Development Associate
| Company | University of Texas – Austin |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, TX, USA |
| Salary | $50000 – $50000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Exemplary writing skills and experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- More than one year of experience in communication, marketing, public relations, fundraising, or interpersonal field
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, tight deadlines, and work well under pressure
- Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
- Demonstrated high attention to detail
- Excellent relationship building, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- High level of professionalism and customer service
Responsibilities
- Crafting detailed, descriptive, and compliant gift proposals that highlight COLA’s strengths and align with prospective donor passions
- Documenting and tracking agreements within the database when donor signs
- Enhancing processes to ensure maximum creativity, efficiency, and effectiveness of strategic engagement efforts
- Working closely with UDO Proposal Writing team for best practices
- Drafting, designing, scheduling, editing, and distributing official publications and documents that inform, educate, or promote COLA Development work and COLA vision, mission, and values
- Researching and partnering with Public Affairs to draft fundraising promotionals
- Partnering with Annual Giving to create effective print and digital COLA fundraising campaigns
- Monitoring all College unit webpages for Development or Development-related content
- Assisting Frontline team to build and maintain relationships with new donors
- Coordinating Thanks Day efforts to thank new donors
- Assuming day-of event coordination with special focus on welcoming guests in attendance
- Assisting with DCIP relations and compliance projects as directed by Director of Development–Advancement Services
- Participating in gift processing, interdepartmental transits, and mailings
- Keeping database up to date and assisting donors with requests
- Assisting with the coordination of regular College events, including logistics, set up, and break down
- Other related functions as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Putting creative ideas into action
- Proven ability to write correct, clear, concise, and compelling content across traditional and contemporary formats befitting the liberal arts
- Experience in and appreciation for the Liberal Arts
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Demonstrated experience interacting with key university constituents, alumni, and donors
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with university administrators, deans, faculty, and staff in providing good client and customer service
- Proficiency in University of Texas policies, rules, and procedures
- Experience with VIP, Word, and Acrobat
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate