Development Assistant, Principal Giving

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

As we enter the third year of the public phase of Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston College, we invite you to join our community. Driven by our mission to advance the university for years to come, priority areas for this $3B comprehensive campaign include Financial Aid, Academics, and Student Life.

Based on a fundamental Jesuit tenet of developing the whole person, University Advancement is large enough to benefit from many campus resources, yet small enough to be agile and creative in supporting all associates. With an average tenure of close to 10 years at Boston College, our 250-person centralized organizational structure offers a variety of roles across fundraising, alumni relations, operations, and communications and engagement. We invest in the professional growth of every staff member through individual and team-based programs. Likewise, we aim to attract the very best, seeking team members who are as ambitious and as committed to our team as we are. We value a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging while actively promoting team members who contribute to the success of University Advancement.

See below the current opportunity to begin (or return to!) your Boston College experience!

This role is ideal for a candidate looking to make an immediate impact. The Development Assistant, Principal Giving plays a significant and central role in the Principal Giving team, helping resource the fundraising team responsible for some of the University’s closest relationships. The ideal candidate will feel comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, navigating a complex research organization, and managing simultaneous communications with multiple frontline fundraisers.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Preparing materials for fundraiser prospect visits
• Making travel arrangements
• Completing transmittal forms for pledges and gifts received
• Filing visit reports in Blackbaud
• Drafting gift acknowledgments
• Requesting research and pulling additional donor or prospect information from various systems.

The Development Assistant will also serve as a key liaison, partnering with other University Advancement stakeholders, to support external constituents’ experience of campus, meetings, and special events within budgetary guidelines. Given the extensive independent contact with external constituents, including alumni and parent volunteers, donors, and university officials, this position requires strong interpersonal and organizational skills, attention to detail and accuracy, excellent oral and written communication skills, and complete discretion in handling and storing confidential data.

Principal Giving is focused on building relationships and securing seven- and eight-figure gifts from high-net-worth individuals in support of University priorities. The Development Assistant supports the Senior Philanthropic Advisors in the unit.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The salary range for this position is listed below, with the final salary based on various factors, including the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and internal equity considerations.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $46,600 to $58,250; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

This position requires 2-3 years of increasingly responsible administrative experience in a professional setting; strong interpersonal and organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy; excellent oral and written communications skills including effective phone communication skills; accurate typing skills; a working knowledge of Windows PC, including Microsoft Office, and familiarity with Customer Relationship Management databases; exceptional proofreading; strong attention to detail; a commitment to accuracy; and very adept at handling multiple tasks and working well within deadlines.

Also requires good judgment, discretion in handling confidential materials, the ability to work independently without close supervision, and flexibility to work beyond the regular workday hours when necessary. Candidates must possess solid knowledge of grammar and punctuation.

Requires a high school diploma, bachelor’s degree preferred. Candidates should be highly motivated to work in a fast-paced environment that requires some evening and night work.

Must be a team player who is highly motivated and dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and has an appreciation for Jesuit Catholic education and the goals and values of Boston College. A desire to build a career in advancement is a plus.

The Office of University Advancement supports the mission of Boston College by promoting a culture of inclusion that values each individual. Our recruiting practices support that commitment to building teams that reflect our community, students, alumni, parents, and friends of Boston College.

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