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Job Opportunity: Associate Director for Donor Communications:Job description:Associate Director for Donor CommunicationsUniversity of Virginia AdvancementOrganizationUniversity of Virginia Advancement TypeFull Time Application DeadlineDecember 18, 2021 College Degree Required?No income Range$55,000 - $63,000 EmailE-Mail: das6zb@virginia.edu Phone(434) 243-7051 Job detail»The UVA Health Development Office seeks an Associate Director for Donor Communications to join our committed, collaborative, and results-driven Donor Relations team in support of the continued success of the University's Honor the Future Campaign. The Associate Director for Donor Communications will play a key function in supporting various stewardship communications needs within UVA Health Development. The prosperous candidate will be a skilled written communicator who can adapt their writing style to different authors and audiences and quickly draft well-written and brief executive-level correspondence from UVA Health leadership abilities. The Associate Director will be responsible for preparing custom stewardship reports highlighting the impact of private support for delivery to UVA Health's largest benefactors. They will also work collaboratively and creatively with colleagues on other donor-facing stewardship communications projects designed to enhance UVA Health's relationship with its donors. The incumbent will report to the Director of Donor Relations & Strategic Stewardship. Responsibilities: Stewardship Communications - 40% » Develop customized stewardship reports and materials to showcase and communicate philanthropic impact to high-level individual donors. Collaborate with development agents, other colleagues to gather content from principal investigators, other faculty; perform additional research as needed to supplement content provided by investigators. Make scientific content understandable for a lay audience and demonstrate the impact of private support on UVA Health's four mission areas of community and health equity, education, patient care and research. Employ various mediums, including print and digital, for delivery of engaging and impactful reporting. » Partner with the team to design and edit annual endowment reports, including narrative content and financial reporting. Collaborate with Donor Relations colleagues to maximize the potential of the new Ovrture digital reporting platform to deliver engaging reporting with multimedia content. Periodically evaluate annual reporting process in partnership with DR team and recommend improvements. » Collaborate with colleagues across Grounds on pan-University stewardship reports involving key UVA Health donors. » Partner with HSD communications team to produce content/stories with donor stewardship focus that foster campaign priorities and messaging; conduct interviews with donors, faculty, staff, and community members to enhance content. » Collaborate with University partners on compelling stories featuring UVA Health donors in University publications (i.e. Envision, Illimitable, UVA Today, Virginia Magazine and others) across all platforms (print, web, video). » Serve as HSD administrator and point for the ThankView video platform; collaborate with DR and Communications colleagues on creative uses for stewardship. Gift Acexpertisements - 35% » Research and prepare customized acknowledgment letters for major gifts to UVA Health on behalf of the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, the Dean of the School of Medicine, the Medical Center CEO, Cancer Center and UVA Children's leadership abilities, and the Senior Associate Vice President for Development. » Provide background on select major gifts/donors to UVA Health Campaign leadership abilities for personal acknowledgment. » Supervise and manage the workflow of part-time Development Associate with responsibilities for processing lower-level acknowledgments. Prepare and refresh acknowledgment letter templates for DA use and edit correspondence as needed. » Serve as the primary reviewer/editor of all draft acknowledgments from University President to UVA Health donors in partnership with HSD development staff. » Coordinate with Donor Relations Coordinator and individual teams to ensure timely delivery and recording of acknowledgments. » Serve as the primary point for documenting and refining UVA Health Development's acknowledgment program. Periodically evaluate current gift acknowledgment protocols and processes; make recommendations for greater impact and effectiveness and implement improvements. leadership abilities Correspondence -15% » Draft succinct executive-level follow-up correspondence to high-level donors/prospects on behalf of the various UVA Health executive leadership abilities team members to help advance individual donor relationships. Other Targeted Communications/Special Projects - 10% » In partnership with HSD events and communications teams, support event communications needs as appropriate. » Coordinate targeted holiday communications, including creating holiday card messaging and manage print work. » Provide communications skills and collaborate with the Donor Relations team on stewardship initiatives targeted at specific donor constituencies such as planned giving donors, Compass Rose Society members, etc. » Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external Communications partners for project collaborations as needed. Manage freelance hires as needed for specific projects. QUALIFICATIONS: » Bachelor's degree and at least three years of practice in development communications or related work is required » Superior writing, editing and proofreading skills with the capability