Philanthropic Agreement Strategist / Development Analyst
Michigan State University College of Engineering · East Lansing, MI · 4 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Characteristic Duties And Responsibilities
- Creates documents in compliance with approved legal language and boilerplates
- Prioritizes, gathers, screens, and relays sensitive information received from University donors, executives, trustees, faculty, and staff
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with various offices on- and off-campus
- Establishes and maintains operating practices relevant to endowment tracking, maintaining donor confidentiality and discretion when communicating sensitive information
- Interprets University and unit policy, protocol, and administrative procedures in response to inquiries and initiates necessary action
- Assembles and analyzes reports, gathering pertinent information for endowment processing and tracking
- Compiles and analyzes information to produce and assist with departmental reports
- Monitors the integrity of the endowment data stored within University Advancement database
- Serves as backup to other support staff when needed
- Conducts training to support and administrative professional staff on the policy, procedures, and protocol for endowment processing
Minimum Requirements
- Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing and/or Business
- One to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in professional fundraising, public relations, marketing, higher education fundraising or a related field
- Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Desired Qualifications
- One to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in office management including developing reports utilizing work processing, database, and spreadsheet software
- One to three years of experience providing executive level support including, but not limited to, confidential office protocol
- Experience in drafting or reviewing legal/contractual documents in higher education or nonprofit setting
- Familiarity with UPMIFA and endowment management principles
- Strong technical abilities and excellent grammatical skills
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, and an ability to exercise sound judgment
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, multi-task, and balance and prioritize multiple projects
- Experience in Ascend, AdobeSign, and SharePoint