Assistant Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship

Haverford Offers Great Benefits:
The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day off), Health Savings Account contribution of $650 for individuals and$1300 for families (no match required), affordable medical plans, and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page (https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits) for more information.

Work Location: This position will be eligible for a hybrid work schedule, pursuant to the College’s Work Location Policy.

About Institutional Advancement

The next decade will be a time of significant transformation and growth as Haverford approaches the 200th anniversary of its founding in 1833. This is an exciting time to join Haverford’s Institutional Advancement (IA) team – a team whose work helps to strengthen the unique learning experience at the core of the College’s mission. With a people-first, data-driven approach to philanthropy, the IA team builds and stewards relationships with the College’s deep constituency base. Under new leadership and with a focus on the future, the IA team is expanding its impact by leading a comprehensive, multi-faceted campaign aligned with Haverford’s strategic plan, Haverford 2030. As the campaign ramps up, the team is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated philanthropy professionals who want to innovate and usher Haverford College into a new era.

Built upon a Quaker foundation of hands-on, values-based learning, Haverford fosters a transformative, inclusive community of inquisitive students, exceptional faculty, and dedicated staff who are wholly invested in the institution. Haverford instills in its students self-directed leadership and active engagement within the College and beyond, leading to an alumni constituency, including parents, families, friends, and more, who believe deeply in the College’s mission and are committed to Haverford’s long-term success and sustainability in an ever-changing landscape.

About the Position
The Assistant Director is an integral member of the Donor Relations and Stewardship team, communicating the impact of philanthropic support to the College’s donors and inspiring the joy of philanthropy toward Haverford. Reporting to the Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship and working closely with the Associate Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship, the Assistant Director coordinates key initiatives as part of a strategic and comprehensive program tailored to various constituencies including alumni; friends; students’ families; and leadership, loyal, and legacy donors.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and manage key stewardship communications, including acknowledgments for honor/memorial gifts, general email acknowledgements, electronic birthday cards, first-time donor postcards, giving society communications, annual “Giving Thanks” card, holiday greetings, Annual Giving impact report emails, and other communications as they arise
• Contribute to developing compelling and thoughtful donor relations and stewardship initiatives and an annual stewardship plan, including evaluating and improving existing programming and processes, and researching and proposing ideas to thank donors, recognize them, demonstrate the impact of their support, and offer opportunities to deepen their engagement with the College
• Support the implementation of the department’s annual stewardship plan
• Run reports, queries, and exports with attention to detail to manage donor relations and stewardship communications and event registrations
• Maintain records in Raiser’s Edge database as related to donor relations and stewardship actions, reporting, events, and fund creation and documentation
• Assist the Donor Relations and Stewardship team with developing, organizing, and staffing stewardship events
• Oversee student workers on the Donor Relations and Stewardship team
• Other duties as needed to meet the goals for Institutional Advancement

Line of Report: The Assistant Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship reports to the Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship, and has no direct reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree
• 1 year in stewardship, fundraising, or transferrable professional experience

Professional Competencies

• Understanding of the principles of donor-centered fundraising, donor relations, and stewardship
• Customer service orientation and an eagerness to meet donor needs and expectations
• Ability to engage with people with tact, discretion, and diplomacy
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Effective writing, editing, and communication skills
• Attention to detail and high level of organizational skills
• Computer literacy, including familiarity with Microsoft Office, Google suite, and Raiser’s Edge or other fundraising database/CRM

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification in the job description including the preferred qualifications. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, such as having skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our preferred qualifications.

Special Requirements

• Occasional travel
• Evening and weekend work at occasional campus events with students, alumni, and families. Offsite event support may also be needed for alumni events
• Possession of a valid U.S. Drivers’ License and ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record check

To Apply: Interested applicants are invited to submit an application, to include a cover letter and resume by visiting https://haverford.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Haverford-Campus/Assistant-Director-of-Donor-Relations-and-Stewardship_R611. The application deadline is August 18, 2024. Application review will begin after the deadline has passed. Please email recruiting [at] haverford.edu with questions about submitting your materials. Should the search committee be interested in pursuing your candidacy, you will hear from them directly. Finalists will be asked to provide three professional references.

Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply. Haverford College and our consortial partners are located on Lenape lands.