Senior Development Program Specialist​/Development Program Manager School of Veterinary Medicine

The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for UW-Madison, is seeking a highly organized and self-motivated Senior Development Program Specialist/Development Program Manager to join our development operations team!

In this role, you will work as part of a collaborative team supporting development efforts for Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and UW Athletics in partnership with other development operations colleagues. The ideal candidate will bring strong attention to detail, sound judgment, excellent organizational skills, and a proactive approach to problem‑solving. This is a hybrid position that will require you to work on‑site in our Madison, WI office location at least two days a week.

Please note:

This position can be filled as a Senior Development Program Specialist or Development Program Manager, depending on the skills/experience of the selected candidate.

The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is a private, nonprofit corporation that encourages individuals and organizations to make gifts to the university and to connect with the UW. In 2014, the UW Foundation merged with the Wisconsin Alumni Association® to better serve a growing population of UW alumni and donors. We believe that private support grows out of good relationships between campus leaders, faculty and program staff who need support, and the alumni and friends who want to invest in UW–Madison.

We provide important engagement opportunities to link UW–Madison alumni to each other and to their alma mater, building a strong community of Badgers.

Just as the university community benefits from differing viewpoints, perspectives, and experiences, inclusion and diversity are imperative for the success of our mission. WFAA values people and the differences that they bring to the organization, and creates an environment in which all staff members and constituents feel respected and have opportunities to thrive.

• Serve as a liaison to campus partners including the unit’s advancement and communications team and dean’s office. Triage, negotiate, and respond to all inquiries, requests, donor communication list requests, proposals, and issues while continuing efforts to build mutually beneficial relationships, improve communication and collaborative teamwork, and increase campus understanding of the development process.
• Work in collaboration with the unit’s advancement team and dean’s office on projects including, but not limited to, preparation for the units’ board of visitors' meetings, commencement, tailgates, emeritus events, team meetings, printed materials and information/data pulls.
• Coordinate with WFAA teams such as business intelligence and research to compile data and other information that informs strategic planning, donor recognition, and stewardship activities for the unit and dean's office.
• When applicable, work with the events team to plan, implement, and manage all aspects of events designed to identify and cultivate Dean’s prospects and build relationships with existing donors (i.e. Wisconsin Club, Dean’s travel, etc.).
• Collaborate with directors of development on donor visits to campus, including on-site logistics, greeting and hosting guests, and responding to miscellaneous needs as they arise.
• Collaborate with finance, legal, development operations, campus partners, donors, and directors of development on the preparation, signature routing, and final distribution of gift legal documentation (e.g. Memoranda of Agreements, Pledge Agreements, etc.) in accordance with established WFAA business processes.

• Work in active partnership with the development unit leads, development directors, and unit’s advancement team to plan, implement, manage and evaluate strategies, initiatives, and projects designed to enhance and advance the unit’s priorities/goals, prospect and donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship and successfully move projects to completion.
• Create and implement consistent…