to tailor written copy to specific audiences while adhering to established University style guidelines. Direct practice with development writing strongly preferred. » capability to translate complex scientific concepts into compelling content that is understandable and accessible to lay audiences » Proven project management and organization skills with capability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines » Digital communications skills/practice working in digital communications platforms preferred » High level of initiative and ownership; capability to work independently with minimal supervision » capability to prioritize work and pivot quickly in response to shifting priorities » Highest ethical standards and attention to confidentiality when dealing with donor information » Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong orientation to collaboration and teamwork » capability to work effectively in a complex environment » Thorough expertise of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel. Comfort navigating a CRM database to gather giving, donor data for work product. » Possess a command of cultural sensitivity and value and embrace cultural, political, and social differences. The incumbent will contribute to an environment that encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion. Anticipated hiring range: $55,000 – $63,000 Job location: The UVA Health Development Office operates within a distributed teams model for work, offering a flexible and hybrid work space. All team members must have access to and maintain a secure home office environment with high-speed internet service and work collaboratively with others using a variety of technologies and tools. Shared office space is available to staff in Charlottesville, VA. Due to the nature of this position, qualified candidates will be considered for 100% remote work arrangements if desired. Preference will be given to candidates on the East Coast to allow for alignment of business hours. Application Materials: Please submit a cover letter to include your interest, expertise, skills, abilities or practice related to the position as well as your interest, expertise, skills, abilities, or practice that support excellence through diversity, equity, and inclusion (Inclusive Excellence – Statement Guidance for candidates can be found here, https://eocr.virginia.edu/Contribution-IE-candidates) This position will remain open until filled. This is an Exempt level, benefited position. This position will not sponsor candidates for work visas. This position is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availcapability of funding and performance. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. For questions about the position or the application process, Contact Us by Daniel Strong, Senior Recruiter at das6zb@virginia.edu. COVID Vaccination Requirement Due to the scope of President Biden's Executive Order 14042 issued in early September, all University of Virginia employees must be fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021, unless they have a University-approved religious or medical exemption. For more information and a comprehensive list of FAQs, please visit the Academic COVID Requirement webpage: https://hr.virginia.edu/covid-19/academic-covid-vaccine-requirement. Application Process: Applications that do not contain all of the required documents will not receive full consideration, please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the box. Process for External candidates: Please apply through Workday, and search for ?R0030284‘. Complete an application online and attach a cover letter, CV/resume, and contact information for three references (name, email address, telephone number, and address). Process for Internal UVA candidates: Please apply through your Workday Home page, search ?Find Jobs,? and search for ?R0030284.' Complete an application online and attach a cover letter, CV/resume, and contact information for three references (name, email address, telephone number, and address). PHYSICAL DEMANDS This is primarily a sedentary job involving broad use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs. COVID Vaccination Requirement The University of Virginia expects all current and new employees (UVA Health System and Academic), to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If hired to work within the University Health System, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or be willing to receive the vaccination. Employees may request a medical or religious exemption from vaccination. If hired to work on the Academic side of the University, excluding the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, UPG, and the Health Systems Library, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or be willing to submit to mandatory, weekly prevalence testing. Employees that are working 100% remotely will not be subject to weekly prevalence testing; however, if the employee works on UVA Grounds (including the Medical Center) even intermittently, then they are required to be tested for COVID-19 once per week on an indefinite basis and follow masking mandates. NOTE: Some medical and safety-sensitive positions require vaccination and are not eligible for an exemption. For more information on how the vaccination and testing requirements will apply to you at your work location, see the UVA New Hire Vaccination Requirements webpage. The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person’s perspectives and lived practices. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, discapability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information. Skills:
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