Development Program Manager
- Employer
- University of Maryland
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Aug 16, 2021
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Business & Administrative Support
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Development Program Manager is responsible for the
programmatic coordination of fundraising activities in the School
of Public Health (SPH). This role partners with the Assistant Dean
of Development, implementing development strategy and supporting
daily development activities. This includes relationship building,
securing, and scheduling internal and external appointments with
donors, prospects, faculty, staff, and volunteers.
The Program Manager will direct the administrative functions for
the Assistant Dean of Development and, at times, the Dean. This
includes preparing meeting and event briefings, finalizing travel
itineraries, overseeing the unit’s budget, and tracking expenses
and payments. Further, they will maintain the special events
calendar and coordinate faculty and staff involvement in
cultivation activities, such as lab tours and
presentations.
This person will be the primary staff liaison to the unit’s
academic alumni network, organizing events and activities to engage
and support alumni and volunteers. They will also work directly
with vendors, campus contacts, divisional colleagues, and other
university administrators for alumni/donor events and
activities.
The Program Manager takes a leadership role in ensuring “best in
class” donor relations, stewardship, and alumni relations practices
for the School of Public Health. They will ensure ethical and
accurate donor and alumni record keeping, track donor transactions,
and prepare cultivation/stewardship. The Development Program
Manager works with Foundation Management and School of Public
Health business managers to produce data and reports that monitor
budgets and donations, assist in tracking performance metrics and
detail the progress/impact of programs and initiatives.
The Program Manager will also work with Prospect Research to
identify donors for the pipeline, and partner in the recruitment of
volunteers to support the annual development plan. They may also be
involved in coordinating student stories and producing other
development communications, in coordination with
the SPH team.
Attendance at events during and after regular office hours and
weekends may be necessary. Limited travel, primarily in the College
Park area, is necessary.
Education (include licenses, certifications, etc.):
Bachelor’s Degree Required.
Experience:
A minimum of three years of administrative experience, including
experience organizing and implementing events.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• High degree of attention to detail.
• Collaborative and able to interact effectively with both external
and internal audiences, and capable of building strong work
relationships in a complex environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked complex
environment, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, think proactively,
and work independently using good judgment and experience to make
decisions.
• Ability to manage budgets, ensure accurate reporting, and adhere
to fiscal policies.
• Ability to utilize software to create and present documents,
charts, graphs, and spreadsheets.
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