Overview
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for the UW-Madison, is recruiting for a Development Program Manager, Cross Campus Initiatives (CCI). This position is part of the dynamic, fast-paced Cross-Campus Initiatives development team and requires a high level of organizational oversight and leadership to achieve team project goals and objectives. The Deveopment Program Manager position will require significant self-directed work as well as demonstration of independent judgment in managing projects, serving campus units, prioritizing responsibilities and time, and communicating progress to team members. This role may involve supervision of others. This position is a hybrid role and will require work in the office at least two days weekly.
Who is WFAA?
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is a private, nonprofit corporation that encourages individuals and organizations to make gifts to the university and to connect with the UW. In 2014, the UW Foundation merged with the Wisconsin Alumni Association® to better serve a growing population of UW alumni and donors. We believe that private support grows out of good relationships between campus leaders, faculty and program staff who need support, and the alumni and friends who want to invest in UW–Madison. We provide important engagement opportunities to link UW–Madison alumni to each other and to their alma mater, building a strong community of Badgers.
Diversity and Inclusion
Just as the university community benefits from differing viewpoints, perspectives, and experiences, inclusion and diversity are imperative for the success of our mission. WFAA values people and the differences that they bring to the organization, and creates an environment in which all staff members and constituents feel respected and have opportunities to thrive.
Essential Functions
Campus and Donor Relationship Management
- Serve as the point of contact for campus units that do not have an assigned development director or have a development director not employed directly by WFAA.
- Serve as point of contact for campus offices such as Provost’s office, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Research and Sponsored Programs.
- Serve as point of contact for donor groups that directly support campus, such as University League and Morgridge Institute for Research.
- Coordinate assigned units’ participation in days of giving and crowd sourcing campaigns.
- Assure assigned campus units are aware of development opportunities via WFAA.
- Manage fund creation and maintenance for assigned units.
- Coordinate with WFAA resources such as Business Intelligence and Research to compile data and other information that better informs strategic planning, donor recognition, and stewardship activities.
- Review and assess unit stewardship activities and recommend new opportunities for donor engagement.
- Maintain expert knowledge about policies and procedures at WFAA.
- Assure WFAA and campus units are coordinated in all efforts.
Strategy development, planning and project execution
- Work in active partnership with Vice President of Development and campus advancement teams to plan, implement, manage and evaluate strategies, initiatives, and projects designed to enhance and advance assigned units’ development programs.
- Serve as unit CRM subject matter expert for development team and interface with the Business Intelligence Service Center and Development teams.
- Recommend and implement consistent standards of practice and procedure that provide exemplary customer service to donors and campus partners.
- Serve as point person on MarComm projects (i.e. acquire a student quote for an On Wisconsin article; refresh print materials; coordinate impact reports).
- Strategize on incorporating new units into already existing processes.
- Determine cost estimates and logistical needs for new projects to help determine viability.
Office Administration
- Active participation in all CCI team activities.
- Act as a back-up for other development operations professionals on the CCI team.
- Suggest areas for process improvement and assist in improvement implementation.
- Optional (based on experience): Supervise a team of 3 other development operations professionals.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- 5 + years of relevant professional work experience in higher education, non-profit or fund-raising environment
Other Qualifications:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to judge the relative importance of issues and act independently to address them, applying the appropriate level of urgency to achieve results.
- Self-motivation, a proactive nature, persistence, flexibility and dependability.
- Ability to work effectively with a team in an entrepreneurial environment and interact well with all internal and external constituents.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure; prioritize and manage multiple and sometimes competing tasks, and maintain a high degree of discretion, tact, poise, professionalism, and diplomacy.
- High degree of proficiency in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint); previous experience with database reporting and constituent relationship management software preferred.
WFAA is committed to providing our employees with an environment that is inspiring, creative and respectful. We offer competitive pay and an excellent benefits program, which includes a 10% 401k contribution after 1 year of service!
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer *The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (advanceuw.org) is the “doing business as” name of the merged organization comprising the University of Wisconsin Foundation (supportuw.org) and the Wisconsin Alumni Association (uwalumni.com). Its legal corporate name is registered as the University of Wisconsin Foundation.