Philanthropy Officer (Hybrid) - (3848)

Job Description

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is hiring a Philanthropy Officer for our Philanthropy team. We invite you to join a team united by our mission to help people and organizations forge brighter futures through educational exchange and lifelong learning. Working at IIE is more than just a job; it’s a chance to make an impact. To collaborate with a passionate team, grow your skills, and contribute to programs that change lives around the world.

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Job Summary:

This position will work with the Philanthropy team. The Philanthropy Officer is responsible for comprehensive administrative and prospect management support to the Philanthropy team. The position serves as the team’s first point-of-contact for external communications, coordinates administrative needs of the team – primarily the SVP/Chief Philanthropy Officer, manages the processing of donations, provides support for events, and generally ensures smooth day-to-day fundraising operations. The Philanthropy Officer also leads prospect and pipeline management for the Philanthropy team. The Philanthropy Officer receives supervision and work direction from the Director, Research and Operations with a dotted line to the SVP, Chief Philanthropy Officer.

Essential Functions:

• Manage all donations that come into the organization including donation processing, donor acknowledgements, and donation reports.
• Serve as the first point-of-contact for external communications for the department. Respond to phone, mail, and email inquiries, and escalate non-standard issues as needed.
• Provide logistical support for department meetings and donor events. Meeting duties include calendaring, developing agendas, preparing materials specifically data, and taking and distributing notes for follow-up actions. Event duties include developing invitation lists and booking grantee travel.
• Support processing financials for department, including budget tracking, processing vendor invoices for payment, and liaising with finance and other departments on related matters.
• Manage calendar, travel, and expense reporting for the team and directly support the Chief Philanthropy Officer.
• Partner with colleagues to support management and enhancements of Philanthropy database, website presence, and intranet including administrative tasks and generating reports.

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

Education and Work Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least two years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in fundraising and working knowledge of the identification, solicitation and stewardship of the donor cycle.
• Working knowledge of fundraising database and reports.
• Strong project management and organization skills with a keen attention to detail. Ability to work on and prioritize multiple tasks, and to meet deadlines.
• Sound judgment and ability to exercise discretion in working with confidential data and sensitive donor issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working on donation management in large not-for-profit organizations.
• Strong experience of working with Microsoft Office Suites and Dynamics 365 or other CRM.

Salary and Benefits:

• Hiring Range: $65,155 - $72,712. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, internal organizational equity, and geographic region.
• IIE offers a robust suite of benefits to team members including medical, dental, and vision plans, paid time off and holidays, student loan and tuition reimbursement programs, retirement plans and a family medical leave benefits. Please visit our

careers page for further details.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) offers a flexible hybrid work environment which leverages both office work and telework.

Work Conditions & Physical Demands:

Essential functions are performed in a general office setting with low noise. Job demands may require long periods of sitting; telephone work and/or computer work, as well as interactions with other team members and external stakeholders. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

IIE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.