Philanthropic Agreement Strategist / Development Analyst

Characteristics

• 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

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