Assistant Director of Annual Giving

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St. John’s, established in 1870, has two New York City campuses; international locations in Rome, Italy;
Limerick, Ireland; and Paris, France; and study abroad locations around the world. The Princeton Review and other top rankings consistently recognize the University’s outstanding academics, diverse student body, dynamic internship, and volunteer opportunities, focus on student life, and diverse study abroad offerings. St. John’s University offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in its six colleges and schools, with a growing number of programs offered online.

The University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and 12 other major academic and professional associations.

A dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the heart of our mission. As a Catholic and Vincentian university, St. John’s is committed to institutionalizing practices of inclusive excellence to ensure that we welcome and celebrate the intrinsic worth of all members of our community. We will become an even stronger university as we enhance equity at every level of our institution.

Our graduates will excel in the competencies and values needed for leadership and service in a rapidly evolving world.

Department:
Institutional Advancement

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Job Title:

Assistant Director, Annual Giving

Reports to:

Director, Annual Giving

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Annual Giving supports the strategic planning and execution of St. John’s University’s annual giving program, focusing on increasing alumni and donor participation, retention, and giving levels. This position helps drive multi-channel fundraising campaigns and engages campus partners and volunteers to build a strong culture of philanthropy across the institution.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Coordinate fundraising efforts for the Student Philanthropy program with the primary goalofcreatingstudent awareness and engagement activitiesandalong-termgoal of raisingparticipation in annual givingfrom current students and soon-to-be alumni.
• Collaborate with representatives from Institutional Advancement and offices across campus.
• Develop and implement direct mail strategies to effectively engage with our target audience and achieve fundraising goals.
• Manage the entire direct mail process, including data segmentation, print production, and postage coordination.
• Ensure accuracy and quality control of all direct mail materials, including letters, brochures, donation forms, and envelopes.
• Track and analyze the performance of direct mail campaigns and make data-driven recommendations for improvement.
• Coordinate with outside vendors, such as printers and mail-houses, to ensuretimelydelivery and cost-effective execution of direct mail appeals.
• Execute all phone program operations, including outbound fundraising calling to alumni, parents, and friends, and selected event-related calling.
• Demonstrate exceptionalproficiencyin the use of the phone program technology as well as management and training of student callers and student supervisors.
• Establish andmaintaina positive,enjoyableworkplace that contributes to student engagement whileutilizingtechnology to run the phone program effectively.
• Provide creative and innovative solutions to contact rate, fulfillment, and other challenges of implementing a phone program.
• Prepare reports on a weekly,monthly,andannual basis.
• Incr…