Development Coordinator, Individual Giving
University of Chicago
Summary
The job provides professional support of assigned development activities with instruction from others. Executes fundraising projects, cultivation programs for prospective donors and for visiting committees.
Job description
Job Summary
The job provides professional support of assigned development activities with instruction from others. Executes fundraising projects, cultivation programs for prospective donors and for visiting committees.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates, organizes, and executes fundraising activities to ensure annual fundraising goals are met and future campaigns are successful.
- Collaborates with colleagues to execute projects with a focus on increasing participation, revenue, and engagement from prospects, donors, volunteers, faculty, and other key constituents.
- Coordinates logistics of meetings, events, and staff meetings as needed.
- Supports team on event planning and execution including working with vendors, collaborating with campus colleagues and volunteers.
- Works with fundraisers to advance giving strategies.
- Composes and edits correspondence and other documents for delivery internally and externally.
- Utilizes the fundraising database Phoenix to look up and maintain up to date and accurate information and to research information.
- Fulfills requests for queries/reports from Phoenix.
- Prepares gift allocation forms for gifts received by MBSD, and forwards the gifts and completed forms to Central Development’s gift processing office.
- Collects/researches data to support or answer specific questions/topics related to development and volunteer management activity; drafts, proofreads, and creates reports and presentations for the team and the volunteers that they support; develops and implements team procedures and policies.
- Plans somewhat complex activities of volunteer and support groups.
- Recruits members and provides guidance and support to leadership activities.
- Has a moderate/high level of authority in drafting informational and marketing materials for review for assigned programs.
- Assists in developing support materials for specific fundraising activities.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
- Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Experience: Nonprofit management, development, alumni relations, marketing, public relations, or similar work.
- Experience with fundraising, contact management or other database software.
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Experience planning and executing events.
Preferred Competencies
- Strong verbal and writing skills, high attention to detail and follow-up, and excellent organizational skills.
- An exceptional work ethic and track record of personal initiative.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills characterized by the ability to listen, to speak, and to write well.
- Flexibility and adaptability to new programs in an emerging and changing environment.
Working Conditions
Office environment. Hybrid schedule, 3 days in-office, 2 days remote.
Requirements
- College or university degree in related field
- 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline
- Strong verbal and writing skills
- High attention to detail and follow-up
- Excellent organizational skills
- Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills
- Proficiency in database software
- Experience planning and executing events
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
Company overview
The University of Chicago is a world-renowned private research university founded in 1890 and located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. As a premier academic institution, it operates one of the most comprehensive biomedical research enterprises in the United States through its Biological Sciences Division, which includes over 1,100 faculty members across 10 basic science and 14 clinical departments. The university manages extensive research infrastructure including the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, multiple specialized research institutes, and maintains affiliations with Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. With research funding exceeding $450 million annually and more than 3,300 patents filed since 1987, the institution is a global leader in scientific discovery and innovation. The Biological Sciences Division alone supports over 500 research-active faculty who secure an average of $588,000 in NIH funding per principal investigator, focusing on areas including cancer biology, immunology, microbiology, molecular metabolism, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology. The university's commitment to interdisciplinary research and its unique position as manager of national laboratories creates unparalleled opportunities for translational research and scientific advancement.