage the donor relations/stewardship program whose components include use of gifts, recognition, events, gift agreements, management
  of information, and privacy compliance.
• Collaborate with other departments to create strategies for developing donor
  relations/stewardship standards across campus for the purpose of creating an energetic and enthusiastic culture of philanthropy.
• Partner with leadership, annual, and planned giving officers to identify top 200 stewardship prospects.
• Proactively support
  gift officers in design and execution of annual and multi-year stewardship plans for donors and top prospects.
• Manage activities
  including, but not limited to, annual reporting of restricted endowed funds and annual gifts, scholarship matching, acknowledgements from
  senior leadership, and dedications, among other responsibilities.
• With the Director of Data Management and Analytics, develop the
  process to document and track stewardship action for individuals in RaisersEdge.
• Annually review existing donor recognition
  societies and associated events to maximize impact and effectiveness.
• Collaborate and work on other events as necessary for the
  Foundation and University.
• Ensure gift acknowledgement processes remain relevant and are fulfilled.
• Determine best way
  institutionally to honor and recognize donor giving on an annual basis, i.e. publish/email annual honor roll; develop year-end fiscal
  summary report.
• Address donor questions and concerns related to fund administration and beneficiaries, gift acknowledgments, and
  report requirements.
• Facilitate the production of seminal donor communications.

Qualifications

• Strategic and detailed planner who understands the role of advancement in a higher education environment.
• Proactive, able
  to prioritize work to maximize department resources.
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Contribute ideas and process improvements using available resources.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to develop and maintain solid and effective working relationships with internal and external
  constituents.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum
  of 5 years of experience in direct and varied areas of stewardship, development or alumni relations, preferably in a higher education,
  non-profit setting.
• Experience working with volunteers and donors.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Power
  Point, Microsoft 365, and advanced Excel), Adobe Acrobat, RaisersEdge.
• Occasional night and weekend work is required.