Development Specialist, IAALS

University of Denver•Denver, CO

8d•$60,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Development Specialist position provides administrative assistance and support for the Development team, and broader Operations team, including gift and records management support. The position is primarily responsible for managing and maintaining IAALS’ database for development and communication efforts. This position also provides additional development support across IAALS numerous revenue streams, including research and analysis and support for the full cycle of donor engagement. This benefited full-time position will report to the Director of Development.

Requirements

Ability to work with CRM databases at an intermediate level or above, such as ETapestry, Bloomerang, Salesforce, etc. Experience in specific CRMs is not a requirement.
Must be competent at the intermediate level, or above, with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook, as well as working with technology for meetings, meeting rooms, and presentations in both in-person and remote settings.
Must have strong administrative skills, including complete knowledge and understanding of office procedures.
Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining professional working relationships with staff, vendors, and outside entities.
Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, with confidence and professionalism with a range of high-profile constituents including: journalists, legal & judicial community leaders, board members, and donors.
Excellent communication (both oral and written) and people skills; excellent telephone manner and commitment to customer service (both internal and external); strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and accuracy.
Ability to work independently, with a strong sense of accountability and ownership of projects, but also has experience working with a team and is a strong team player. This includes proven ability to meet established deadlines individually and as part of a team.
Ability to prioritize and multi-task, while managing multiple projects concurrently.
Experience working with development/fundraising in a nonprofit setting.
Ability to adapt to change as duties and responsibilities evolve.
A bachelor's degree. Comparable experience may substitute for some of the required education.
Military training relevant to the job may substitute for required education.
Minimum of 3 years of experience working with databases, to include knowledge of and ability to modify or add user-defined fields; building queries/reports; understanding processes to maintain accuracy and integrity of data; and creating registration forms for events.
Experience working in fundraising or development in a nonprofit setting.

Nice To Haves

More than 5 years of experience working with databases, to include knowledge of and ability to modify or add user-defined fields; building queries/reports; understanding processes to maintain accuracy and integrity of data; and creating registration forms for events.
Experience working in a legal environment or higher education.

Responsibilities

Largely responsible for all aspects of managing and maintaining IAALS’ internal contact management database (CRM), the accuracy and integrity of the data, and its efficiency/functionality. This includes gift and records management, adding new information and updating existing records, list creation and management for mailings and events, running reports, and tracking moves management.
Provides administrative assistance to the Development team, including: systems management of constituent records in IAALS’ contact management database, prospect research software, and the University of Denver advancement database; and assisting with grant proposals, tracking, reporting, and correspondence. This includes data research and analysis and compilation of information from multiple systems.
Additional administrative duties include scheduling team meetings, notetaking and dissemination of same, overseeing donations received and acknowledgement process, correspondence, general mailings, and providing reports on development related matters.
Provides assistance to the Development team with general technology needs including digital signage as necessary, meetings in conference rooms, Zooms and webinars, as well as notetaking, dissemination of action items and team-wide follow up reminders.
Provides assistance with donor relations, including meeting preparation, drafting of emails, and support across the full cycle of donor engagement. Includes assistance with campaigns and donor membership groups.
Perform other related duties as assigned related to the development and business operations of IAALS.