Stewardship Officer, Olin Business School - University Advancement
About The Position
Washington University seeks an advancement professional to join University Advancement in the position of Stewardship Officer, Olin School of Business. University Advancement strives to advance the institution’s mission by creating a culture of philanthropy among alumni, students, faculty, and friends. With the 2025 public launch of the With You Campaign, WashU is ambitiously pursuing solutions to the world’s greatest challenges—to make a more promising future for all. Olin is well positioned to advance the campaign’s promise by leveraging the school’s strategic plan and its priorities of the Business of Health, Individualized Education, and Regional Partnerships. The Stewardship Officer will report to the Executive Director for Advancement, Olin School of Business and will serve as a subject matter expert on stewardship activities for the school. They will work with leadership to acknowledge donors and coordinate students’ engagement with University Advancement. The Officer will collaborate with Donor Relations to ensure Olin donors receive comprehensive scholarship and impact reporting. The incumbent plays a critical role in ensuring long-term donor satisfaction and maximizing the impact of donor support. This role requires strong relationship, analytical, and communication skills and a deep understanding of donor engagement. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of successful collaborations with colleagues across departments, divisions, or Schools.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Relevant Experience (2 Years)
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse constituencies within a complex organization.
- A strong work ethic with the capacity to work independently supported by commitment and follow through.
Nice To Haves
- Value placed on organizational loyalty, commitment, pride, integrity, mutual respect, and collegial openness.
- Development experience in a complex university environment
- Honesty, integrity, and enthusiasm.
- A deep appreciation for and the ability to articulate the mission and aspirations of the Washington University.
- Desire to play a meaningful role in the University community and to share in its commitment to research and education.
- Comfort working in an environment that emphasizes measurable fundraising goals.
- Fundraising With A Track Record Of Successful Solicitations Or Related (1 Year)
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Analytical Thinking
- Building Trust
- Communication
- Confidentiality
- Donor Relations
- Fundraising
- High-Integrity
- Interpersonal Communication
- Learning Quickly
- Problem Solving
- Project Leadership
- Project Management
- Relationship Building
- Relationship Management
- Stewardship
- Strategic Thinking
- Work Collaboratively
- Working Independently
Responsibilities
- Curate Gift Acknowledgements from Deans and Leaders: Set thresholds for acknowledgement, in coordination with Donor Relations and other Philanthropic Strategy teams. Review gift reports; pulling data for acknowledgement letters. Draft letters, personalizing as appropriate. Facilitate the dean’s office review and signature.
- Manage Olin School of Business Stewardship Activities: Act as a subject matter expert on stewardship for the School and ensure Olin donors are recognized for their giving. Support Professorship installations and other donor recognition events, in coordination with Special Events. Act as the relationship manager for Olin prospects in permanent stewardship. Occasionally, serve on a relationship management team for Olin prospects who require specific stewardship plans and are not managed by a Donor Relations Officer.
- Coordinate Olin student engagement with Advancement teams through: Request for speakers and/or student representatives at events, videos, and content. Liaising with student groups. Support thank you note events, in coordination with centrally organized Donor Relations events. Facilitate donor-student connections in events or other ad hoc activities.
- Ensure Fund Impact Reporting and Scholarship Stewardship: In partnership with Donor Relations, ensure WashU donors receive fund impact reporting and comprehensive scholarship stewardship. Manage named graduate and undergraduate scholarship matching and stewardship, in collaboration with Donor Relations: Survey and match students to named scholarships. Prepare student snapshots and scholarship profiles. Respond to inquiries on scholarships from colleagues, donors, students, and parents. Produce or support impact reports on Olin funds: Research giving history and collecting impact data from beneficiaries. Draft content and produce final reports. Supporting Donor Relations Officers and/or school colleagues to produce impact reports by providing content and review.
- Support Fund Administration: Coordinate between Donor Relations and the School’s Finance Office. Review accounts, both endowed and spendable, to identify funds that should be addressed with the Executive Director. Upkeep records for awarded scholarships and professorships in the CRM. Track endowed professorship assignments and coordinate impact report process in collaboration with Donor Relations.
- Support Team Operations: Support the development of budgets for unit activity. Support the creation and implement annual operational plans (events calendar, communication calendar, OKRs, etc.). Collaborate with internal stakeholders and departments to gather information and project updates for donor communication and stewardship purposes. Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
- Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
- Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
- Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
- Adult care resources.
- Tuition coverage for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
