Stewardship Specialist II at UofL

Department:

Location:

Belknap Campus

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R107872

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in a related field and two (2) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 6 (Salaried)

Position Description:

The University of Louisville is seeking to hire a Stewardship Specialist II. The Stewardship Specialist II will play a pivotal role in cultivating meaningful connections with donors, ensuring an unparalleled donor experience, and championing the overall advancement goals of the university. This position involves seamlessly intertwining donor engagement with development initiatives, ensuring a cohesive approach to cultivating philanthropic support. The position will work collaboratively with the philanthropy team to develop stewardship strategies, acknowledgement & recognition strategies, as well as create and manage donor communication plans in conjunction with the communications and marketing team for the Office of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement.

This position needs to develop and maintain positive and mutually rewarding relationships between the university and its donors; and partner with fundraising team members to determine the best strategies for effective stewardship of donors. This position requires the ability to generate creative solutions for recognizing and stewarding donors to advance efforts to maintain and strengthen high-quality individual relationships with donors, and to think strategically about donor engagement.

Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and implement stewardship strategies to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with donors.
Develop and implement acknowledgment and recognition programs to express gratitude to donors at various giving levels.
Create and manage personalized donor communication plans, ensuring timely and meaningful interactions.
Collaborate with the philanthropy team to identify opportunities for donor engagement and recognition.
Manage the scholarship award process, including coordination with academic departments and scholarship selection committees.
Coordinate the creation and distribution of donor recognition materials and gifts.
Support the planning and execution of events aimed at donor recognition and engagement.
Collaborate with the events team to ensure seamless coordination of donor-related activities, both virtual and in-person.
Assist in the creation of compelling materials, such as impact reports and success stories, to share with donors.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date donor records in the university's database.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred experience in non-profit fundraising or higher education.

Competencies

Self-driven and goal oriented, the individual will be adept in handling multiple priorities, and act with a high degree of integrity, professionalism, creativity, and cooperation, with internal and external constituents.

*Please include a cover letter

Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement encourages candidates to apply who have demonstrated the capacity to create supportive work environments, collaborate effectively on teams, and serve the students we admit and aim to attract.

Benefits - The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit here

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.