Stewardship & Donor Relations Manager - Office of Development

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Office of Development-Executive Director## Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson##

Job Title:

Stewardship & Donor Relations Manager - Office of Development##

Job Summary:

Directs and manages all financial and administrative operations for the Office of Institutional Advancement, including both the Office of Development and the Office of Communications & Marketing. Effectively and efficiently manages the daily operations of both offices office to include budget and financial planning, administration of gifts and endowments, personnel management and staff development, communications contracts management, financial analysis and reporting, and supporting organizational effectiveness in Institutional Advancement.##

Education & Experience
** Education and Experience

Required:

** Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of donor relations, stewardship, or fundraising experience, including one (1) year supervisory or leadership experience.
** Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required:
** N/A
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* Preferred Qualifications:

** Experience in a development setting is strongly preferred.## Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
** Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
** Ability to engage donors and potential donors in a variety of ways. Ability to prioritize projects, examine and re-engineer operations and procedures and develop new policies as needed.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational and analytical skills. Ability to allocate resources, including personnel resources, to a common goal, with the ability to train, supervise, and motivate employees.
** Responsibilities:
*** Stewardship:
Develops and oversees the implementation of communication and engagement strategies that create and enhance donor relations and other partnerships to support UMMC. Works with department leaders and gift officers to tailor approach for individual schools and medical center departments. Meets regularly with development team members and medical center constituencies to ensure stewardship efforts are consistent.
* Supervisory:
Directs, supervises, and oversees work activities of subordinates ensuring all activities, operations and projects are met and completed in a timely manner and are compliant with university policy and procedures. Establishes professional development opportunities, mentors, and offers meaningful, continuous performance-related feedback for staff members. Clearly defines work expectations, recognizes and rewards individuals for a job well done, provides disciplinary counseling when necessary, conducts timely performance appraisals adhering to university standards, and works with HR business partner as needed.

Fosters a non-punitive working environment of engaged staff through transparency, accountability, change management, and culture of collaboration.
* Donor Communications:
Woks with Principal Gifts team to create general and specific communications to donors on a regular basis and as needed. Oversees the preparation of proposals, campaign needs, and similar materials. Works with annual fund manager to align messaging at all stages. Assists with publications related to donors and social media content. Donor Reporting and Acknowledgement:
Oversees the gift acknowledgement process. Responsible for general and targeted impact reporting,…