Assistant/Associate Director, Athletics Stewardship and Donor Engagement

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

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As we embark on Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston College, we invite you to join our community. Driven by our mission in ways that advance the university for years to come, priority areas for this $3B comprehensive campaign include Financial Aid, Academics, and Student Life.

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Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

As we embark on Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston College, we invite you to join our community. Driven by our mission in ways that advance the university for years to come, priority areas for this $3B comprehensive campaign include Financial Aid, Academics, and Student Life.

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Based on a fundamental Jesuit tenet of developing the whole person, University Advancement is large enough to benefit from many campus resources, yet small enough to be agile and creative in supporting all associates. With an average tenure of close to 10 years at Boston College, our 250-person centralized organizational structure offers a variety of roles across fundraising, alumni relations, operations, and communications and engagement. We invest in the professional growth of every staff member through individual and team-based programs. Likewise, we aim to attract the very best, seeking team members who are as ambitious and as committed to our team as we are. We value a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging while actively promoting team members who contribute to the success of University Advancement.

See below the current opportunity to begin (or return to!) your Boston College experience!

The Assistant/Associate Director, Athletics Stewardship and Donor Engagement will report to the Director of Stewardship and Donor Engagement with additional oversight and coordination from the Sr Assoc. Athletics Director for Development to develop various stewardship strategies and activities, including but not limited to communications, strategic initiatives, donor acknowledgments, athletics giving societies, and impact reporting. The Assistant/Associate Director will split time between the athletics advancement and central advancement offices as appropriate for meetings and duties related to the position. This position will also maintain the execution of individualized stewardship plans for athletics donors, which may include experiences and events, for principal and major gifts donors to ensure that athletics donors to Boston College are appropriately stewarded and informed in all aspects of donor relations.

The Assistant/Associate Director will work closely with the Sr. Assoc. Dir., Stewardship & Donor Engagement Reporting to create comprehensive best-in-class centralized, comprehensive impact reports for an annual impact reporting cycle of current-use and endowed funds, including the oversight of assignment and outreach to athletics scholarship recipients assigned to endowed and current-use scholarship funds. This cycle will include project management, timeline and deadline management, data management, editing, and proofing. Report content will provide fiduciary and stewardship accountability for all funds by aggregating complex, sensitive, and confidential data from multiple sources to disseminate the information precisely and orderly.
The Assistant/Associate Director works closely with the Sr Associate AD for Development and the Director of Stewardship, and other Advancement partners to conceptualize and administer donor relations activities in support of recognizing gifts to the endowment capital projects and other athletics priorities by creating unique experiences and meaningful communications for current prospects and donors to the University. These experiences and celebrations may occur both surrounding and independent of athletics contests.

Competitive candidates will possess a demonstrated understanding of core fundraising programs and strategies, including knowledge of the process and practices for receiving major gifts, in general, knowledge of cultivation and stewardship vehicles, including some knowledge of donor fund accounting and scholarship administration, in particular, and possess the ability to build and sustain stewarding information and services to help advance the fundraising work of the organization They should be comfortable interacting with the University’s most generous benefactors and highest potential prospects and should be nimble and accepting of projects outside the immediate scope of this description.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $57,800-$72,250; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

This position requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of one year of experience for the first-level Assistant Director, three years professional experience for the second-level Assistant Director, and five years professional experience for the associate director. Event planning, stewardship, or fundraising experience is required, preferably in a college Athletics setting or equivalent experience in other non-profit or for-profit environments where event management and stewardship are critical.

The candidate should have strong project management skills and follow through necessary to develop plans and timelines, monitor priorities, and progress against goals. Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and perform multiple duties with minimal supervision, with a high degree of accuracy, keen attention to detail, and follow-through under tight deadlines. Capacity to work in a fast-paced environment involving high-level stakeholders; ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, resourceful, strategic, and highly engaged in working collaboratively with a team. The candidate anticipates opportunities and possesses a high level of follow-through on opportunities and projects. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and oral communication and technical skills are essential. The candidate should exhibit discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential donor and student information and be dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and college athletics. Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite and Google platform, and an understanding of Adobe Suite and InDesign software. Familiarity with project management tools and CRMs such as Overture, Blackbaud or other fundraising databases is preferred. Adherence to Boston College and NCAA rules and regulations is required.

Must be a team player who is committed to their own success and that of the team, highly motivated, resourceful and dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and have an appreciation for Jesuit Catholic education and the goals and values of Boston College. A desire to build a career in advancement is a plus. May require occasional nights and/or weekend work.

The Office of University Advancement supports Boston College's mission by promoting a culture of inclusion that values each individual. Our recruiting practices support that commitment to build diverse teams that reflect our community: students, alumni, parents, and friends of Boston College.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored403bRetirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sickand Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found onhttps://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed athttps://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.

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