Staff Writer, Stewardship Position Available In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

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Employer Name:

•Yale University 1. Creates, drafts, formats, proofreads, and edits personalized annual stewardship reports in a variety of formats. 2. Conducts accurate and thorough background researches on donors, reports recipients, and students featured in the annual reports. Gains a full understanding of the University’s relationship with the donors of the endowed funds and of the purposes of their funds. 3. Contacts students, professors and internal gift, stewardship and other University staff to gather information necessary for drafting reports. Organizes and maintains such information. 4. Selects the most appropriate information relative to a particular fund and donors/reports recipients; customizes and personalizes each report according to the circumstances and the donors/recipients’ relationship to the University. 5. Works directly with gift officers and other development staff in resolving fund and reporting issues and special handling requirements. 6. Maintains accurate and complete information in relevant stewardship reporting databases and tracking reports. 7. Proactively suggests process and procedure improvements and ideas for enhanced stewardship. 8. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Skill/ability 1: Strong communication skills with special emphasis on writing. Strong interpersonal skills. Required Skill/ability 2: Demonstrated organizational abilities with strong attention to detail. Ability to multi-task, to adhere to priorities but to be flexible when needed, and to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and time-constrained environment. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Required Skill/ability 3: Commitment to an inclusive workplace. Ability to demonstrate and promote a positive, “can do” attitude via helpfulness, teamwork, and support for others. Required Skill/ability 4: Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Demonstrated familiarity with data entry and database searching. Willingness and ability to learn new technologies. Required Skill/ability 5: Demonstrated professionalism, maturity, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

Preferred Education:

Experience navigating a complex and matrixed organization. Experience with alumni/donor management systems or other CRM databases, or the ability to quickly master new technologies with training.

Work Week:

Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

Posting Position Title:

Development Coordinator 2,

Stewardship Write University Job Title:

Staff Writer, Stewardship Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:

Experience navigating a complex and matrixed organization. Experience with alumni/donor management systems or other CRM databases, or the ability to quickly master new technologies with training. Eight years of related experience, six of them in the same job family at the next lower level and a high school level education; or six years of related experience and an Associate’s Degree; or two years of related work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.