Assistant Athletic Director for Development, Operations, and Campaign Strategy

Job Description

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Athletic Development (AVP), the Assistant Athletic Director for Development, Operations and Campaign Strategy is a member of the Athletics Development staff, providing strategic leadership across a broad range of athletic fundraising and campaign priorities. The Assistant Athletic Director for Development, Operations and Campaign Strategy will deliver impact by enhancing development, streamlining strategic initiatives and stewardship priorities, overseeing project management, and communicating development objectives across Syracuse University Athletics and Advancement & External Affairs. This position plays a critical role in managing the development and direction of the `Cuse Athletics Fund team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Ideal candidates will have demonstrated experience in managing development operations, providing creative solutions and strategy, and strong communication skills, preferably in a college or university setting.
• Experience designing communications and marketing materials within Adobe Design platforms or other design platforms
• Proven experience organizing and directing multiple teams and departments
• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form
• Extremely versatile, dedicated to efficient productivity
• Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives
• Ability to work with University and donor database systems
• Impeccable integrity and the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Exceptional judgment and organizational skills, and experience maintaining confidentiality.
• A valid Driver’s license is required.
• Requires event attendance that may include non-business hours, nights, weekends, and/or holiday periods.
  
  

Job Specific Qualifications

• Interest and experience in Collegiate Athletics (Division 1) strongly preferred. General knowledge and awareness of NCAA rules, especially as they pertain to university boosters and booster clubs.
• Ability to work under pressure, focus and prioritize when dealing with several issues at one time, and support and take direction from multiple individuals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Familiarity with social media platforms and relational database maintenance.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead liaison to internal and external partners to build and develop relationships for increased efficiency and effectiveness of `Cuse Athletics Fund operations and strategy.
• Develop and implement systems, processes, and tools to enhance fundraising operations across the organization and ensure an optimal integrated fundraising strategy.
• Manage and ensure that all fundraising campaigns and strategies have a clear long- range vision, measurable goals, and workplan, and that those efforts are integrated and complementary across the organization.
• Partner with key stakeholders and constituents to create, implement, and manage a comprehensive marketing and communications plan, including campaign fundraising, major gifts proposal, donor stewardship, events and overall engagement. Design all collateral related to these efforts.
• Manage and interpret data from multiple CRM systems, analyze results, and provide ongoing reports to athletics and advancement leadership to aid in decision making.
  
  

Physical Requirements

N/A

Tools/Equipment

N/A

Application Instructions

In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume and cover letter.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University’s 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About The Syracuse Area

Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

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