Development Coordinator

Benefits

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Development & Strategic Initiatives with a dotted line to the Assistant Dean for Advancement and Associate Vice President for External Relations, the Development Coordinator is primarily responsible for providing critical operational support for the Law School’s Development Team.

Grounded in the principle of cura personalis, this role plays a key role in ensuring an inclusive donor experience, maintaining operational accuracy, and supporting the day-to-day coordination that allows fundraising operations to run seamlessly.

This position requires some nights and weekend work hours for events.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

• Conducts various campaign stewardship efforts, including assisting with the organization and implementation of cultivation activities for Board members and $100,000+ donors; manages and organizes preparations for the advisory board meetings, ensuring that activities are inclusive, accessible, and welcoming to participants of all religious and cultural backgrounds.
• Provides operational support for the Law Development, manages office logistics, and assists with special project initiatives. Manages all stewardship event logistics for the annual Dean’s Society Reception and the annual Scholarship Reception, including data management for invitation mailings, RSVP tracking, and accurate, timely follow-up with attendees. Coordinates all logistics associated with a new fundraising and stewardship initiative, Fordham Law In‑House Counsel, approaching constituents with compassion, curiosity, and care.
• Collaborates with Law School fundraisers to manage prospect and donor data, including maintaining prospects’ contact information, call reports, and generating monthly visits and proposals reports from various Development and University Relations systems; conducts research on prospects for donor briefings to be used by senior development team members and the Dean of Fordham Law School, utilizing reflective discernment to support strategy and deepen constituents’ connection to the mission.
• Assists with the drafting of proposals, gift agreements and select stewardship reports, ensuring narratives translate objectives into inspiring pieces that drive inclusive excellence.
• Manages meeting and travel logistics for the Executive Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives and the Associate Vice President for External Relations & Assistant Dean for Law School Advancement by managing calendars; coordinating a wide range of internal and external constituencies.
• Produces a wide range of sophisticated lists, mail merges, and reports using various technologies, including Excel, Fordham Advance, and Microsoft PowerBI and distributes reports internally and externally, applying magis to drive continuous improvement.
• Oversees department budget, including processing invoices, tracking expenditures, and handling supply orders, navigating all administrative interactions with integrity and a foundation of ethical discernment.

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

May provide peer‑level coordination or subject‑matter guidance to colleagues performing similar work and/or student, part‑time workers, including helping organize tasks, clarify priorities, or review work for quality or consistency.

• In coordination with the Executive Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives, manages the tracking of token gifts for donors and alumni at events and appointments.
• Ensures communications between the Associate Vice President for External Relations & Assistant Dean for Law School Advancement and their prospects are seamless and timely.
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