Athletics Development Coordinator (Advancement Professional I)

San Diego State University • San Diego, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join San Diego State University as an Athletics Development Coordinator and support the fundraising and donor engagement efforts behind SDSU Athletics. In this role, you’ll provide administrative and project coordination support to the Athletics Development team, helping manage donor and prospect information, coordinate stewardship activities and communications, support fundraising events, and keep day-to-day development operations organized and moving forward.

Requirements

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Relevant education and/or experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Ability and availability to travel and attend events or perform duties outside of normal work hours (may include weekends) on and off campus.
• Experience in performing basic prospect research and data analysis.
• Experience in coordinating meetings and special events.
• Experience with marketing, graphic design, and communications.
• Experience in generating emails, letters, cards, invoices, presentations, etc., using mail merge functions.
• Valid California Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of four years of progressively responsible administrative support, marketing/or communications experience.
• Experience working in a higher education or public sector setting.
• Experience working in a fundraising/development environment.
• Experience in processing reimbursements for travel, mileage, payables, and procurement.
• Experience with Ellucian and TicketMaster (or similar financial and biographical database).

Responsibilities

• Support donor and prospect research, identification, tracking, and movement through the development pipeline.
• Maintain prospect records, contact reports, proposals, follow-up activities, and donor tracking systems.
• Coordinate donor communications, appeals, acknowledgments, recognition, and stewardship activities.
• Assist development staff with tracking fundraising activity and donor engagement.
• Prepare correspondence, presentations, proposals, and other development materials.
• Maintain project timelines, records, procedures, and shared development resources.
• Coordinate calendars, meetings, travel arrangements, and expense documentation for development staff.
• Process travel claims, reimbursements, purchasing documents, and credit card reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate donor and prospect information in advancement databases and tracking systems.
• Conduct preliminary prospect research and assist with donor and prospect lists.
• Coordinate record updates related to gifts, donor information, contact reports, and proposals.
• Support athletic donor and season ticket holder records using Ticketmaster.
• Assist with fundraising events and donor engagement activities for the Aztec Club and SDSU Athletics.
• Coordinate registration, guest lists, event communications, materials, and logistics.
• Support game-day donor hospitality, including credentials, parking, guest communications, recognition, and benefit fulfillment.
• Collaborate with Athletics, SDSU Alumni, and campus partners on events and engagement activities.

Benefits

• 15 paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
• CalPERS pension plan with retiree healthcare, and reciprocal agreements with other California public retirement systems, including the UC.
• Medical, dental, and vision options at low or no cost.
• CSU tuition fee waiver for employees and eligible dependents.
• FlexCash, life and disability insurance, legal and pet plans.
• Access to the library, campus events, employee groups, and volunteer and social activities.

What This Job Offers

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