Job Details

Stewardship Officer

Position Number: 6429584
Location: New York, NY
Position Type: Development and Fund Raising

Stewardship Officer

Fordham University

About Fordham
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Department: Development - Systems Management

Campus/Location:

Position Summary
Reporting to the Executive Director of Donor Relations, the Stewardship Officer creates and implements strategies to reinforce the relationships with University donors and convey the value and impact of their investments in its students, faculty and programs. This position requires evening and weekend hours.

Essential Functions
Coordinates the creation of timely, accurate, and personalized acknowledgments and other correspondence relating to gifts for the vice president for Development and University Relations and senior DAUR staff. The incumbent will track the drafting, approval, and mailing of letters.

Coordinates correspondence to significant donors and prospects relating to gifts to the University or other important events or fundraising milestones. Drafts congratulatory and condolence correspondence for the vice president for Development and University Relations as needed.

Assists in planning and executing the annual Scholarship Donors and Recipients Reception.

Acts as a quality check on database integrity, ensuring accuracy of donor demographic information and gift allocation.

Creates and edits copy, social media, photos, videos, reports, special events, or other deliverables for donors.

Runs monthly reports of matching gifts received; sends postcards to donors confirming matching gifts.

Answers donor queries; researches funds. Generates reports and executes stewardship activities associated with scholarships, endowments, and other restricted program funds.

Adheres to DAUR's mission and guiding principles in interactions with donors, colleagues, and other stakeholders.This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Required Qualifications:
BA in English, Communications, Business, or Marketing, or a combination of education and experience.

Minimum of 2 years' experience in non-profit, higher education, or communications/publishing-related field.

Familiarity with Fordham University and its mission, and the ability to fully articulate that mission to donors and volunteers.

Excellent communication skills. Experience as a proofreader, editor, or writer.A high level of attention to detail is needed. Finalists will be required to submit a writing assignment.

Computer literacy/fluency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Adobe Acrobat. Create and execute complex mail merges.

Ability to work comfortably with a database and learn new technologies. Demonstrated initiative, commitment to excellence, success, meticulous accuracy, detail, and discretion.

Excellent project and time management skills; able to meet deadlines.

Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the University, with a customer service orientation.

Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience writing and editing under executive-level signatures.

Special Instructions
Finalists will be required to submit a writing sample.

To apply, please visit: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/9704

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories