Associate Director, Stewardship- Rutgers Health

Rutgers University Foundation • New Brunswick, NJ

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Director, Stewardship, the Associate Director is a member of the central stewardship team and collaborates closely with the Rutgers Health development team. Their primary responsibility is to design and implement a stewardship program that will meet the unique needs of the Rutgers-Health development team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or 4+ years of professional experience in fundraising, alumni relations, non-profit organizations, event planning, higher education, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the Director, Stewardship and the Rutgers-Health team, design and implement a stewardship program across all schools and units within Rutgers Health.
• Design and execute an acknowledgment program for donors, coordinating personalized communications from the Chancellor, Deans, and unit leadership.
• Create custom reports and gifts for donors who support strategic initiatives within Rutgers Health.
• Support the stewardship of donors who name spaces within new Rutgers Health capital projects.
• Organize special donor experiences with Rutgers Health leadership, including lunches and dinners, campus visits around the annual white coat ceremony and Convocation, special lectures, and more.
• Identify opportunities to help steward Rutgers Health scholarship donors and support these efforts.
• Support the stewardship of endowed faculty and director positions through annual reporting, donor meetings, donor recognition signage, and more.
• Provide data-informed recommendations to leadership and fundraisers about donor recognition and experiences, and work to ensure all donors experience gratitude and understand the impact of their giving.
• Collaborate with engagement marketing and communications to highlight donor impact stories.
• Serve as the liaison for the central stewardship office to the Rutgers Health development team, providing content and information to ensure Rutgers Health is well-represented in central stewardship and communications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Office-centric hybrid work schedule
• Comprehensive medical
• Comprehensive no cost dental, and no cost vision insurance for employee and dependents
• 403(b) plan with matching employer contribution
• Accrual of three weeks of annual vacation time, in addition to five wellness days and fifteen sick days per year
• Nine holidays, as well as four floating holidays
• Significant tuition reductions
• Professional development is highly valued at the Rutgers University Foundation, where employees are encouraged to look across the organization to develop new skills and abilities for professional career progression.
• $40 monthly cell phone reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level