Program ManagerAdvancement - Constituency Programs

Location: New Orleans, LA

Summary

The Program Manager is a full-time professional position providing high level administrative support, implementation, and management of aspects of the overall Constituency Programs team. This position reports to and supports the Director of Resources and Special Projects in the Office of Constituency Programs. This position is responsible for overall administrative duties including providing event deliverables such as guest lists, rsvp lists, name tags, and donors, prospects, and leadership volunteers profiles; handles budgetary needs for the department through Concur, SciQuest, and the electronic IT systems; as well as data entry including updating constituent contact information and entry of post event contacts. The Program Manager works closely with other Advancement Teams and other departments throughout the university. The Program Manager is a detail-oriented individual who can make independent decisions to allow for multi-tasking and prioritization of workflow to ensure maximum office efficiency. The Program Manager provides consistent input to the events team to improve departmental workflow, assignment of duties, cost saving measures and adherence to the mission of Tulane University. The Program Manager will lead training initiatives outside of the department to ensure other departments follow proper protocols.
The Program Manager will work closely and serve as a liaison and connecting point with other departments within Advancement including Stewardship and Donor Relations, Alumni Relations, Communications, Major Gifts, Gift Planning, and Advancement Information Services – as well as other campus-based colleagues and other departments throughout the university.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years' experience in program development, implementation, or management required, including 1 year of direct fund raising or transferrable experience.
• Transferrable experience includes meeting/event planning/volunteer/management, sales, public relations, marketing, admissions, or trust officer experience; higher education administration experience preferred.

OR

• High School diploma or equivalent, and 9 years' directly related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a higher education fundraising or alumni relations environment.
• Commitment to the values of an institution of higher education
• Experience and/or education in marketing, communications, or public relations.
• Working knowledge of data management software applications
• Experience with volunteer organizing
• Experience with event staffing and/or planning