Associate Director, Stewardship- Rutgers Health

Job Category : ASTM Requisition Number : ASSOC001459 Posted : August 11, 2026 Full-Time Hybrid Salary : $80,000 USD per year Locations Showing 1 location New Brunswick, NJ Description Reporting to the Director, Stewardship, the Associate Director is a member of the central stewardship team and collaborates closely with the Rutgers Health development team. Their primary responsibility is to design and implement a stewardship program that will meet the unique needs of the Rutgers-Health development team. Essential Functions In partnership with the Director, Stewardship and the Rutgers-Health team, design and implement a stewardship program across all schools and units within Rutgers Health. Design and execute an acknowledgment program for donors, coordinating personalized communications from the Chancellor, Deans, and unit leadership. Create custom reports and gifts for donors who support strategic initiatives within Rutgers Health. Support the stewardship of donors who name spaces within new Rutgers Health capital projects. Organize special donor experiences with Rutgers Health leadership, including lunches and dinners, campus visits around the annual white coat ceremony and Convocation, special lectures, and more. Identify opportunities to help steward Rutgers Health scholarship donors and support these efforts. Support the stewardship of endowed faculty and director positions through annual reporting, donor meetings, donor recognition signage, and more. Provide data-informed recommendations to leadership and fundraisers about donor recognition and experiences, and work to ensure all donors experience gratitude and understand the impact of their giving. Collaborate with engagement marketing and communications to highlight donor impact stories. Serve as the liaison for the central stewardship office to the Rutgers Health development team, providing content and information to ensure Rutgers Health is well-represented in central stewardship and communications. Other duties as assigned. Leadership Own complex projects with senior leadership support (leadership coaches and removes roadblocks) Set clear direction for a project Provide feedback, develop staff, and colleagues Set clear direction for a project or sub-team of colleagues; provide feedback and develop staff Autonomy Establish and manage set guidelines/timeline for department/project/program Perform project analysis; devise and implement process improvements to optimize outcomes Complexity Initiate projects, strategies, and innovations within the organization Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of department/project/program Ability to devise strategies and execute on increasingly complex projects (interdisciplinary initiatives) Develop and submit budgets and other collateral materials as needed to advance a university initiative Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree and/or 4+ years of professional experience in fundraising, alumni relations, non-profit organizations, event planning, higher education, or related fields. Working Conditions This position requires clarity of focus while juggling complex projects or deadlines with little physical effort. Will work evenings, weekends, or odd hours to meet resource-raising commitments. Typical working conditions with an absence of disagreeable elements. This position requires some early mornings and late evenings to accommodate meetings, travel, events, and external constituents’ schedules. Workplace Arrangements This is classified as an office-centric hybrid position. Colleagues working under an office-centric hybrid arrangement have a primary workstation in a university or foundation location and are in the office between one and five days a week. The frequency with which they are present in the office depends on their role and function and the interdependency of other functions. Compensation and Benefits The position is budgeted for an annual salary of $80,000. In addition to salary, Rutgers University Foundation offers: Comprehensive no cost dental, and no cost vision insurance for employee and dependents 403(b) plan with matching employer contribution Accrual of three weeks of annual vacation time, in addition to five wellness days and fifteen sick days per year Nine holidays, as well as four floating holidays Professional development is highly valued at the Rutgers University Foundation, where employees are encouraged to look across the organization to develop new skills and abilities for professional career progression. $40 monthly cell phone reimbursement It is Foundation policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants. The Foundation prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and/or local laws. Equal employment opportunity applies to hiring, placement, transfer, promotion, demotion, recruitment, advertising or solicitation for employment, treatment during employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, layoff, or termination. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr RUF Careers Page