Stewardship Coordinator

About the role

The stewardship coordinator is responsible for building and executing a comprehensive stewardship and recognition program that embodies the mission of St. Paul’s School, conveying gratitude and recognition to donors at every level and inspiring them to continue their support.

Responsibilities

• Prepare endowment fund impact reports for donors and fund contacts, collaborating with various stakeholders.
• Design and implement gift acknowledgment processes.
• Partner with fundraisers to support and enhance their stewardship efforts; create and participate in new donor recognition methods.
• Manage and oversee the production of the endowment fund report and the annual report of giving.
• Craft compelling stewardship pieces for donors.
• Refine and rethink current stewardship activities and develop innovative donor recognition strategies.
• Coordinate leadership gift-giving recognition processes, including nominations and promotions.
• Create and maintain donor recognition plaques and support related events.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to ensure appropriate and timely assignment of select awards and prizes for donor reporting purposes.
• Aid in enhancing ad-hoc stewardship activities.
• Assist with other Advancement activities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in liberal arts or business).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a relevant role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and high attention to detail.
• Collaborate effectively to produce reports, correspondence, and acknowledgments in a variety of voices.
• Effectively present information to a variety of constituencies in a variety of ways.
• Analyze, understand, and organize financial data.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables with only limited standardization.
• Develop effective interpersonal relationships and interact with donors and volunteers on both professional and social bases.
• Basic computer skills and experience with word processing and spreadsheet software.

Supervisory responsibilities

None

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally stand, walk, sit for long periods of time, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools or controls.
• Must be able to climb stairs and use visual display keyboard with continuous wrist movement on a keyboard and mouse.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• Some exposure to outdoor elements resulting from movement between physical locations.
• Occasional weekend and evening work is required for significant School events and volunteer meetings.