Stanford University · 9 hours ago
Assistant Director, Cancer Initiatives
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $153K/yr
3+ years expStanford University is one of the world’s premier academic and research institutions, devoting tremendous intellectual and physical resources toward the betterment of humanity. The Assistant Director supports the efforts of fundraisers on the Cancer Initiatives Major Gifts team, manages infrastructure partners, and provides program management support to drive fundraising success.
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Responsibilities
Manage three development coordinators and a development officer, overseeing their operational and administrative services
Foster new and existing growth opportunities for early-career direct reports through mentoring and professional development
In partnership with the Assistant Director and Directors of the Cancer Initiatives Team, creates and steers strategic plans to drive fundraising success
Partner with the Assistant Director to design and implement efficient policies and procedures
Aims to create supportive structures for a director (gift officers) and the volunteer director, which support faculty, donor, and volunteer relationships and drive fundraising success
Manages and drives timelines for the successful execution of meetings with donors, faculty, and two volunteer bodies, collateral development projects (see below), and other projects
Conducts prospect research as needed for donor and volunteer meetings
Analyze portfolios to streamline communication and coordination among gift officers, partner teams, faculty, leadership, and the Office of Development
Attends internal meetings to capture notes, next steps, and support active follow-up
Provides event support, acting as the data and briefing partner when needed
Prepare draft briefing materials, letters, faculty spotlights, gift opportunities, proposals, overviews, and other communication for faculty, donors, and volunteers
Coordinates with the appropriate Medical Center Development teams and ensures projects are on track and consistent with the developed strategy and MCD guidelines
Aids in the development of event collateral
Utilizing Stanford’s custom databases to conduct reporting to faculty partners regularly, data analysis projects as needed, and inform project management overall
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Minimum of three years of program management, administration or operations experience; five or more years desired
Experience managing teams is desired, but not required
Experience managing and coordinating complex projects that have multiple tasks with competing deadlines; set priorities and schedules and meet deadlines with a minimum of supervision
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, research and editorial skills; ability to synthesize information and compose clear and effective prose
Superior organizational skills; a work style that is thorough, accurate and detail-oriented; the ability to follow through on projects with minimal supervision
Strong attention to detail and the ability to quickly understand and remember details about donors and projects to which they are assigned
Demonstrated sound judgment in situations requiring independent decision-making and in handling confidential and sensitive material
Excellent technical skills: expertise in Excel, Word, web resources, and donor management databases
Positive, can-do attitude and dedicated work ethic
Preferred
Experience managing teams is desired, but not required
An understanding of the development and alumni enterprise—particularly within an academic setting—and the ability to work within that framework is desirable
Experience using Stanford's information systems, such as CARD (Stanford's iteration of Salesforce) is a plus but not required
Benefits
Career development programs
Tuition reimbursement
Family care resources
Superb retirement plans
Generous time-off
Excellent health care benefits
Free commuter programs
Ridesharing incentives
Discounts
Company
Stanford University
Stanford University is a teaching and research university that focuses on graduate programs in law, medicine, education, and business.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$26.52MKey Investors
National Institutes of HealthCalifornia Institute for Regenerative MedicineGRAMMY Museum
2025-09-08Grant
2025-01-30Grant· $5.6M
2023-08-17Grant
Leadership Team
Nadia Roumani
Co-founder and Senior Designer, Designing for Social Systems (DSS) Program, d.school
Howard Wolf
Vice President for Alumni Affairs
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