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Assistant Director

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Connecticut

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79 days ago

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0

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Bachelor Degree

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Assistant Director

Yale University

Title: Assistant Director, Alumni Affairs & Annual Giving, Yale School of Nursing Location: WC Office Complex North Full time - Hybrid Job Description: Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community- eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale! Overview Under the direction of the Associate Dean of Development and Alumni Affairs, the Assistant Director is responsible for supporting the development of a strong YSN alumni community and encourages financial engagement of alumnae/i and friends with YSN, especially through the YSN Alumnae/i Association (YSNAA) and Yale School of Nursing Annual Fund. The successful candidate must manage complex institutional relationships and processes, both internal to YSN and externally with the greater Yale community as well as coordinate the efforts of alumni volunteers, staff, faculty, and students. This position is vital to YSN’s development effort as it must expand and deepen the donor pool by increasing the number of annual donors and increasing their level of annual giving. The incumbent will be assessed in part on activity level related to the fund, including dollars raised, alumni participation, and the number of leadership annual fund gifts. The incumbent will also assist in the design and implement a compelling alumni relations plan with a significant emphasis on healthy involvement, volunteerism, and initiate and support alumni involvement of all types in addition to annual giving. Required Skills and Abilities 1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 2. Outstanding interpersonal skills, necessary for working with donors, volunteers and colleagues, including tact, diplomacy, discretion, and the ability to maintain confidentiality inside and outside the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. 3. Ability to understand the objectives of annual giving and the overall university fundraising priorities, and to integrate goals with those objectives. 4. Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to handle diverse, simultaneous tasks and attend to follow-through. Highly motivated and energetic; must possess initiative. 5. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team. 6. Outgoing personality and ability to initiate and enjoy direct communication with alumni; customer-service orientation. 7. Ability to know or quickly learn the tools related to tracking and communicating with alumni, e.g. Yale Message Preferred education and experience 1. Professionalism, maturity, and an understanding of the often confidential nature of fundraising. 2. Demonstrated knowledge of Excel and Word; familiarity with fundraising/marketing databases. 3. Knowledge of Airtable and other programs used by AA&D at Yale. Principal Responsibilities 1. Develops revenue and donor goals; develops and implements effective fundraising programs for each assigned class or constituency, including external personal visits, personalized written campaigns, phonathons, social media, direct mail, and email. 2. Recruits, trains, and manages a substantial group of alumni volunteers; creates communications to large number of volunteers; supervises mass mailings to volunteers; informs volunteers of updated information and deadlines; evaluates individual donor and volunteer needs and provides other personal support. Has the authority to represent the University to alumni donors and volunteers. 3. Advises, educates, and solicits potential alumni donors through external face-to-face meetings, phone contacts, and written communications. 4. Monitors, on a weekly basis, annual giving solicitation strategies as well as participation and dollar goals for all supported classes. Identifies opportunities/needs to adjust strategies in order to reach fund raising goals. Implements new and modified strategies as needed. 5. Continually reviews alumni donor profiles to identify potential top annual donors and determines individual solicitation strategies. 6. Develops, fosters and maintains positive alumni relations to keep alumni engaged and disposed to give back to the University. 7. Coordinates special annual programs with a targeted focus. 8. Plans and attends meetings and events on and off campus. 9. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Bachelor's Degree in a related field and two years of direct fundraising, marketing, communications or volunteer management experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Job Category Professional Bargaining Unit NON Compensation Grade Development Compensation Grade Profile Development Officer (Ungraded) Salary Range 0.00 - 0.00 Time Type Full time Duration Type Staff Work Model Hybrid Background Check Requirements All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks basedon the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website. Health Requirements Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy. Posting Disclaimer Salary offers are determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role’s grade profile and current internal and external market conditions. The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties throughtheir hiring department. The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran. Inquiries concerning Yale's Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA). Note Yale University is a tobacco-free campus.

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