Annual Giving Coordinator

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Job # 037194 Department Code 50403-7094 Department Annual Giving Job Title Annual Giving Coordinator Location Syracuse, NY Pay Range Commensurate with Experience Staff Level S4 FLSA Status Non-exempt Hours
Standard University business hours

8:30am – 5:00pm (academic year)

8:00am – 4:30pm (summer)

Hours may vary based on operational needs. Job Type Full-time Campus Syracuse, NY Unionized Position Code Not Applicable Job Description
The Annual Giving Coordinator for Philanthropic Engagement will report to the Director, Data Analytics and Strategy. This role will support Philanthropic Engagement teams in their efforts to increase the number of annual giving donors and revenue. This position will work across Communications and Data Analytics functions and is primarily focused on direct response appeal preparation and execution for central communications as well as school, college and unit communications. Specifically, the coordinator provides data support for operational level reporting, analysis, and appeal segmentation. Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or closely related field. Master’s degree in a marketing or data related field preferred.
• One (1) plus years of database experience.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
• A background in business intelligence preferred.

Job Specific Qualifications

• Experience with databases and reporting tools.
• Attention to detail and ability to proof/review data in reporting as well as variable data pulled into communications.
• Understanding of higher education fundraising and databases (example: Blackbaud, Ellucian Advance).
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of higher education administrative systems and related business principles.
• Experience in prioritizing multiple tasks effectively.
• Experience in interacting professionally with a diverse population within a variety of administrative levels.
• Experience in performing effectively as a member of a team.
• Experience translating business questions and requirements into reports and analysis.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of developing queries for reporting and analysis.
• Experience in communicating complex concepts to a variety of audiences both in writing and orally.
• Experience in working both independently and in collaboration with a variety of individuals.
• Experience in working effectively in an environment requiring balancing multiple competing deadlines and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execute annual giving solicitation efforts in consultation with the Director, Philanthropic Engagement Communications and the Director, Data Analytics & Strategy.
• Provide insights and perceptions, supported by CRM data review, regarding the future activity of the Fund for Syracuse, including but not limited to analyzing the performance of past giving campaigns and segmentation performance.
• Provide recurring data support for the direct response/communications team for implementation of direct mail/electronic campaigns and the Campus Call program. This includes but is not limited to, data retrieval and uploading scripts and data into necessary fundraising vehicles.
• Assist in developing strategy and content for central campaigns including large direct response efforts (Fall Mailer, Boost the ’Cuse, Calendar Year End, Spring Mailer and Make Your Mark).
• Assist in the management of project organization and timelines.
• Assist the direct response/communications team with appeal creation, delivery and tracking for central communications as well as school, college and unit specific communications.
• Assist the data analytics and strategy team with month end reporting activities and operational level ad-hoc reporting including, but not limited to school, college or unit reporting.

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