Assistant Director of Annual Fund and Donor Engagement

New York University•New York, NY

7d•$77,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Annual Fund and Donor Engagement oversees two connected parts of the annual giving lifecycle: developing future donors, from students through recent alumni in years 1–4, including the 3L Class Gift; and stewarding current annual fund donors to support engagement, retention, and progression toward reunion and leadership annual giving. The role consolidates responsibility for the donor journey, creating a single point of accountability from a student’s first gift to long-term support. The position is programmatic and focuses on building systems and early donor relationships that can later feed into Law’s reunion and gift officer portfolios. It is distinct from those portfolio- and quota-driven roles. The successful candidate will create meaningful engagement experiences, use audience insights and donor data to guide strategy, and collaborate across Development, Alumni Relations, Student Affairs, and Communications. The annual base salary range is USD $77,000 to $85,000. NYU Law offers competitive benefits and perks, notably tuition remission. NYU describes its campus sustainability aim as becoming one of the greenest urban campuses in the country and reaching carbon neutrality by 2040.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 4 years of relevant annual giving, development, or nonprofit fundraising experience, including direct donor cultivation/stewardship and volunteer or program management.
Exceptional relationship-building skills.
Experience designing stewardship or engagement strategies.
Strong project management abilities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Comfort using donor/fundraising CRM data to guide decisions.
Event or campaign management experience.
Understanding of donor lifecycle strategy.
Ability to take initiative, integrate feedback, and collaborate effectively.
Working knowledge of MS Office (Word and Excel), Google Docs and Drive, business messaging applications such as Slack, and prospect management databases such as Blackbaud or Advance; volunteer management/recruitment.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of relevant annual giving, development, or nonprofit fundraising experience, including direct donor cultivation/stewardship and volunteer or program management.
Higher education advancement experience.
Annual Fund or frontline fundraising experience.
Passion for higher education and alumni engagement.
Creative thinking and willingness to test new ideas.
Interest in donor behavior and developing ideas based on audience insights and data.

Responsibilities

Build and manage the future donor pipeline, from students through recent alumni in years 1–4, including the 3L Class Gift.
Steward current annual fund donors to maintain engagement and retention and encourage progression toward reunion and leadership annual giving.
Own and develop systems and early relationships for the donor journey, from a student’s first gift to long-term support.
Design stewardship and engagement strategies and create experiences that foster lasting institutional loyalty.
Use donor/fundraising CRM data and audience insights to guide decisions and develop ideas.
Manage multiple initiatives, events, campaigns, volunteers, and programs as applicable.
Collaborate across Development, Alumni Relations, Student Affairs, and Communications teams.
Take initiative, integrate feedback, and test new engagement ideas.