Development Associate-OVCA

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation, and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI), and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate, and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

BRIEF JOB SUMMARY

The Development Associate (DA) provides professional support to assigned colleges, schools, and units (CSUs) to help meet fundraising objectives. Working directly with the Senior/Executive Directors of Development (S/EDOD) and front-line development officers, the DA assists with the qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and prospects. The DA works collaboratively across UIC Advancement and assigned CSUs. They serve as a front-line representative of the university, interacting with volunteers, donors, and key leadership. This position serves as a learning and training experience, structured to grow the talent of the DA such that after two to three years, they are prepared to be competitive as candidates for assistant director of development positions with leadership annual gift and low-end major gift portfolios.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitates, organizes, and executes fundraising activities to ensure development officers maintain an outward focus on building relationships, advancing giving strategies, closing gifts, and meeting annual fundraising goals.
• Assists with drafting, editing and proof-reading correspondence, reports, proposals, and briefings to be used in the qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors, prospects, and alumni.
• Arranges meetings with faculty, staff, donors, prospects, and others as requested by the S/EDOD and the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement (AVC).
• Gathers, researches, synthesizes, and analyzes data and information to prepare concise, logical summaries and reports across a variety of topics that may be presented to donors, prospects, or internal teams.
• Utilizes the constituent tracking database (TED) to look up and ensure accuracy of donor and alumni information, request research, pull canned reports, update prospect plans, etc.
• Assists with the gift process by tracking solicitations, gift agreements, completing gift transmittal forms for gifts received, forwarding gifts, and completed forms for gift processing and ensuring revenue is associated with ask in TED.
• Participates in portfolio reviews with fundraisers and the Research and Prospect Development teams. Responsible for ensuring portfolios are updated and accurate.
• In partnership with the central Stewardship team, responsible for reviewing weekly gift report and ensuring donors at leadership and major gift levels are thanked.
• Serves as liaison between the S/EDODs and OVCA central leads.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent.
• One year of professional work experience.
• Commitment to mission of UIC.
• Understanding and practice of a high standard of confidentiality and ethical information collection.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference for work experience in development/fundraising environment.

FOR FULLEST CONSIDERATION PLEASE APPLY BY SEPTEMBER 6, 2024, DIRECTLY ON THE UIC JOB BOARD at https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/11360?c=uic.

RESUME AND COVER LETTER REQUIRED. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.  UIC also offers a comprehensive benefits package.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899