Job Title: Stewardship Coordinator
PVN ID: BA-2106-004047
Category: Administrative Services
Location: BARUCH COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

 

Baruch College is seeking a Stewardship Coordinator within the Office of College Advancement.  Reporting to the Director of Donor Relations and Special Events, this position coordinates, implements and manages a comprehensive gift acknowledgment and tracking system for the office. The Stewardship Coordinator will also serve as the primary liaison with student beneficiaries in stewarding scholarship and award donors. 

Other Duties

 

  • Oversight of the College’s acknowledgment program including presidential and the memorial and honorary gift program; coordinate the production of thank you letters for all giving levels.
  • Manage donor and scholarship recipient data and information and work closely with Financial Aid Services team to ensure accurate and current information.
  • Manage the scholarship stewardship program that includes donor notifications, student thank-you notes and student participation in special events.
  • Manage the student awards stewardship program, coordinating with staff in the Financial Aid office and other relevant departments around the campus to ensure that awards’ criteria are being accurately met according to donors’ wishes. Also responsible for mailing award stewardship letters to donors.
  • Play a key role in the department’s consistent, on-going, and multi-faceted student gratitude and engagement program, including student impact videos, letters of appreciation, Thank-A-Thon events, student profiles and impact stories, and other initiatives that help create a culture of gratitude across campus.
  • Assist in the preparation and mailing of donor reports on endowed and restricted funds and scholarships.
  • Assist with new and enhanced stewardship initiatives for first-time donors and consecutive year donors.
  • Assist with event planning and follow-up, may include managing RSVPS and creating nametags.
  • Contribute to the overall effort of managing the production of an accurate annual honor roll of donors and other honor rolls as needed
  • Coordinate the process for obtaining signatures for donor gift agreements
  • Perform related duties as needed.

Qualifications

  • Requires a Bachelor’s degree and one year experience in fundraising, donor relations, communications, or a related field, preferably in higher education.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a thorough knowledge of English grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in proofreading and copy-editing; Possess a high degree of concentration, judgment, and autonomy when performing editing tasks.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills and meticulous attention to detail; the ability to set, negotiate, and meet priorities and produce high-quality work under multiple deadline pressure and within a busy environment.
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills to establish and maintain good working relationships with diverse groups, including colleagues, faculty, staff, donors, volunteers and College officials.
  • Proficient computer skills, including the full Microsoft Office suite; Experience with Raiser's Edge or other fundraising database is essential.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
College Advancement
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$53,000.00 - $57,000.00
Closing Date
Jun 03, 2022 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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