Scheduled Hours
37.5
Position Summary
The Advancement Coordinator Community Fundraising is critical to the success of the Community Fundraising Program for Siteman Cancer Center and WashU Medicine serving as the touchpoint for a broad range of daily activities projects and initiatives. This position requires great discretion in communicating with donors vendors and staff along with Siteman and School of Medicine leaders and faculty.
Position responsibilities include high-level project management support for the program in-depth technology usage as well as internal and external relationship development and management. The Advancement Coordinator effectively increases the Community Fundraising teams ability to focus time and resources on fundraising.
Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Project Management and Donor Relations
- Serve as primary liaison to external constituents seeking initial information about the Community Fundraising Program and tracking inquiries as needed. Ensure prospective community fundraising partners are connected with the correct director.
- Assist with vetting and approving new event fundraising pages and submissions through the programs peer-to-peer platform.
- Facilitate stewardship touchpoints including managing the annual recognition plan for Sitemans community fundraising event partners in order to assist with retention efforts.
- Manage acknowledgement process event organization and promotional item mailings with support from department Administrative Assistant.
- In partnership with the directors provide support with the planning and execution of Siteman and School of Medicine community fundraising donor engagement activities and other calls to action. These activities may include but are not limited to: community event and marketing best practice lunch and learns development of collateral materials per event segment and targeted e-communications.
Administrative Support
- Serves as the overall administrative support for the community fundraising program including program data management ARCH input event calendar updates gift tracking and reporting expense processing and general office support.
- Serves as the primary assistant to two directors including management of calendars telephone support filing scheduling meetings and word processing.
- Manages the community fundraising program expense process for the Siteman Cancer Center WUSM budget and Med UA budget.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions
Normal office environment
Some nights and weekends as needed
Ability to travel to and from other campuses
Physical Effort
Equipment
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
Required Qualifications
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.
Certifications:
No specific certification is required for this position.
Work Experience:
Relevant Experience (3 Years)
Skills:
Not Applicable
Drivers License:
A drivers license is not required for this position.
More About This Job
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to develop an in-depth understanding of the partnership that exists between Siteman Cancer Center Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
- Appreciation of the importance of special projects.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to build relationships with volunteers and donors.
- Knowledge of institutional advancement/development event planning donor relations and stewardship.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
No additional education beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.
Certifications:
No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.
Work Experience:
No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.
Skills:
Adaptability Business Interactions Communication Confidentiality Database Software Deadline Management Detail-Oriented Donor Relations English Grammar Event Planning Goal-Oriented Highly Developed Interpersonal Interpersonal Interactions Microsoft Office Optimistic Attitude Professional Etiquette Professional Integrity Qualtrics Relationship Networking Social Interaction Sound Judgment Special Projects Telephone Communications Time Management Workload Prioritization
Grade
G08-H
Salary Range
$21.17 - $32.85 / Hourly
The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including ones qualifications and performance equity with others in the department market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.
Questions
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Accommodation
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All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship.
Pre-Employment Screening
All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and as applicable for the position other background checks drug screen an employment and education or licensure/certification verification physical examination certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.
Benefits Statement
Personal
Up to 22 days of vacation 10 recognized holidays and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness
Family
We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care Weve got you covered.
WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.
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