Development Coordinator

Department Summary

The University of Oregon School of Law is a dynamic, ABA-accredited law school and Oregon’s only public law school. Degrees offered include : Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (CRES), and a minor in undergraduate legal studies. Oregon Law’s mission is to provide a world-class education. We prepare students through excellent classroom teaching paired with a multitude of practical experience opportunities and robust professional development. Our faculty produce exceptional research and scholarship. We accomplish our mission in a positive, inclusive environment where we strive to provide everyone opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop. Our aim is to learn, teach, and practice the principles of equity and justice as critical foundations for our overall effort to achieve excellence as a top-ranked law school. Success in this work requires a diverse group of people in various faculty and staff roles working in one of our two locations, Eugene and Portland. The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya. Learn more about Oregon Law at law.uoregon.edu, and consider joining our team.

The School of Law’s Development Office is part of the Dean’s office. Functions of the Dean’s office have an effect on the entire school as well as external alumni, donors, and community partners. The purpose of the development program is to create and foster relationships with alumni and donors and secure funding in support of the school’s faculty, student, and program needs.

Position Summary

The Development Coordinator for the School of Law manages projects, research, and administrative needs for the effective and efficient running of the entire fundraising team. This individual will be responsible for projects that support fundraising activity with alumni, friends, corporate entities, and philanthropic foundations. A key component of this role is alumni / donor relations, cultivation, stewardship, and impact reports.

In addition, this position will be expected to regularly conduct research projects (utilizing internal and external tools), create high-level donor proposals with guidance from development officers, and act as an internal liaison with faculty, staff, administrators, and senior leadership. The Development Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring these activities meet compliance standards for university policies, UO Brand Standards, UO Foundation confidentiality and data procedures, and budget management. This position also will lead regular efforts for communicating with external stakeholders (e.g., thank you notes, gift acknowledgment, etc.), collaborate with School of Law Communications team on mailers and other development-related communications projects, draft correspondence to donors, contact key stakeholders, and organize multi-level engagement efforts for donors and prospective donors.

This position reports to the Director of Development and supports the School of Law Development team. The Development Coordinator supports our development officers in identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospects with the capacity to make gifts to the Oregon Law. The Development Coordinator works closely with Law’s Communications team for social media networking and other web-based initiatives and assists with alumni engagement efforts through targeted communications.

The Development Coordinator initiates tasks and follows through independently on duties and assignments required to support the team's development goals and is expected to represent UO and the School of Law team to internal and external stakeholders. In-depth knowledge of the program and its operations are essential. This position must function with a high degree of independence and prioritize a multitude of high-level projects while also managing the daily operations of the program. Professionalism with internal and external constituents is a key success factor.

Minimum Requirements

• Two years of experience in public relations, communications, or related work. One year of this experience must have included the development and implementation of fund-raising or donor-cultivation events; AND
• A Bachelor's degree or three more years of relevant experience.