SUMMARY The Manager, Advancement Communications will be responsible for crafting strong, persuasive narratives for grant applications and reporting, as well as providing general communications support for advancement needs. This role will serve as the chief storyteller for the law school’s advancement and alumni engagement efforts, and will ensure a cohesive narrative to inspire alumni and friends to support the law school.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Serve as the chief storyteller for the organization’s fundraising and alumni engagement efforts.Oversee and manage an organizational grant calendar to ensure adherence to application and reporting deadlines for institutional funding entities, both public and private.Thoroughly review and document grant agreements and donor requirements to ensure full compliance and reporting.Partner with business units across the organization to gather and synthesize information for regular reporting needs, develop persuasive narratives, and create strategic and compelling illustrations of need to support funding requests.Produce persuasive and strategic collateral material (ie: proposals, stewardship reports, and brochures) that support campaign efforts to raise significant funds for law school priorities.Prepare written correspondence that strengthens and bolsters alumni and donor relationships with the law school.Collaborate with the Marketing/Communications department as needed to develop content and materials for applications and required reporting.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESN/AQUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Must be professional and confidential of all department data and correspondence. The person must have a poised and professional image; strong ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast paced environment, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively and efficiently with all employees, visitors and students while projecting a positive image for the area and college. The person must be flexible and show initiative, have the ability to work independently and the skills necessary to thrive in a team environment to achieve institutional goals. Must be computer literate with proficiency in MS Office applications. Must be detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEA Bachelor’s degree is required. Minimum of three years of experience in grant or proposal writing, technical writing, or fund development. Experience in an institution of higher education, or an environment of similar complexity, is preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to distill complex information concisely and craft coherent, persuasive narratives with data and storytelling techniques. Skill in working and connecting with a diverse group of colleagues and partners. Ability to oversee and manage multiple projects simultaneously, work independently under tight deadlines, prioritize responsibilities, and identify and resolve conflicts in a timely and appropriate manner.LANGUAGE SKILLSProficient in both spoken and written English. Ability to interpret and explain complex data. Ability to effectively and professionally communicate in one-on-one and small group situations to students, alumni, faculty, and other employees of the organization.MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to perform basic to intermediate math essential.REASONING ABILITYAbility to define routine problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to solve routine problems and/or deal with a variety of variables in situations. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSN/APHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. Ability to lift up to 20lbs. is required. Lifting from floor level, at waist, and above shoulders required. Infrequent bending and stooping necessary. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision in order to accurately input data and proofread; distance vision in order to recognize and assist visitors to the department.WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Extremely fast paced, multi-tasking, non-smoking work environment. Must be able to work the general business schedule of the law school (9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) plus ability and willingness to travel and work evenings and weekends as necessary, and to staff events.Competitive Benefits Package for Full-time Staff·All Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Coverage Effective on your date of hire·CIGNA Plus Medical & Prescription Coverage (Employee Only Semi-Monthly $71.92)·CIGNA Dental & Vision (Employee Only Semi-Monthly $3.56)·HSA/FSA Medical Savings Accounts·Pet Insurance.·Life Insurance covered by the law school at two times your basic annual salary.·Optional Life Insurance for employee and spouse·Short & Long Term Disability coverage no cost to employee·403(b) employee only contribution; auto-enrolled at 2%·401(a) Employer contributes 8% of your salary after 1 year and worked 1,000 hours.·Paid Leave Time, New Employees earn 1 day (7.5 hours) per month·Sick Leave Time, New Employees Sick leave will be prorated based on the hire date at 9.375 hours per month for the first partial year of employment. On January 1st, staff employees are eligible for 15 days sick leave at full pay.·18 Paid Holidays 2024·Employee and Dependent Tuition Remission options·FREE Downtown Employee Parking·Discount Tickets to STCLH Sporting Events for Employee and Family·On Campus CafeRequired SkillsRequired Experience
