Development and Operations Coordinator Search
Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation
Charlottesville, Virginia
The Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation (ASCF) seeks a highly organized professional with significant administrative and project management experience to provide full-time help with external and internal initiatives. The ideal candidate will be highly organized and detail-oriented, able to collaborate and communicate effectively with in-person and remote team members, able to work independently and handle multiple projects in parallel, and have experience with or be able to quickly learn project management and standard software and applications.
ASCF is an independent non-profit organization supporting the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. ASCF exists to provide financial and professional support to the Institute, and to communicate the findings of the Institute’s research to societal leaders to advance the common good.
KEY PRIORITIES
- Organize and manage the Foundation’s development calendar, ensuring timely execution of tasks and coordinating activities related to donor relations and stewardship, grant applications and reporting, sustained giving/annual fund outreach, and fundraising events
- Provide administrative support (primarily travel arrangements, meeting scheduling, document preparation) to the Director of Development and Leadership Giving and to Institute leaders engaged in fundraising activities
- Manage ongoing development tasks, including Salesforce reporting, state fundraising registration, prospect research, and gift acknowledgment processes
- Interact with Institute and Foundation fellows and staff and with outside parties effectively and winsomely
- Work collaboratively with a small team of talented and engaged colleagues to complete additional projects as needed, as well as other duties as assigned
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree required
- At least three years of experience in a professional setting required
- Some experience with project management and project management software preferred; experience in development/advancement settings a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat required
QUALIFICATIONS
- Highly and joyously organized
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail
- A self-starter comfortable taking on complex tasks and asking questions along the way
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities and utilizing resources effectively
- Strong collaborative skills and experience managing projects in a virtual environment
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ease with building rapport and trust among all stakeholders and teammates through integrity, honesty, authenticity, and a strong work ethic
SALARY AND BENEFITS
This is a full-time, in-person position with flexible work options negotiable for up to two remote days per week
ASCF will offer a competitive salary and benefits package based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.
TO APPLY
To apply, please submit a brief letter of interest and resume to: DevelopmentCoordinatorSearch@advancedstudiesinculture.org.
Applications submitted by September 20, 2024 will receive full consideration; the position will remain open until filled.
The Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation is committed to building a diverse pool of talented individuals. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
FURTHER INFORMATION
THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN CULTURE
Born in the University of Virginia’s College of Arts & Sciences twenty-eight years ago, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture is a visible expression of the College’s mission “to… advance our collective knowledge through innovative research” by addressing “both the historic challenges of the 21st century and the enduring questions that have fueled human inquiry for generations.” An interdisciplinary research center and an intellectual community, the Institute examines the deep structures of culture—our civilization’s DNA—to understand our times and their consequences; to build a critical mass of engaged scholars, leaders, and practitioners; and to offer our findings for the flourishing of persons and communities.
Although many university-affiliated research centers and institutes compete for national influence and for institutional and donor support, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture has been blessed from its founding to occupy a unique space in the academy, supporting research and scholarship and forming early career academics to see beyond the narrow categories of inquiry that define so many academic disciplines, to look deeper into history and wider into the culture to identify the shaping forces at work in determining our present and pointing the way to our future.
The Institute’s Contributions by the Numbers
- 225 Institute Fellows since 1995, with representation from 9 academic departments at UVA;
- 108 Postdoctoral Fellows supported since 2001, placing 79% in faculty or academic leadership Positions, 47% of whom landed in Research I or II academic institutions;
- 220 books and monographs, more than 330 journal articles and essays, and 15 National Surveys and Reports supported;
- 225 public lectures and seminars;
- 70 Issues of our award-winning journal, The Hedgehog Review, reaching over 6,000 print subscribers and 20,000 digital subscribers, with more than 1,000 newsstand sales per issue.
About Watson Manor
The home of the Institute and Foundation is Watson Manor, in the Rugby Road area just east of the University’s historic central grounds. From 2006 to 2008, this turn-of-the-century Queen Anne mansion was transformed into a center for administration, instruction, and research for residential and visiting scholars. This donor-funded project required a comprehensive renovation of the existing four-level mansion, as well as a 13,000 sq. ft. addition to accommodate offices, a conference area, library, lounge, outdoor event space, full catering kitchen, and an underground parking garage. The IASC project at the University of Virginia won the 2008 Remodeling Design Award for Excellence in Design and Construction.