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The Yale University Office of Development leads the university’s fundraising efforts. Yale benefits from an outstanding tradition of alumni giving, as well as significant and growing support from parents, friends, corporations, and foundations.
The Office of Development offers a dynamic and challenging work environment, with opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, and rewards of a career at Yale University.
Assistant/Associate Director, Strategic Volunteer Initiatives
Reporting to the Director for Reunion Giving and Strategic Volunteer Initiatives and exercising a high degree of independence, the Assistant/Associate Director for Strategic Volunteer Initiatives serves as a key member of the Strategic Volunteer Initiatives team, developing and leading project plans that advance the university’s fundraising goals and overall department priorities.
Managing Director, Yale Alumni Fund
Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Development, the Managing Director of the Yale Alumni Fund will provide strategic vision and operational leadership of Yale’s annual giving program. The Managing Director will develop and execute comprehensive, data-informed strategies for donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, acquisition, retention, pipeline development, and volunteer engagement, ensuring that the Alumni Fund consistently achieves ambitious annual goals while advancing the broader priorities of the Yale University Office of Development.
Program Coordinator, International Development
Reporting to the Program Manager on the International Development team, the Program Coordinator (PC) provides comprehensive and high-level writing, research, data analysis, event planning, and project coordination support to frontline gift officers on the International Development Team to advance their mission to cultivate, solicit, and steward international donors and prospects. As a valued partner to the team’s development officers, the PC develops and enhances materials for donors that are accurate, compelling, and appreciative. The PC also works with gift officers to prepare briefing materials for Yale leaders in advance of their meetings with donors and prospects.
Program Coordinator, Strategic Volunteer Initiatives
Working with considerable independence and exercising discretion in establishing priorities and managing assignments, the Program Coordinator provides high-level administrative, logistical, communications, and project support for the Director of Reunion Giving and Strategic Volunteer Initiatives and other members of the Strategic Volunteer Initiatives team. Reporting to the Reunion Giving Program Manager, the Program Coordinator is responsible for a range of activities that include data management, research, and reporting support; coordination and execution of communications including emails, mailings, websites, and volunteer and donor event materials; and participation in the development and execution of events to steward, train, and support volunteers.
Program Manager, Corporate & Foundation Relations
As a member of the ODV Corporate and Foundation Relations team, the Program Manager, Corporate and Foundation Relations is responsible for the leadership, oversight, and coordination of the operations of the unit in support of university fundraising priorities and academic initiatives.
Senior Administrative Assistant, International Development
Reporting to the Program Manager, the International Development Senior Administrative Assistant provides comprehensive and high-level administrative, database, travel, and event planning support to frontline gift officers on the International Development team to advance their mission to cultivate, solicit and steward international donors and prospects. While support will primarily be focused on the International Development teams, the Senior Administrative Assistant may be called on to assist with tasks for other members of the Team of Teams which is a group made up of International Development, Parent Gifts, Principal Gifts, Corporate and Foundations, Schools and Units, and Science Strategy. This also includes supporting the AVP, Office of Development with administrative tasks as assigned.
Senior Associate Director, YLS Donor Relations
The Senior Associate Director is a member of the Alumni Engagement and Development (AED) team and is responsible for ensuring meaningful recognition of donors at all levels, fostering long-term relationships between donors and the School, and cultivating a culture of philanthropy within the School and among its graduates. The Senior Associate Director reports to the Executive Director of Advancement Services and plays an integral role in the School’s fundraising efforts and the work of the AED team.
Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development
Yale University seeks an accomplished, visionary, and collaborative leader to serve as its next Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development (Vice President). Reporting to President Maurie McInnis and serving on the President’s Cabinet and Vice Presidents Council, the Vice President will lead one of the nation’s most respected advancement organizations and help shape the future of one of the world’s preeminent universities.
YSM Alumni Director of Development
Reporting to the Director of Development for Alumni Affairs and Giving, the Director of Development will manage their own portfolio of major gift prospects and donors, and devise-- in close collaboration with the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) leadership, Clinical Department leadership, other Directors of Development, the Prospect Management and Research Team, and other School and University colleagues—strategic fundraising plans to secure gifts for high priority YSM fundraising initiatives.
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