Job Description

Reporting to both the Associate Director, Development Initiatives and Internal Communications, and the Senior Director, Engagement and Campaign Initiatives, in the Yale Office of Development, the Program Coordinator (PC) provides a wide range of high-level support to the Associate Vice President (AVP) for Development and the Engagement & Campaign Initiatives team, including support for donor and volunteer engagement, special events and high-level projects, writing and editing, administrative tasks, and other related responsibilities. Working with considerable independence and exercising discretion in establishing priorities and managing assignments, they serve as a key administrative support and critical member of the AVP’s team, helping to conceptualize, frame, and problem-solve sensitive concerns or requests on behalf of the Vice President (VP) for Alumni Affairs & Development (AA&D) and the Engagement & Campaign Initiatives Team. In this role, the PC will:Draft a wide variety of written materials to both internal and external audiences, conducting research as needed, and conforming to the style and voice of the sender.Design, develop, and produce reports and analyses through complex queries and intricate report manipulation using our primary donor and alumni database (Hopper), Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint; conduct ad hoc data extraction and data entry activities.Support the Senior Director, Engagement and Campaign Initiatives, on fundraising and engagement efforts and other projects relating to the university’s $7 billion capital campaign, For Humanity.