Assistant Director, Advancement & Communications - Chicago IL

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JOB SUMMARY

The Midwest Jesuits seek a professional to join its integrated, Midwest Advancement & Communications Team in Chicago. Reporting to the Vice President for Advancement & Communication & Provincial Assistant, this person is responsible for many activities which support the group of 13+ and its mission. The person will process data related to benefactors, gifts, foundations, and other related entities; manage correspondence with same; support a broad myriad of activities which strengthen relationships with current and prospective Jesuit network friends, alumni, and donors. This person will be a “hub” within the group.

REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS

  • Holds a bachelor’s degree or has related experience and education.
  • Experienced working with Raisers Edge and NXT by Blackbaud or any related Advancement software.
  • Excellent project management skills, and ability to work with project management software, particularly MS Sharepoint, OneNote, Word, and Excel.
  • Possesses superior interpersonal, written & verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrates flexibility working within a team, executing tasks designed to be dynamic and may change as circumstances require. Must be a quick learner; can anticipate needs and able to triage needs in support of the Province’s mission.
  • Has a level of professionalism to interact with people from all various backgrounds, at various levels of seniority, and with a wide range of views and perspectives – primarily on the telephone and in written correspondence, but also in person as required.
  • Able to multi-task and can commit to the fulfillment of projects that require various software and skillset for analytics, events, financial reports, and constituent profiles.
  • Familiarity with the mission of the Roman Catholic Church and the international vision of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
  • Demonstrates excellence in quantity of work without compromising the quality of work at all times.
  • Demonstrates quality customer service and team-focus in all day-to-day responsibilities.
  • Passes a background check.

SAMPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Assist the Director of Advancement Services in maintaining the integrity and health of the Raiser’s Edge system and its add-on modules by maintaining and updating biological and demographic records for constituents in Raiser’s Edge.
  2. Shared responsibility for gift entry which includes downloading e-file transmittals from Lockbox, create batches and match each lockbox entry to the appropriate donor record using Papersave integration systems. Additionally, process online gifts using Online Express system to match and commit gifts on a timely basis.
  3. Collaborates with the events team in developing strategy for, and production of invitations; registration processes; post-production reporting; and related activities.
  4. Shared responsibility for the fulfillment of gift acknowledgment.
  5. Communicates and collaborates regularly, consistently, and simultaneously with the Advancement and Communications team internally, the Regional Advancement Officers, and many constituents within and outside of the organization. Protects privacy and confidentiality of all information; is discreet.
  6. Supports 13+ staff members in the preparation of reports and recording contacts that document the progress toward achieving the group’s objectives by providing profile lists, global changes and adding new records in Raiser’s Edge.
  7. Liaises smoothly with the province’s works and its many constituents, in support of events such as Jesuit family and friends networking events (JFAN), Ordination or other events as required. Travels to events as required; and provides administrative support for all events whether attending or not.
  8. Performs other duties as assigned and requested by the Province leadership to meet the priorities and mission of the Midwest Jesuits.

Send Inquiries, Letter of Application and Resume to:
Kristine Mackey
VP for Advancement & Communications & Provincial Assistant
Midwest Jesuits
1010 N. Hooker St.
Chicago, IL 60642

kmackey@jesuits.org

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