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Senior Development Specialist, Stewardship

PageUp Desc Code: ADV - Senior Development Specialist, Stewardship

Function: ADV - Advancement

Sub-function: Advancement Services

Discipline: Stewardship

Career Track: Development

Career Track Level: Individual Contributor - Level 3


Advancement: Develops and administers processes to support alumni relations, annual and major giving, and stewardship. Participates in the management and execution of activities to advance donor fundraising potential.

Advancement Services: Advancement Services executes advancement activities including gathering, organizing, managing, and disseminating data and information to facilitate fundraising and engagement and inform organizational strategy

Stewardship: Stewardship supports the stewardship program of the university. Develops, implements, and supports the internal policy and process for stewarding donors for life, ensuring funds are used for purposes designated by donors. Creates and participates in new and innovative ways to build meaningful relationships with donors.

Development: Roles that are focused on fundraising for the organization.

Individual Contributor: In an individual contributor role, the positions work is primarily achieved through individual efforts or by participating as part of a team. Individual contributors may: Coordinate, influence, or review the work of others. Be the authority on a given program or process. Lead teams. A range of knowledge, complexity, autonomy, and impact may be needed to achieve results at certain levels. Individual contributor roles are reflected in the Academic Administration, Development, General Administration, Technical/STEM, and C1-C4 of the Clinical tracks.

Level 3: Senior: These positions require experience and education, act independently, and may provide some team leadership.