Stewardship Specialist

Association of Former Students of Texas A & M Univ•College Station, TX

About The Position

The Association of Former Students engages and inspires the Aggie Network for Texas A&M University in perpetuating the Aggie Spirit. Through our Annual Fund, as well as other revenue streams, we provide scholarships, endowments, emergency student loans, and awards for faculty. Our newest colleague will join our Development team in advancing our mission through dedicated support that builds relationships with our donors through Gift Recognition services. We work in an inclusive, professional, creative, and collaborative environment that delivers a strong positive social impact to current and former students, faculty and friends of Texas A&M University. Whether identifying opportunities to express gratitude for our donor’s generosity or creating management reports, you will have opportunities to expand your career skills. Professional development and continuous growth are fundamentals in our organization. What we do and how we do it is enhanced by using the most current tools relevant to each role. All full-time employees are eligible for generous, 100% Association-funded benefits including healthcare, life insurance equal to annual income, savings plan with six-year vesting, long-term disability insurance and exceptional holiday and paid time off schedules. Also, you may enhance your benefits through additional self-paid coverage such as short-term disability, family healthcare, increased life insurance and more, to fit your unique personal and family needs. The Association of Former Students is a designated non-profit employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness student loan program. Your efforts will bring the Aggie Network to life, helping students, alumni, and faculty stay connected in meaningful ways. You will directly support scholarships, emergency student aid, and faculty excellence and help shape the future of Aggies for years to come.

Requirements

One year of general office experience.
Good communication skills including good grammar.
Intermediate level of knowledge in Microsoft Excel and Word.
High School diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

Non-profit experience.
Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University.

Responsibilities

Point of contact for gift recognition activities.
Stewardship liaison to event planning meetings.
Plan, coordinate and execute donor stewardship events, working with development staff and Events department.
Identify new ideas and opportunities to provide meaningful stewardship to all donors.
Provide cross-functional support as-needed.
Audit inventory of necessary supplies.
From time to time, review vendors for best price offerings.
Use constituent database to pull reports into Excel for donor communication letters.
Review Excel spreadsheets to check system data integrity, use Word to mail merge correspondence.
Following quality control procedures for the following:
Auditing donor stewardship reports for accuracy.
Capturing inaccurate data and either correcting or communication to IS or management.
Manipulating data to support efficient processes (i.e. removing columns, reformatting, etc.)
Records Maintenance.
Maintaining files in designated locations and with appropriate naming conventions.
Assembly instructions for donor mailings.
Working with Development team, to assemble envelopes and prepare for mailing.
Recommend improvements to donor stewardship processes.
Involvement with special projects on an as-needed basis.
Provide on-the-job training to Student Assistant or new employees.
Lead and supervise the Stewardship Student Assistant.
Ensure compliance with applicable policies.
Participate in various Association-wide activities such as engagement and fundraising goals, internal event teams, task committees, attending gameday receptions, Distinguished Alumni Gala and other external events as required.
Serve as an ambassador by meeting our Team Expectations, fostering relationships with students and other constituents of Texas A&M.
Exemplify Our Core Values: Respect, Excellence, Loyalty, Leadership, Integrity, Service.
Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.