Development Associate, Corporate & Foundation Relations

Development Associate, Corporate & Foundation Relations

As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago's mission, candidates should consult our website .edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website .edu/transformativeed.

Job Title
- Development Associate

Position Number - 8102552

Work Modality
- Hybrid – 4 In-Person

Job Category
- University Staff

Job Type
- Full-Time

FLSA Status
- Exempt

Campus
- Chicago-Water Tower Campus

Department Name - CORP & FOUNDATION RELATIONS

Location Code - ADV - CORP & FOUNDATION RELATIONS (03631A)

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? - No

Duties and Responsibilities - JOBSUMMARYThe Development Associate, Corporate and Foundation Relations, serves as a key member of the Corporate and Foundation Relations unit within University Advancement. This position provides administrative support and operational, communications, reporting, and other functions directly related to the team's fundraising activities and goals.

DUTIESandRESPONSIBILITIESUnder direct supervision reporting to the Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, the Development Associate will provide fundraising, database, and administrative support for the Corporate and Foundation Relations team.

Fundraising/Project Support Draft letters, emails, and collateral materials for use with internal and external audiences.

Maintain a library of commonly used proposal and report texts and attachments, including budgets, board lists, organizational demographics, and other data points, top donors, and organization/unit descriptions.

Independently or in partnership with Prospect Management and Research, generate prospect lists for programs, projects, event sponsor ships, and other fundraising priorities.

Format gift tables, budgets, and other support materials for inclusion in proposals, reports, and other submissions.

Format PowerPoint presentations for use with internal and external audiences.

Provide Advancement support for event sponsor ships, including formatting solicitation materials, drafting correspondence, preparing invoices and pledge reminders, sending invoices, and following up on payments, and providing support at events.

Team Coordination & Communication Support Independently or in partnership with Advancement Services, create regular and ad hoc reports on fundraising progress, team activity, historical performance, and other topics.

Manage, distribute, and reply to incoming emails in theCFRshared mailbox.

Maintain content for internal websites (CFRand Office of Vice Provost for Research) and internal communications such as grant proposal deadlines, RFPs, and limited-submission opportunities.

Schedule and organize internal and external meetings, including preparation of agendas and materials.

Serve asCFRteam point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

Produce invoices, gift acknowledgments, receipts, and reports in collaboration with Donor Relations, Advancement Information Services, and academic units.

Database Hygiene Maintain the quality and accuracy of corporate and foundation records in the Advancement Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) database of record, including organization records, proposals, contact reports, alumni employment information, and organizational contact information.

Review incoming corporate and foundation transactions to ensure data integrity.

Review reports from Sponsored Program Accounting to ensure data accuracy in AdvancementCRM.Review foundation records in university research administration system(s) and Office of Research Services systems/reports to ensure data accuracy in AdvancementCRM.

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
- Associate's degree required, bachelor's degree preferred

Qualifications
- Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Oral and written communication skills

Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and word processing

Familiarity with databases

Familiarity with research principles and tools

Work experience in higher education, nonprofits, or customer-facing business

Ability to follow guidelines and procedures, and apply general rules to specific problems

Ability to work independently and exercise judgment

Ability to develop goals and plans, to prioritize and organize tasks, to work on multiple projects simultaneously, to produce work, and to meet deadlines

Ability to work effectively with alumni, donors, staff, and faculty, and must have patience and understanding of the needs of others

Commitment to the Jesuit values of Loyola University Chicago.

Computer Skills
- Advanced MS Word processing, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Access. Adept user of Internet, e-mail and other office automation systems fundraising/CRMdatabases, and appropriate web-based applications and services.

Supervisory Responsibilities
- No

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