Coordinator, Development Operations

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Job Posting Title:

Coordinator, Development Operations

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Hiring Department:

Intercollegiate Athletics

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Job Posting Title:

Coordinator, Development Operations

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Hiring Department:

Intercollegiate Athletics

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Sep 22, 2026

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

Additional hours will be required to include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. This job is not suitable for remote work and is expected to work regular on-site hours. 

This position is designated as an Administrative and Professional and serves without a fixed term and at the pleasure of the President, pursuant to the University’s Handbook of Operation Procedures 5-1230, “Appointment and Term of Appointment for Administrative Professionals.”  

Purpose

This person will play a crucial role in supporting the administrative functions of the Longhorn Foundation senior leader. This position requires a highly organized individual with exceptional communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle a wide range of administrative and executive support tasks. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership and other staff to ensure the smooth operation of Longhorn Foundation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day operations and serve as the primary point of contact for inbound communications to the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director. Coordinate all aspects of the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director’s calendar, safeguarding their time to meet high demand by the administration, staff, donors, and VIP guests as necessary. Set and manage appointments, ensuring that required information is noted on their calendar, and that all meeting materials, presentations, or appropriate briefings are given prior to meetings. Coordinate meetings with internal and external stakeholders, route inquiries to the appropriate team members, manage electronic and physical correspondence, and maintain the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director’s office files. Maintain shared files and organizational resources and prepare presentations, reports, correspondence, and other materials on behalf of the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director as needed.

• Coordinate staff meetings; prepare executive-level fundraising summaries, prepare agendas and reports for senior leadership and department meetings, briefings, production documents, and follow-up materials as needed.

• Coordinate travel arrangements for the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director and official guests, including developing itineraries, booking travel, preparing itineraries, process travel reimbursements, and draft or edit travel-related correspondence.

• Manage administrative and business operations on behalf of the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, including purchase orders, contracts, payments, event expenses, and related financial transactions. Reconcile ProCard. Assist with budget reconciliation.

• Coordinate visits hosted by the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, including scheduling meetings, developing itineraries, arranging logistics, preparing briefing materials, coordinating visitor communications, greeting guests, arranging parking and building access, providing hospitality, and serving as the primary point of contact before and during visits.

• Proof and send gift agreements to donors via Docusign on behalf of gift officers. Provide gift officers and senior leadership with accurate donor and giving information

• Maintain historical fundraising trends and benchmarks

• Assist with tracking solicitations, proposals, pledges, and closed gifts

• Provide back-up to the Assistant Director of Operations with reporting and gift processing functions. Assist with maintaining reporting standards and definitions

• Maintain confidential records, sensitive information, correspondence, and conversations with the utmost care.

• Work hospitality areas on gamedays.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Consistently exemplify the core values and quality service standards of Texas Athletics. Always act ethically. Proactively seek guidance when unsure or unclear of a law, rule or policy applicable to you or your department/sport program. Actively participate in assigned education and training programs. Comply with all laws, policies, rules and regulations set forth by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, The University of Texas at Austin, NCAA, Conference, or other governing body, including state and federal laws. Annually obtain prior written approval and report all outside activities and outside income. Report knowledge of, or reasonable cause to believe, violation(s) of state or federal laws, policies, rules, or regulations of the University, Conference, or NCAA to IA ARMCS or IA HR. Fully cooperate with any investigation by providing complete and accurate information when requested to do so by Texas Athletics and/or the NCAA and do not influence others in any way during an investigation. In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Texas Education Code Sec. 51.252, this position may be a Non-Confidential Employee as defined by University policies on Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Interpersonal Violence and Stalking.  As a Non-Confidential Employee, individuals employed in this position will report incidents of such prohibited conduct to the University’s Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator as required by applicable law or University policy. An employee who does not report an incident or who makes a false report is subject to termination and may be charged with a criminal offense (Class A or Class B misdemeanor). For more information about employee responsibilities under Title IX, including information about confidential employee reporting exceptions, please visit the Title IX website at http://titleix.utexas.edu.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree. One year of experience providing administrative support in a collegiate athletics or nonprofit/fundraising environment. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while anticipating the needs of senior leadership. Professional demeanor. Ability to project the image of the University of Texas and the Athletics Department with dignity and grace regardless of circumstances and environments. Ability to communicate effectively.  Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enhance interaction with student-athletes, peers, alumni, administrative personnel, and the community. Experience working in Microsoft Office Suite.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Two or more years experience providing administrative support in a collegiate athletics or a nonprofit/fundraising environment. Experience managing complex calendars, travel logistics, and high-volume correspondence for an executive. Familiarity with donor/CRM databases. Experience with processing gifts and maintaining donor-records in a non-profit/fundraising environment.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

OPEN

Working Conditions

• May work in all weather conditions

• May work in extreme temperatures

• May work around standard office conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• Use of manual dexterity

• Climbing of stairs

• Lifting and moving

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

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