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The Yale University Office of Development leads the university’s fundraising efforts. Yale benefits from an outstanding tradition of alumni giving, as well as significant and growing support from parents, friends, corporations, and foundations.
The Office of Development offers a dynamic and challenging work environment, with opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, and rewards of a career at Yale University.
Assistant/Associate Director, Yale Alumni Fund
The Yale Alumni Fund seeks an Assistant/Associate Director to elevate fundraising and volunteer management efforts. Yale’s annual fund programs, which include Yale College, Yale Parents, and Graduate School and Professional Schools, raise unrestricted funds to support the university’s core needs, from financial aid and enriching student life, to teaching and research. As an Assistant/Associate Director, you will work as a frontline fundraiser in the Yale annual giving team regularly connecting with prospective donors and volunteers through individual visits, phone, and email to solicit gifts to the university.
Deputy Director, Yale Alumni Fund
Yale University seeks an experienced and successful manager to join the university’s division of Alumni Affairs and Development. Yale’s annual fund programs, including Yale College, Yale Parents, and the Graduate School and Professional Schools, play a vital role in raising unrestricted funds that support the university’s fundamental priorities. These priorities encompass financial aid, the enhancement of student life, and the advancement of teaching and research. As a senior leader within the Alumni Fund team, the Deputy Director offers strategic leadership and guidance to a dedicated team charged with advancing fundraising and engagement efforts throughout Yale’s annual fund programs.
Program Coordinator, YSM C&F Development
Under limited supervision, the Program Coordinator will provide advanced analysis and expert support for the Deputy Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations in all aspects of prospect management including drafting written materials, maintaining detailed prospect database records, preparation and monitoring of project budgets, managing financial record keeping to coordinate with C&F stewardship efforts, and planning and staffing site visits involving some of Yale’s valued corporate and foundation partners.
Research Analyst, Prospect Development
The Research Analyst is a key member of the Prospect Development team in the Yale Office of Development, providing critical research support for the department’s fundraising initiatives and the university’s For Humanity capital campaign. Responsibilities of the Research Analyst include: research and write qualification reports to determine philanthropic profile of potential donors to support campaign priorities; compose high-level detailed reports and provide strategic analysis on potential donors to support fundraiser and administrator visits; and work on ongoing projects in prospect management and data analytics areas in prospect development.
Staff Writer, Communications
Reporting to the Associate Director, Communications, the staff writer provides support for Yale’s fundraising efforts by researching, drafting, and preparing written communications including news articles, gift announcements, web copy, brochures, solicitation materials, case statements, proposals, stewardship reports, video scripts, and more. The staff writer creates a wide range of content in support of Yale’s fundraising and alumni engagement priorities.
Senior Administrative Assistant, Alumni Engagement and Development, YLS
Reporting to the Director of Alumni Engagement and Development, within the office of Alumni Engagement and Development (AED), the Sr. Administrative Assistant performs a wide range of complex and confidential, high-level administrative and clerical tasks in support of AED’s staff. The incumbent is expected to apply creativity and initiative and bring a collaborative approach to an entrepreneurial environment that is mission-focused, results-driven, and team-oriented.