Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,445 full-time undergraduates and 5,125 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 878 full-time and 1,201 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.2 billion, and an endowment in excess of $2.8 billion.

Job Description

The DevelopmentAssistant works alongside fundraisers, university colleagues and externalconstituents to develop, support and maintain programs and activitiesconsistent with securing philanthropic support for the University. Primary responsibilities include: preparingmaterials for fundraiser prospect visits, making travel arrangements,completing transmittal forms for pledges and gifts received, filing visitreports in Blackbaud, drafting gift acknowledgments, and requesting researchand pulling additional donor or prospect information from various systems. Done well, these tasks assist fundraisers inidentifying the most desirable prospects and donors.

DevelopmentAssistants also support the work associated with external constituents' visitsto campus, meetings and special events, often interfacing with the Programs andEvents team, to maximize event effectiveness within budgetary guidelines. Given the extensive independent contact withexternal constituents including alumni and parent volunteers, donors, anduniversity officials, this position requires strong interpersonal andorganizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy; excellent oral andwritten communications skills; and complete discretion regarding the handlingand storing of confidential data.

Thereare currently three open Development Assistants available in the followingunits:

MajorGiving: Fundraising work in this unit is focused on managing the qualification,solicitation and stewarding of individual giving from alumni, parents andfriends for gifts between $250,000 and $4,999,000. Positions in Major Givingsupport up to four major giving officers.

Schools& Programs: Positions in this unit are the primary conduit between theAdvancement Division and the deans, and serve as content experts for aportfolio of schools and programs that comprise BC's most prominent areas ofresearch, teaching and service.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $42,350 to $52,950; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

Thisposition requires 2-3 years of increasingly responsible administrativeexperience in a professional setting; strong interpersonal and organizationalskills with attention to detail and accuracy; excellent oral and writtencommunications skills including effective phone communication skills; accuratetyping skills; a working knowledge of Windows PC, including Microsoft Office,and familiarity with Customer Relationship Management databases; exceptionalproofreading; strong attention to detail; a commitment to accuracy; and veryadept at handling multiple tasks and working well within deadlines. Also requires good judgment, discretion inhandling confidential materials, ability to work independently without closesupervision, and flexibility to work beyond the regular hours of the workdaywhen necessary. Candidate must possesssolid knowledge of grammar and punctuation.

Requiresa high school diploma, bachelor's degree preferred. Candidates should be highly motivated to workin a fast-paced environment that will require some night and evening work.

Mustbe a team player who is highly motivated and dedicated to the goals ofadvancing higher education and have an appreciation for Jesuit Catholiceducation and the goals and values of Boston College. A desire to build a career in advancement is aplus.

Theoffice of University Advancement supports the mission of Boston College bypromoting a culture of inclusion that values each individual. Our recruitingpractices support that commitment to build diverse teams reflecting ourcommunity; students, alumni, parents and friends of Boston College.

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