Rice University · 15 hours ago
Director of Development Operations & Stewardship
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
1+ years expRice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities and is known for its commitment to creating a strong community. The Director for Operations & Stewardship will manage the Owl Club’s database, oversee donor relations, and assist in planning athletic development events.
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Responsibilities
Actively manages the Owl Club database in both Paciolan and Blackbaud CRM systems
Oversees stewardship for endowment donors, including facilitating connections with scholarship student-athletes
Assists in planning athletic development events, such as game day hospitality, fundraising dinners, golf tournaments, letterwinner reunions, and donor appreciation events. This includes invitation management, registration, logistics, and overall execution
Proactively support development staff in creating and coordinating personalized stewardship plans for donors and volunteers
Collaborates with Development and Alumni Relations staff to effectively steward donors and volunteers, ensuring consistent implementation of the campus's master strategic stewardship plan
Creates and develops compelling donor and volunteer stories for print and online publications
Works with athletics business operations, development, and alumni relations to ensure that all gifts to athletics are recorded promptly
Engages with vendors for hospitality and event coordination
Performs additional duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
One or more (1+) years of related experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational and time management abilities
Keen attention to detail, with a quick understanding and retention of information about alumni, donors, and assigned projects
Ability to collaborate effectively and adapt to changing situations
Proficient in data analysis
Capability to work well under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team to meet deadlines and schedules
Familiarity with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and Paciolan
Preferred
Extensive experience with Paciolan, Blackbaud CRM, Microsoft Office applications and Google Workspace
Experience with fundraising in a higher education setting
Company
Rice University
Rice University is a private research university that focuses on providing undergraduate education services.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Rice University has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (113)
2024 (81)
2023 (71)
2022 (65)
2021 (82)
2020 (86)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$80.9MKey Investors
National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthUS Department of Energy
2024-09-19Grant
2024-08-13Grant· $18M
2023-07-27Grant
Leadership Team
Ken Medlock
James A Baker III and Susan G Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics
Kyle Judah
Executive Director, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie)
Recent News
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