Columbia University Irving Medical Center · 6 hours ago
Development Associate
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$70K/yr - $75K/yr
3+ years expColumbia University Irving Medical Center is a leading academic medical center dedicated to transforming health through discovery and education. The Development Associate will support the Vice President for Development and the Assistant Vice President for Communications and Donor Relations by managing fundraising activities, coordinating meetings, and maintaining donor databases.
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Responsibilities
Schedule appointments and meetings with follow-up preparation of agenda and notification to participants, develop meeting materials and briefings for all participants, support senior team members on priority projects and on the coordination of some small event activities. – 40%
Coordinate the printing and production of donor reports; manage digital assets; help draft solicitation letters, gift transmittals and special acknowledgment letters. – 25%
Assist with prospect research and proposal development; coordinating and managing database entry; interacting with internal and external constituencies; help manage and coordinate the major gift process for team annual projections and goals. – 15%
Maintain donor lists including assurance of database accuracy; maintain files and database portfolio. – 15%
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience required, plus three years of related experience
Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and have the ability to exercise tact, confidentiality, and diplomacy in all interactions
Experience in executive-level administrative support, ideally in a fundraising environment
Highly motivated self-starter with excellent judgement, discretion, and resilience, with a high level of independent decision-making
Ability to work with minimal supervision and maintain a high level of confidentiality
Must be able to accurately manage diverse projects and a large volume of detailed work simultaneously and use good judgement prioritizing work
Ability to set priorities and perform in a fast-paced environment
Persistent with follow up and follow through, as well as detail oriented
Must be able to identify and improve common day-to-day tasks with peers
Must demonstrate the ability to work with management information systems and software systems, superior Excel and MS Office required; experience with Salesforce and Canva a plus
This position requires work beyond regular hours, including evenings and weekends, as projects and events require
Cover letter required
Preferred
At least three years of progressively related experience, preferably in fundraising
Company
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center is a clinical and educational enterprise that offers medical, dental, and nursing services. It is a sub-organization of Columbia University.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
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Donna Lynne
Senior Vice President and COO
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