Program Manager

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Job description

Essential Duties

1. Develops revenue and donor goals; develops and implements effective fundraising programs for each assigned class or constituency, including external personal visits, personalized written campaigns, phonathons, social media, direct mail, and email. 2. Recruits, trains, and manages a substantial group of alumni volunteers; creates communications to large number of volunteers; supervises mass mailings to volunteers; informs volunteers of updated information and deadlines; evaluates individual donor and volunteer needs and provides other personal support. Has the authority to represent the University to alumni donors and volunteers. 3. Advises, educates, and solicits potential alumni donors through external face-to-face meetings, phone contacts, and written communications. 4. Monitors, on a weekly basis, annual giving solicitation strategies as well as participation and dollar goals for all supported classes. Identifies opportunities/needs to adjust strategies in order to reach fund raising goals. Implements new and modified strategies as needed. 5. Continually reviews alumni donor profiles to identify potential top annual donors and determines individual solicitation strategies. 6. Develops, fosters and maintains positive alumni relations to keep alumni engaged and disposed to give back to the University. 7. Coordinates special annual programs with a targeted focus. 8. Plans and attends meetings and events on and off campus. 9. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and two years of direct fundraising, marketing, communications or volunteer management experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. Please visit for additional information on the background check requirements and process.

Position Focus:

Under the direction of the Associate Dean of Development and Alumni Affairs, the Program Manager is responsible for encouraging financial engagement of alumnae/i and friends with YSN, especially through the YSN Alumnae/i Association (YSNAA) and Yale School of Nursing Annual Fund. The successful candidate must manage complex institutional relationships and processes, as well as coordinate the efforts of alumni volunteers, staff, faculty, and students. This position is vital to YSN's development effort as it must expand and deepen the donor pool by increasing the number of annual donors, and increasing their level of annual giving. The incumbent will be assessed on activity level related to the fund, including dollars raised, alumni participation, and the number of leadership annual fund gifts.

The incumbent will assist in the design and implement a compelling alumni relations plan with a significant emphasis on giving, healthy involvement, and volunteerism, and initiate and support alumni involvement of all types.

In all work, supports YSN diversity and inclusion values and commitments.

A cover letter and resume are required with this application.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:

Professionalism, maturity, and an understanding of the often confidential nature of fundraising. Demonstrated knowledge of Excel and Word; familiarity with fundraising/marketing databases.

Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

Affirmative Action Statement:

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual's sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University's Title IX Coordinator, at , or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02. Telephone: , Fax: , TDD: , or Email: .