Development Program Manager

Development Program Manager

The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for UW‑Madison, is recruiting for a dynamic, self‑motivated Development Program Manager. This position will work within the School of Human Exology, School of Education, and Law School cross‑campus team, primarily supporting the School of Human Ecology. This is a hybrid position that will require you to work on‑site in our Madison, WI office location at least two days weekly.

This exempt position requires significant self‑directed work as well as a demonstration of independent judgment in managing projects, prioritizing responsibilities and time, and communicating progress to team members.

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.

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 primary liaison to unit Advancement/Strategic Communications and Dean’s offices. 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/Strategic Communications and Dean’s offices on projects including, but not limited to, the college’s BOV meeting, commencement, emeritus events, bi‑weekly meetings, printed materials and information/data pulls.
• Coordinate with WFAA resources such as Business Intelligence and Research to compile data and other information that better informs high‑level strategic planning, donor recognition, stewardship activities for the unit and Dean’s office.
• In coordination with the events team, 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.
• Serve as one point of contact for campus inquiries about policies and procedures at WFAA.
• Assist directors of development with the preparation, signature routing, and final distribution of gift legal documentation (e.g. Memoranda of Agreements, Fund Operation Agreements, Pledge Agreements, etc.) in accordance with established WFAA business processes.
• Maintain advisory board memberships, donor recognition society memberships, and other affiliated groups within the constituent database.

• Work in active partnership with the unit’s Vice President, leadership team, senior development directors and unit’s advancement team (if applicable) 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 standards of practice and procedure that provide exemplary customer service to donors and campus partners.
• Provide directors of development with materials as requested in…