Boulder, Colorado

Advancement at CU Boulder encourages applications for a Temporary Advancement Scheduling Assistant! The Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting initiatives for the Parent Giving and Boulder Advancement Programs unit. This role is responsible for providing administrative, scheduling, and operational support to the parent giving fundraising team. The scheduling assistant's main role is to increase outreach to incoming parents to facilitate the early engagement of these families with the CU Boulder and their regional development director. This position reports to the Managing Senior Director of Development for Advancement.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

CU Boulder Advancement is committed to a culture of joy, motivated by collaboration, passionate about excellence and driven by impact! These four values define the culture and drive engagement and fundraising success. The division consciously allocates time and resources to diversity, equity, and inclusion. These efforts contribute directly to the division’s core values and to advancing CU Boulder’s mission through impactful fundraising and engagement results. As a team and as individuals, the Advancement Division commits to learning about and complicated systems, policies, and practices that enable oppressive ideologies to recur in the CU Boulder community. Embracing the responsibility to lead and model helps promote the desired culture while supporting internal and external constituents. Accountability for the division's dedication to these values is established through specific individual and team goals that evaluate progress and growth.

• Responsible for scheduling prospect and donor meetings for four frontline fundraisers through phone and digital channels.
• Expertly communicate and serve as a point of contact in coordinating parent prospect/donor meetings in Northern and Southern California, New York Tri-State area, mid-Atlantic region, Pacific Northwest, Texas, Chicago, and Boston. The outreach to incoming families is essential during the August-March timeframe to engage our parents with the CU Boulder community.
• Use technical and analytical skills to evaluate data to support four seasoned directors of developments with portfolio engagement and donor outreach.
• Facilitate positive relationships with parent prospects and donors to activate and support the constituent’s philanthropic journey.
• Enter all contact reports in the CU Ascend donor database and ensure timeliness and accuracy of the information.
• Represent the parent giving unit at events to support the university and cultivate donors.
• Support stewardship and cultivation of donors through personalized outreach, especially around Parent Leadership Society related events.

Be effective. Be impactful. Be Boulder.

• High school diploma or GED.
• 1+ years of direct work experience. Education can substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis.

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• A current resume.
• A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.

We may request references at a later time.

Please apply by August 27, 2024 for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.