Temporary Community Advancement Liaison

NSU•Fort Lauderdale, FL

About The Position

We are excited that you are considering joining Nova Southeastern University! Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Nova Southeastern University offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans and much more. NSU cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university. We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for your interest in a career with Nova Southeastern University. Primary Purpose: Provides leadership, and day-to-day management of an integrated community involvement program in order to raise awareness of the university and to gage interest to support both unrestricted and restricted philanthropic gift commitments. The primary responsibility is to lead the process of engaging community involvement within the tri-county region.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience and understanding of University, Non-profit or government strategies.
Ability to independently organize and schedule appointments to assure that targets for the number of personal visits and/or personal contacts are met each month.
Ability to communicate effectively as evidenced by clarity and conciseness of oral and written presentations.
Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with others.
Computer experience including Internet research, MS Word, Excel, and Power Point, Windows and relational database experience.
Ability to travel locally, regionally, and in assigned geographic territory as well as to other off-site locations as requested.
Comfort level working in a team-oriented environment; ability to work with teams of volunteers and staff.
Must be disciplined, detailed and result-oriented.
Must be highly organized and able to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or related field
Two (2) to four (4) years of relevant experience: Microsoft suite, Canvas, Publisher and PowerPoint.
Basic graphic content experience
Ability to write content portfolio that demonstrates strong communications and production abilities across multiple channels (print, web editing, social content, email messaging, promotional messaging, etc.)

Responsibilities

Leads the planning and implementation of a strategic development plan in collaboration with the management.
Prepares annually a Strategic Engagement Plan that establishes the goals and initiatives to be accomplished.
Takes the lead in developing the case for support for University priorities; effectively communicates the overall University case for support; and, articulates the impact of philanthropic gifts at all levels.
Follows policies and provides assistance in order to adequately manage the database and all records, files, and gift processing, including donor stewardship and gift acknowledgments. Plays a major role in updating biographical and business information on assigned constituents.
Writes, edits, and develops email content within a strategic communication plan that coincides with the UA’s business.
Attends events as requested.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.