Associate Director, SD&R

Associate Director, Stewardship and Donor Relations

Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine's Institutional Development department is searching for an Associate Director, Stewardship and Donor Relations.

Benefits Become a part of the Temple family and you will have access to the following:

Hybrid Work Schedule

Full medical, dental, vision coverage
Paid time off
11 Paid Holidays

Tuition remission - eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree TUITION FREE

A generous retirement plan and so much more!

Salary Grade: T27
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A variety of important factors are reviewed by HR when considering salary, including job duties, the applicant's education and experience, all relevant internal equity considerations, department budget, and funding source.

Additional Job Details:

1. Cover letter and resume required.

Job Summary

The Associate Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations is responsible for oversight, collaborative planning, coordination, and execution of a comprehensive stewardship and donor relations program for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.

As part of Institutional Advancement, the Associate Director collaborates with a broad range of advancement colleagues to manage and execute projects focused on donor relations, donor recognition and stewardship. The position will provide project management and expertise to advance initiatives that strengthen donor confidence, enhance the donor experience, and increase donor satisfaction and retention.

The successful candidate is a creative problem-solver, demonstrating a thorough understanding of donor relations and stewardship principles and advancement services functions. Fluency with financial documents, fund management, financial record- keeping, and demonstrated proficiency in Banner or an equivalent development database is required. Attention to detail and oversight of high-quality deliverables is also required. The ideal candidate should also possess excellent writing, project management, communication and problem-solving skills.

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University is dedicated to excellence in education, research, and patient care, achieved by faculty, staff, and learners who represent and serve its diverse community. In 2015, Temple University School of Medicine was renamed the Lewis Katz School of Medicine in honor of Temple alumnus, former trustee, and philanthropist Lewis Katz. The school enjoys a national reputation for training humanistic clinicians and biomedical scientists, a school that values technical excellence and cultural competence.

Katz School of Medicine has 27 basic science and clinical departments full and with over 700 full- and part-time faculty, 800 volunteer faculty, and more than 500 additional staff. With more than 11,000 alumni, Katz has trained a significant proportion of the physician base in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware region. Reflecting the excellent quality of a Temple medical education, the MD graduates are highly regarded by competitive residency training programs. They have made significant career contributions to both medical practice and medical research. Many have become department chairpersons, deans, and vice presidents of major academic medical centers. At Katz, students learn the true art and science of "doctoring." The school's world-class faculty sets the pace in key areas of investigation, pushing the boundaries of science to advance patient care.

The Katz School of Medicine home base is a modern, 11-story medical education and research building with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies. The building opened in 2009 and boasts open-air research labs, smart classrooms, and a state-of-the-art anatomy lab. More than half of the space in the building is dedicated to research. With specialized research centers and strengths focused on population health, neuroscience, cancer, metabolic disease, lung disease, and inflammation, infectious diseases including HIV, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse, and translational science, Katz conducts investigations to break new ground and trains future generations of researchers to follow suit. In addition to its Philadelphia campus, Katz has a four-year regional campus in Bethlehem, PA-the St. Luke's University Health Network-Bethlehem. The Katz School of Medicine also provides opportunities for international students through educational affiliation agreements with universities worldwide. Visiting medical students may take up to two rotations within the program, and they must be full-time students in their final year of medical school.

Requirements/Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

*Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience working in donor relations/stewardship, preferably in a higher education setting.

*Equivalent experience in advancement services, fundraising, alumni engagement or advancement communications may be considered.

*An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills and Abilities
*Creative problem-solver, demonstrating a thorough understanding of donor relations and stewardship principles and advancement services functions.

*Fluency with financial documents, fund management, financial record- keeping, and demonstrated proficiency in Banner or an equivalent development database is required.

*Attention to detail and oversight of high-quality deliverables is also required.

*Excellent writing, project management, communication and problem-solving skills.

*Works successfully within a cross-functional, interdisciplinary, research-driven, and goal-focused Environment.

*Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to maintain cooperation.

Essential Functions

*Drive strategy for an impactful stewardship program that elevates impact and enhances donor experience at all giving levels.

*Work closely with Katz fundraisers to develop and implement customized stewardship strategies for major gift prospects and key donors.

*Manage stewardship calendar in collaboration with fundraisers and key Katz leadership for special projects and initiatives.

*Collaborate with physicians and researchers to produce high-quality and visually appealing donor impact reports on complex scientific and medical topics.

*Support high-level and customized acknowledgement process, crafting impactful correspondence on behalf of Katz leadership.

*Serve as expert with donors and staff on fund management, fund creation, complex gift agreements.

*Support the planning and execution of stewardship recognition events and activities to enhance alumni and constituent engagement.

*Oversee highly personalized stewardship process and reporting cycle for scholarship donors, including programming support for signature stewardship event.

*Lead donor recognition projects, including portraits and plaquing.

*Support Katz Institutional Advancement with focus on donor-centric approaches, best practices, and processes for quality control and enhanced donor experience.

*Support ad hoc financial reporting in response to donor and fundraiser inquiries.

*Coordinate and execute annual Katz donor financial reporting projects, in collaboration with University.

*Support gift fund troubleshooting for donors in consultation with University partners (Gift administration, Finance, Student Financial Service)

*Manage other projects and duties as assigned.

This position requires a background check.

This position is assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), the duration of this hybrid work arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

Compliance

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Compliance Statement:In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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