Director of Events and Stewardship

Marshall University • Huntington, WV

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About The Position

The Director of Events and Stewardship is responsible for the comprehensive planning, execution, and evaluation of Championship Fund events that support all Marshall Athletics sport programs. This position plays a key role in advancing the Big Green through fundraising, donor cultivation, and stewardship objectives by delivering high-quality event experiences aligned with institutional and coaching priorities. This position works closely with head coaches, athletics leadership, development officers, and external partners to strategically leverage events as a tool for revenue generation, donor engagement, and long-term relationship building.

Requirements

• Comprehensive planning, execution, and evaluation of events.
• Fundraising, donor cultivation, and stewardship.
• Delivering high-quality event experiences.
• Working with head coaches, athletics leadership, development officers, and external partners.
• Strategic use of events for revenue generation, donor engagement, and relationship building.
• Coordination and execution of fundraising, cultivation, stewardship, and recognition events.
• Conducting planning meetings for objectives, priorities, and strategies.
• Developing event calendars.
• Assisting in weekly game operations calls/meetings.
• Communicating events to targeted donor groups.
• Establishing and maintaining event evaluation processes and KPI's.
• Reporting on event performance metrics.
• Overseeing event logistics, budgets, vendor relationships, timelines, and execution.
• Ensuring compliance with institutional, conference, and NCAA policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of all Championship Fund and special events across all sports, including fundraising, cultivation, stewardship, and recognition events.
• Conduct regular planning meetings to determine objectives, priorities and event strategies to meet fundraising goals and sport specific needs.
• Develop event calendars in collaboration with athletics leadership and external partners to ensure balanced scheduling and maximum impact.
• Assist in the weekly game operations calls / meetings representing Big Green
• Utilize events as a strategic fundraising vehicle supporting annual fund, major gift, and donor engagement objectives.
• Communicate events to targeted donor groups in coordination with development staff.
• Establish and maintain a structured evaluation process for all events and any KPI’s that are in place, as well reporting on event performance metrics to athletic leadership.
• Oversee event logistics, budgets, vendor relationships, timelines, and execution.
• Ensure compliance with institutional, conference, and NCAA policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed