Strategic Engagement Officer

STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT OFFICER, School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P), to play a pivotal role in advancing the mission of SA+P by supporting fundraising communications, crafting compelling stories, and building impactful cases for support to meaningfully engage alumni, prospects, and donors; support the efforts of the Dean’s Office to plan and execute events that engage a global community of alumni, friends, and stakeholders; help foster a collaborative team environment that encourages innovation and excellence in engaging alumni, donors, and prospects.

SA+P is positioned for significant growth and impact in the years ahead. To build on this momentum, the SA+P Dean’s Office is expanding its fundraising team to secure the resources needed to fully empower our talented faculty and students to advance key priorities, pursue bold research and teaching agenda, and address urgent global challenges.

Please find the full job description here.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in stewardship/donor relations, communications, development or a related field required; excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal and presentation skills. Ability to work successfully with a diverse, international population of faculty, sponsors, staff, and students required. Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Experience with CRM systems and proficiency in using other software tools for project management, data analysis, and presentation development. Travel, evening, and weekend work as required. Experience and/or a degree in the disciplines represented in SA+P, especially architecture, art, design, media, technology, and urbanism, preferred. Job # 24729-8

Hiring range: $90,000-105,000