Senior Assistant Director, Development Communications - JR28671-3800

apartmentThe University of Chicago placeChicago calendar_month 

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more

information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12531332 **Department**

BSD DEV - Individual Giving - NOCO 3

**About the Department**

Medicine and Biological Sciences Development/'s mission is to inspire
and facilitate philanthropy at the University of Chicago Medicine by
building relationships with those who share its goals of advancing
excellence in research, education, community, and patient care. We
accomplish this mission through expertise, integrity, creativity, and

collaboration.

**Job Summary**

This position writes a variety of communications for the University.
Works with moderate guidance to research, compose, and edit high-level
communications, publications and/or reports with complex and specialized

subject matter.

**Responsibilities**
  • Writes a broad spectrum of fundraising materials created for a
specific audience such as a prospective donor, family foundation, corporation, or volunteer solicitor.
  • Takes comprehensive responsibility for the materials such as, but
not limited to: building a persuasive case for each written piece; considering the specific audience; identifying influential facts or
statistics; fact checking; and establishing, monitoring, and
executing a timeline.
  • Responsible for written materials and projects such as: proposals;
correspondence including acknowledgement letters; cultivation
visits/meetings; stewardship reports; Power Point presentations; and
conceptualization of a stewardship meeting.
  • Project manages the team/'s activity and implements tactical next
steps to ensure goals and objectives are met. As such, closely
monitors team activity and anticipates and tracks deliverables, including letters, briefings, reports, presentations, and proposals.
  • Facilitates internal meetings and fundraiser visits with donors and
prospective donors to advance prospect strategy.
  • Researches, writes, and edits a variety of communications,
publications and/or reports.
  • Writes analytic, interpretive, or highly individualized features
utilizing personal subject matter expertise.
  • Determines, researches, verifies, writes and edits content material.
  • Coordinates efforts and collaborates with other teams at MBSD such
as Communications (including graphic design and the Senior Writers); Protocol; Events; Strategic Research and Analysis.
  • Under supervision, may assist with writing and/or editing
technical/scientific material for manuals or journals.
  • From time to time, may be asked to take on a project that requires
project management or analytical skills (examples include: budget
analysis and prospect portfolio analysis).
  • Researches, verifies, writes and edits publications, which can
includes technical/scientific material for manuals or journals.
  • Participates in the design and planning of communications
strategies.
  • Performs other related work as needed.

**Minimum Qualifications**

**Education:**

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related

field.

**Work Experience:**

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5

years of work experience in a related job discipline.

**Certifications:**

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**Preferred Qualifications**

**Education:**
  • A bachelor/'s degree or higher in journalism, English,

communications or a relevant field.

**Experience:**
  • Experience in a university setting or a similarly complex
institution.
  • Experience with writing in a scientific field or a complex subject
material.
  • Experience in a large or complex organization or subject matter.
**Preferred Competencies**
  • Proven expertise taking complicated information from various sources
and synthesizing it to identify and clarify key ssues and
opportunities, as well as developing a compelling message.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
  • Manage multiple details while adhering to a broader concept or
purpose.
  • Understand finance and quantitative documents.
  • Capacity for identifying and evaluating basic issues, for bringing

together information from a variety of sources, and for selecting

appropriate analytical and creative approaches in dealing with

immediate responsibilities.

**Working Conditions**
  • Office environment (hybrid schedule).
**Application Documents**
  • Resume/CV (required)
  • Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) **MUST**be uploaded via the **My
Experience** page, in the section titled **Application Documents** of

the application.

**Job Family**

Communications

**Role Impact**

Individual Contributor

**Scheduled**

**Weekly Hours**
  1. 5

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