Assistant Director of Donor Stewardship

Position Summary

The Assistant Director of Donor Stewardship will serve as the conduit between the division’s Office of Donor Relations and Stewardship and the following units:

• Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• School of Nursing
• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Public Health and Health Professions
• School of Social Work

The Assistant Director will work in partnership with advancement colleagues in these units to enhance existing donor relationships through highly personalized stewardship services including gift acknowledgment, fund reporting, donor engagement, and recognition opportunities.

Further, the Assistant Director will work to understand and become knowledgeable about each unit by developing and strengthening relationships with key partners including advancement officers, deans, business officers and key faculty. The Assistant Director will also develop relationships with top donors in order to best support the stewardship of these important individuals.

UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence and making a positive impact on the world. Home to more than 31,000 students, the university is consistently recognized as one of the world’s most exceptional and most affordable universities, making it a top choice for students and faculty around the globe. Here, students and faculty work side by side, seeking knowledge that leads to new cures, improved processes, stronger materials, faster computers, smarter software, smaller machines and thousands of other innovations. Building strong connections with our 280,000+ alumni and donors worldwide is critical to fueling UB’s future, which includes the aspiration to be situated in the Top 25 of American public universities. Through the $1 billionBoldly Buffalocampaign, the Division of University Advancement is leading that charge by helping foster a new UB environment that broadens opportunities for alumni engagement, capitalizes on positive student experiences and builds philanthropic support.

Salary range: $45,000-50,000
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• A minimum of three years progressive experience in an office environment requiring multi-tasking skills to effectively complete assignments
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong interpersonal skills
• Technical/digital competence
• Good judgement and ability to interact with a diverse group of people (internal and external)
• Commitment to confidentiality and attention to detail
• Strong project management skills

Preferred Qualifications

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