Occupational Summary:

Responsible for working directly with the Executive Director of Development and collaboratively with Eye Center and DHDAA development team to initiate and assist with activities required to develop and implement individual cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies and actions aligned with institutional priorities.
 
 A high level of organization, initiative, and confidentiality are important attributes
 
Work Performed:
 
Prospect Strategy –45%

• Coordinate portfolio work of Executive Director and potential future front-line fundraising staff, collaborating with colleagues across Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA) and interfacing with Alumni Relations, Special Events, Stewardship, Planned Giving, Research, and Marketing and Communications.
• Coordinate, maintain, and serve as point person for portfolio administration for Eye Center Leadership Council.
• Coordinate and maintain Eye Center work in Salesforce.
• Thoroughly review prospect files, research, and gather information about Duke Health constituents in order to develop briefing materials, talking points and other supporting information to be used by Duke Eye Center and Duke Health leaders, development officers and key alumni, friends and volunteers for prospect visits.
• Coordinate prospect research requests, enter and pull information from DADD, and help run development reports as needed.
• Provide and monitor visit follow-up and stewardship action for donors through appropriate correspondence and coordination of tailored reports and stewardship presentations.
• Assist major gifts and Stewardship staff in developing plans for and executing stewardship activities for high-level donors.
• Draft correspondence for use by senior leaders for a variety of purposes to include, but not limited to, letters and/or emails acknowledging gifts and commitments.
• Develop documents that seek financial support from Duke Health’s closest alumni and friends to include overseeing the creation of formal proposals, letters, etc. and typically involves coordination with colleagues across Duke Eye Center, Duke Health and University Development.  

Annual Giving and Special Projects – 35%

• Coordinate and manage annual giving and special projects for Duke Eye Center Development. 
• Work collaboratively with major gifts development associate, DHDAA annual giving and SOM team to manage mailings, track and report data. Update and maintain data in DADD.
• Serve as a point of contact with the DHDAA Communications team regarding upcoming brochure and print material requests; proactively manage timelines and requests for information
• Collaborate with staff across Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA); interface with School of Medicine (SoM), School of Nursing, Alumni Relations, Special Events, Donor Relations, Planned Giving, Research, and Marketing and Communications as needed to complete special projects.

Events and Leadership Council [20%]

• Provide administrative support for Duke Eye Center Leadership Council. 
• Collaborate with DHDAA Special Events and Stewardship teams to plan Duke Eye Center Events. This includes, but is not limited to lab tours, volunteer leadership council meetings, alumni, donor cultivation and stewardship events.
• Delegate tasks to Administrative Assistant that supports Senior Executive Director as appropriate.
• Enter donor activity in DADD in timely fashion.

 Perform other duties as assigned.

Location Durham

Duke Entity MEDICAL CENTER

Job Family Level 11

Full Time / Part Time FULL TIME

Regular / Temporary Regular

Shift First/Day

Minimum Qualifications

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to anindividual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex,sexual orientation, or veteran status.

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Essential Physical Job Functions:

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Education

Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree program.

Experience

Work requires ability to design, plan and coordinate fund raising activities and special events generally acquired through two years experience.OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE