Assistant Director of Development, Donor Relations

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

Assistant Director of Development, Donor Relations

Nevada Athletics is accepting applications for an Assistant Director of Development, Donor Relations. This position is responsible for donor engagement and stewardship activities for individuals who support Nevada Athletics. Positions support events, stewardship and donor relations, donor communication, Wolf Pack Athletic Association (WPAA) benefits, as well as, ensure data and processes are successful for the operation. This position reports to the Senior Associate Athletics Director of Development and Alumni Engagement.

Key responsibilities include :

• Oversee and manage stewardship activities for football and mens basketball games.
• Responsible for acknowledgement process thank you notes and WPAA thank you strategy.
• Assist major gift officers in creating stewardship opportunities for donors to help them through the moves management process.
• Responsible for coordination and implementation of the WPAA benefits, including distributing parking, managing donor gifts, stickers and fulfilling all benefits.
• Design and develop automated business processes such as gift processing, financial management, donor management and associated documentation.
• Review and assist with departmental workflow and make recommendations for efficiency.
• Work with data analytics and prospect management staff to ensure data is being entered properly for effective donor relations management, including that the exception list for donors (failed upload into Paciolian) are included in donor communications.
• Develop and execute social media strategy and create graphic content for WPAAs social media account.
• Work in conjunction with creative staff to collaborate on all content.

Required qualifications :

Schedule :

Compensation grade :

Administrative Faculty - B

Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Remarkable retirement :

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of working at UNR :

Contact information :

Lasaiah Christensen - chris195@unr.edu

This posting is open until filled. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.