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rrDevelopment Assistant for Institutional Advancement

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rBennington College

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rJob Type: \| Full time

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rLocation: Bennington, Vermont, United States

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rBennington College invites applications for a Development Assistant to join a growing and reinvigorated advancement team. This position will provide general administrative support to the Office of Institutional Advancement. As a key partner on the Office of Institutional Advancement team, this position will work closely with program directors to support alumni and donor relationships and will be responsible for engaging and collaborating with colleagues on all facets of advancement work. Of critical importance is the ability to engage with the relevant stakeholders in a warm, professional, timely and attentive manner.

Reporting to the Special Assistant to the VP and Advancement Office Manager, the Development Assistant will compile, assimilate, and proofread and draft correspondences to support program directors with alumni and donor relations. The position will assist the frontline major and leadership gift officers in all aspects of their work including having direct interaction with alumni and donors as necessary, and determining the nature/urgency of requests and facilitating expedient resolutions. Other responsibilities include fulfilling donor requests, entering reports and tasks into the database, processing administrative expenses, and generating regular reporting to provide analytical support to the team. Other duties that support the needs of the Office of Institutional Advancement, as assigned.

The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills, attention to detail and a passion for engaging and supporting alumni and family communities. Candidates must possess a deep commitment to instilling best practices and fostering a culture that reflects Advancement\'s and Bennington College\'s values.

Bennington serves a diverse student population inclusive of members of ethnically/racially minoritized, international, LGBTQIA+, and disability communities as well as diverse gender identities, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, and political beliefs. Our staff and faculty also reflect diverse and intersecting backgrounds and identities. All employees are expected to be respectful and responsive to these differences in the service of building community that promotes student and employee success and community cohesiveness. Each individual (faculty, staff and students) will be accountable for upholding these values. The College\'s approach to pluralism and inclusivity-both as fields of inquiry and practice-is to prioritize flexible thought, and to invite the examination of access, value, power, and privilege through its institutional policies and areas of study. We encourage applicants from diverse realms of interest, backgrounds, experience, and accomplishment to apply.

General Responsibilities

Provide general administrative support to Special Assistant in all facets of institutional advancement that help cultivate and steward our donors.

Provide administrative support to major and leadership gift officers, including management of calendars, scheduling of appointments and travel details, and reimbursement for expenses. As directed, schedule/organize meetings and team/department activities.

Provide administrative support to the alumni and constituent engagement, annual giving, and donor relations & stewardship teams. Assist with printing/collating and mailing letters, reports, receipts and other communications. Triaging multiple email accounts, sorting, prioritizing and routing incoming emails to facilitate appropriate action. Assisting with projects, as assigned.

Keep effective online and traditional filing systems. Maintain records and organize filing and archive systems to facilitate the expeditious retrieval of information. Compose general correspondence, memos, tables, graphs, and related documents for the Advancement Officers. Proofread copy for spelling, grammar, and layout, making appropriate changes. Responsible for the accuracy and clarity of the final copy.

Ensure prompt entry of all relevant gift officers activity into Raiser\'s Edge donor database and utilize database to ensure ongoing moves management of donor relationships. Utilize the database in the fulfillment of donor requests to help promote the advancement of Bennington College.

Oversee and provide timely replies to inquiries received through various department email accounts, including the Alumni Relations email account

Scan gifts into Raiser\'s Edge daily and create and circulate daily gift reports

Order department supplies, consulting and keeping within expense budget

Manage reservations and calendar for the Davis Alumni House on campus

Promote a positive and congenial atmosphere and working relationship with alumni, parents, students, employees, supervisors, and additional individuals. Work effectively wit