Senior Donor Relations Officer - Endowment Reporting
Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas
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Category: Administrative/Office Support
UTHealth Houston General Administration
Requisition #: 2300023F
UTHealth Houston’s Development Department is looking for a Senior Donor Relations Officer who will concentrate on Endowment Reporting. This employee will be responsible for managing multiple projects within an innovative, integrated, and creative stewardship and donor relations program. Projects include but are not limited to gift acknowledgments, donor communication, impact reporting, recognition, engagement, and other special touchpoints as they arise. This role ensures that all assigned projects are accurate, appropriate, and consistent for each donor group. Actively participates in writing, editing, and enhancing existing content to have a donor-centric point of view.
You will need to be adept at managing projects as well as generating endowment reporting that will be focused on communicating the impact of donor gifts. This role ensures accurate, appropriate, and consistent communication for each donor group, including writing and editing collateral and actively participating in enhancing existing content to have a stewardship point of view. Through purposeful collaboration with multiple teams in the Office of Development, the Senior Donor Relations Officer will assist with implementing efforts of all stewardship and donor relations projects in a timely manner to advance the department's fundraising goals.
The Donor Relations team reports to our University Central Tower in the Texas Medical Center on a hybrid schedule. Certain projects or meeting schedules may require employees to be flexible with this time in and out of the office. This role will require someone familiar with large non-profit institutions that work at a fast pace. This is a high producing area that will require an emphasis on collaboration.
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100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
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Position Key Accountabilities:
Project manages critical impact reporting and communication needs, ensuring tone and voice are consistent with sender and recipient, maintains accuracy and scientific integrity and a donor-centric point of view, and actively participates in writing and providing writing direction as needed.
Executes multiple recognition and engagement strategies, ensuring delivery is timely, and touchpoints are appropriate and consistent to further strengthen the donor's relationship with the university.
Ensures approved, multi-functional projects are implemented promptly and efficiently by anticipating potential needs on the team calendar and preparing status reports for assigned projects.
Promotes a culture of philanthropy with key stakeholders throughout the university, with the goal of encouraging proper donor stewardship, recognition, and engagement.
Enhances donor relations by maintaining excellent relations with a multitude of internal and external stakeholders to promote partnerships and collaborations in various projects and donor touchpoints.
Manages and sends periodic gift acknowledgment reports for select faculty and staff who, subsequently, send notes of gratitude.
Seeks opportunities for professional development to enhance job performance, including building networks within the University and with colleagues at peer institutions.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Must have exceptional communication, writing, editing, and project management skills, as well as a strong understanding of the development process, particularly in the areas of major and principal gift cultivation and stewardship.
Must be able to work independently and with teams, balance competing priorities and assignments, and collaborate effectively with colleagues, exhibiting diplomacy and excellent interpersonal skills.
Must have a strong personal work ethic and demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and integrity. Must be flexible and willing to take on new responsibilities within a growing program.
Demonstrated knowledge of and expertise with Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, Outlook, InDesign, and Salesforce highly preferred.
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's degree in related field required.
Minimum Experience:
Four (4) years experience in development, stewardship, advancement services, communications or related field, preferably in complex healthcare or academic environment required.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
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