Development Assistant, Elliott School of International Affairs

• Provides programmatic and administrative support on various development and alumni relations activities.
• Core responsibilities include supporting development professionals through the various development initiatives, including correspondence, creation of marketing materials, memorandums, letters, and gift agreements, in addition to travel, scheduling, and logistic support as needed.
• Provides administrative support to the AVP, ESIA DAR, including booking travel and preparing expenses for reimbursement, scheduling meetings, correspondence, and top priority projects as requested by the AVP, ESIA DAR.
• Provides employment and other research on potential prospects including current job title and company, as well as professional contact information. Sends tailored outreach messaging which has been written by the ESIA DAR AVP, to potential prospects to determine their interest in future engagement in philanthropy and/or volunteerism with ESIA. Reviews responses from outreach with ESIA DAR AVP and the Director of Constituent Engagement for referral to other team members.
• Maintains the acknowledgment process to thank and steward ESIA donors, in collaboration with the Director of Constituent Engagement and ESIA DAR student employees.
• Assists with entering contact reports for the ESIA DAR team, support to internal meetings, as well as work with ESIA DAR student employee team members, in collaboration with the Director of Constituent Engagement.
• May serve as the primary point of contact for development and alumni-related events (dinners, meetings, receptions), including assisting with the planning, execution, and follow-up. Works to track activities related to development and alumni programs and initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma/GED plus 1.5 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Experience in complex academic organizations strongly preferred.
• The successful candidate has a high level of judgment, the utmost attention to detail, customer service, organization, and ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• The position also maintains a high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence, and learn information quickly and accurately.
• Demonstrated exceptional writing, grammar, and editing skills, and the ability to handle dimensional feedback and evolving expectations.

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