Coordinator, Gift Administration & Compliance - HYBRID

University of Colorado•Denver, CO

42d•Hybrid

About The Position

Coordinator, Gift Administration & Compliance will coordinate various Gift Administration & Compliance Department initiatives with a keen focus on processes and procedures related to philanthropic contributions received and processed by the University of Colorado Foundation for the benefit of the University of Colorado. The Coordinator, Gift Administration & Compliance serves as a key liaison among University Advancement, University campus partners, and Foundation Finance & Accounting to ensure requests related to the lifecycle of all gifts to the Foundation successfully complete the gift process workflow in a timely manner. They will also assist in compliance-related projects.

Requirements

Associate's degree and/or equivalent life, military and/or professional experience
One year of experience in a professional office environment
Proficient user of technology, particularly Microsoft Office Products, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Adobe Acrobat
Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse team and actively seek out opportunities to promote and cultivate diversity across the organization
Solid customer service skills with the ability to build relationships and follow-through
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing as well as using good judgment in situations requiring initiative and tact
Ability to quickly acquire and apply new skills and knowledge for one or more processes or areas
Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to maintain confidentiality
Goal-oriented with an ability to take initiative both in a team environment as well as independently

Nice To Haves

Advancement/fundraising experience desired
Minimum of one year of directly related experience

Responsibilities

Support the mission, vision, values, and goals of the CU Foundation's strategic plan
Deliver exceptional customer service
Embrace the Foundation's mission and a culture of belonging and collaboration with each other and our colleagues
Ensure a high level of customer service by communicating regularly and efficiently with internal and external customers and, always striving to represent the Foundation and University in a positive and professional manner
Triage the department's compliance email inbox and project management tool in a timely and efficient manner, including pro-actively doing research, finding answers and possible solutions, ensuring the right teams are assigned, and keeping the workflow moving forward
Assist with all facets of the Gift Fund Setup workflow such as monitoring the queue, answering questions, and training campus partners in submitting requests, with a keen focus on maintaining gift compliance for all change/inactivation requests and fund attributes/purpose language for new requests, applying/updating compliance codes
Assist with gift agreement workflow including composing donor letters/emails, coordinating DocuSign, and initiating related GFS new fund set-up requests
Assist with Compliance coding workflow including moving requests from the GFS to the coding boards in our project management tool and performing data uploads into the Financial Edge database
Serve as a resource for donors, Foundation, Advancement, and other University staff on commitment and gift processing questions
Participate on committees and/or task forces as requested
Assist with special projects as requested
Performs other duties as assigned