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SENIOR DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, Development&Alumni Relations, Leadership Gift

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Boston University
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SENIOR DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, Development&Alumni Relations, Leadership Gift
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JOIN BU’s $1.5 BILLION CAMPAIGN TEAM

If you want to join a dynamic, mission-driven team in the best college town in the U.S.—at a prestigious university that knows where it wants to go, and is competitive in its compensation and benefits—consider us. If you want to help bring a $1.5 billion-dollar campaign to a successful conclusion—and maybe do some of your best work as an advancement professional—consider joining our team. This historic effort will depend upon a dedicated, creative, and diverse staff. Boston University’s Development and Alumni Relations’ top leadership includes outstanding individuals recruited from some of the best institutions in the world and is led by Senior Vice President Scott Nichols. SENIOR DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, LEADERSHIP GIFTS Leadership Giving at Boston University is comprised of a team of fourteen staff, based in Boston and covering domestic regions, responsible for raising capital gifts of six and seven figure gifts toward the Campaign for Boston University. This team collaborates closely with the school based teams, as well as with principal gifts, planned giving and alumni relations in order to fund programs,scholarships, professorships and more at the university.

JOB SCOPE

The Senior Development Coordinator for Leadership Gifts performs a wide variety of professional, administrative and staff support tasks for the members of the Leadership Gifts team. Providing general office support for a number of Leadership Gifts Officers, this role will serve as a point of contact for major prospects and donors, help to organize and execute high level events, prepare communication materials for meetings or presentations, provide data analysis and research support, and coordinate travel and track expenses. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to prioritize the workload are critical for success. The selected candidate must be able to handle confidential material responsibly and interact professionally with a wide spectrum of individuals. The Sr. Development Coordinator will perform data analysis and prospect research using a number of data bases and internet research tools. Ability to run multiple research reports using BBEC system, which produce sensitive and confidential data is critical, as is the ability to establish and maintain office, filing and computer systems for prospect files and donor giving figures, contact reports, and UIS/Prospect Tracking updates for a number of Leadership Gift Officers.This position will provide preliminary prospect and giving research, including general work with Internet browsing tools, then will collect and compile files on top prospects and be able to participate in cultivation discussion and strategy sessions. This role must also assist in providing a stewardship support to a number of top prospects. This role also will perform general office support duties, including scheduling meetings, maintaining appointments and calendars, arranging travel, ordering supplies, tracking expenses, compiling Presidential briefing books, assisting with correspondence and outreach, both written and verbal, to prospects, screening and directing phone calls, ad hoc coverage of front desk, and processing university paperwork. The Sr. Development Coordinator will also assist with the development, execution and follow up of multiple high level events. This includes direct prospect and donor contact, also including invitation design, drafting and editing, assisting with large mailings, occasional support during the event, and follow-up post event. This person will provide communication support to three Leadership Gift Officers. This includes packet preparation for meetings and presentations, assisting with the creation of summaries of strategic initiatives, assembling screening books and packets of information for high level prospects.


QUALIFICATIONS One to three years of relevant or related experience is required. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and demonstrated ability to build relationships in a highly collaborative environment is a must, as is the ability to manage up in working directly with managers; engaging laterally by building relationships of trust and mutual value added with colleagues across campus; and managing down to ensure the support and cooperation of staff both within and outside of Development. Candidates must have a bachelors degree; and a minimum of one to three years advancement experience. Additionally, advanced written communications, analytical skills, collaboration, and project management skills are required. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Play a leading role in BUs $1.5 Billion campaign, and join us today.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.



BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States

Full-Time/Regular

PI105988553

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The Difference Is Our DNA

What compelled the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to award Boston University a grant to fight newborn mortality in Zambia? Why did Martin Luther King, Jr. adopt BU as a place where he could hone his message of justice and equality? And what is the catalyst that prompts 32,557 students from 135 countries to call BU their home every semester? It’s in our DNA: an inherent desire in each of our students, faculty, and staff to vigorously and dauntlessly pursue knowledge—and embrace the unlimited possibilities that come with it.

A Community Unlike Any Other

As you can see below, it takes people, ideas, and a little luck (Boston, you’re our town) to make BU what it is today: one of the most dynamic universities in the world.

Celebrated thinkers: On any given day, students will find themselves mesmerized by Nobel Prize winners, a poet laureate, and the first biomedical engineer ever to receive a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Award,” among others.

Extraordinary teaching: When a classroom starts to percolate with new ideas, it’s because our faculty of scholars and accomplished practitioners know how to ignite students’ imaginations. That’s why we reward our best teachers with BU’s most prestigious honor: The Metcalf Cup and Prize.

Groundbreaking research: With faculty dedicated to a creative, interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, BU has become a leading global research institution—propelled forward by over $350 million a year in sponsored program revenue.

World-class students: Elite students from all 50 states and 135 countries pursue higher education on BU campuses in Boston and at programs in L.A., D.C., and more than 30 other cities on six continents.

A city within a city: Today, 80% of our undergrads live on campus, which could explain the 525 student activity groups alone.

The greatest college town in the world: Boston. ’Nuff said.

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