Bulldog Club (Fellow)

Position Function:

The Bulldog Club is the fundraising organization supporting Mississippi State Athletics. This fellowship is designed to expose the individual to all aspects of collegiate athletic fundraising, including strategic fundraising techniques, donor stewardship, customer service, game day operations, event coordination, and Paciolan software management. The individual must be highly organized and driven with exceptional oral and written communication skills.

Salary Grade :  09

Please see Staff Compensation Structure for salary ranges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with daily operations of the Bulldog Club office including phone operations, Paciolan account management, email correspondence, and customer service.
• Assist in managing capital campaign materials including presentations, naming inventory, and data entry.
• Assist in gameday operations, stewardship initiatives, and annual donor recognition events
• Act as an ambassador for the Bulldog Club and its membership
• Prepare materials and maintain documentation for staff meetings
• Manage membership materials including new membership packets, invoice and receipt documentation, and prospect lists.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Function:

The Bulldog Club is the fundraising organization supporting Mississippi State Athletics. This fellowship is designed to expose the individual to all aspects of collegiate athletic fundraising, including strategic fundraising techniques, donor stewardship, customer service, game day operations, event coordination, and Paciolan software management. The individual must be highly organized and driven with exceptional oral and written communication skills.

Salary Grade :  09

Please see Staff Compensation Structure for salary ranges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with daily operations of the Bulldog Club office including phone operations, Paciolan account management, email correspondence, and customer service.
• Assist in managing capital campaign materials including presentations, naming inventory, and data entry.
• Assist in gameday operations, stewardship initiatives, and annual donor recognition events
• Act as an ambassador for the Bulldog Club and its membership
• Prepare materials and maintain documentation for staff meetings
• Manage membership materials including new membership packets, invoice and receipt documentation, and prospect lists.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:
None.

The above essential duties are representative of major duties in this position. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or other appropriate discipline. One (1) year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate with various constituents; general public; administrators.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong work ethic & attention to detail
• Outstanding interpersonal and interactive skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively within a diverse community.
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
• Exceptional planning, organizational, time management and critical thinking skills.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Frequent externally imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond one's control; interruptions influence priorities; difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict-resolution or similar interactions involving emotional issues or stress on a regular basis.
• Job occasionally requires walking, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands.
• Job occasionally requires standing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, and
lifting up to 50 pounds
• Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Instructions for Applying:

Please attach your Resume and cover letter to the Application.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.

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