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Posting Number S-3536 Position Number 64580 Type of Recruitment External Position Title DIRECTOR/STEWARDSHIP & DONOR RELATIONS Position Summary This position reports to the Deputy Chief of Advancement & Campaign Strategies and is responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and accountability of a comprehensive stewardship and donor relations plan for philanthropic donors to CMU. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree.
Five years of professional experience.
Proven ability to be self-motivated and goal oriented.
Ability to interact effectively with a diverse group of volunteers, donors, high level executives and CMU senior leadership.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated success in relationship building and working with volunteers and/or donors.
Ability to positively represent the university to donors, prospects, and alumni.
Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel occasionally.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree.
Seven years professional experience.
Experience working with constituent CRM databases, customer service/donor relations software, or other relevant applications.
Knowledge of Central Michigan University.
Demonstrated ability to perform cross-departmental collaboration.
Demonstrated working knowledge of scholarship endowment/annual awards processes as relevant to scholarship donors. Duties & Responsibilities Facilitates a comprehensive donor relations and stewardship strategy and initiatives that proactively engage donors at all levels, ensuring that transparent, accurate, and personalized communications and recognition accompany an excellent donor experience with CMU.
Creates or enhances systems, processes, and procedures for producing and distributing accurate and informative endowment reports for donors that encourage their continued support to CMU.
Manages a portfolio of donors designated as long-term stewardship status, ensuring that meaningful communication and engagement continues.
Maintains effective donor acknowledgement procedures and activities (calls, letters, emails, texts, etc.) for the university president and vice president, and various colleges, units, and departments.
Manages acknowledgement and recognition activities for all donors.
Oversees the collection and disbursement of scholarship thank you letters, maintaining efficient processes and timelines.
Manages an annual operating budget.
Develops processes and procedures in conjunction with the President’s Office and advancement colleagues for the identification and invitation of major gift prospects and other VIP guests to attend the President’s Football Suite and other key university events that may serve as a stewardship or cultivation tool.
Creates procedures to administer the major donor acknowledgement process that achieves maximum donor engagement and recognition.
Implements individual stewardship plans for major prospects in collaboration with advancement, college, unit, and department colleagues.
Supervises the production of publications that demonstrate donor impact, stewardship, and fiscal accountability.
Attends stewardship and donor relations events with university leaders as needed/directed, interacting with members of the board of trustees, advancement, alumni board members, and other VIP’s.
Develops and executes campus-wide donor recognition events, including the annual Scholarship and Endowment Celebration, and/or other celebratory/recognition or stewardship-related events to ensure exceptional donor experience. This may include target recognition of certain donors and/or VIP’s at major university events in collaboration with advancement colleagues and university leaders.
Supervises the Senior Office Specialist for Stewardship and student employees as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned. Supervision Exercised Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others in our teams. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence. Message to Applicants Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position. Employee Group Professional & Administrative -Salary Staff Pay Level Pay Range $65,000 - $75,000 per year Division University Advancement Department Stewardship Position Status Regular Position End Date Employment Status Full-Time FTE 1.00 Position Type 12 month Weekly Work Schedule Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed Location Mount Pleasant, MI About the Department About CMU Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms. CMU Leadership Standards Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position. EEO Statement CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).
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Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu Posting Ends Open Until Filled Yes Supplemental Questions

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