Director of Stewardship

USC Athletics is looking to hire a Director of Stewardship to join our staff and student community of 600 individuals. This role is responsible for creating and fulfilling stewardship and recognition programming to acknowledge and engage current donors properly. The Director of Stewardship will serve as a key development team member, supporting all external fundraising campaigns and giving initiatives.

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.

Reporting directly to Jennifer Noriega, Associate Athletic Director, the Director of Stewardship will work in collaboration with the membership services team, marketing department, head coaches, university stewardship department, and the athletics development team. The ideal candidate will be goal-oriented and pay strong attention to detail, with a collaborative mindset, a high level of creativity, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud. Knowledge of and experience working in higher education preferred. Understanding of the unique culture and needs of college athletes preferred.

This position serves a diverse student and staff population, must demonstrate a commitment to improving outcomes for historically under-served populations, and is expected to contribute to the program’s diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts. USC Athletics is committed to increasing diversity in its staff and welcomes applications from persons of all backgrounds, ethnicities, races, genders, and sexual orientations.

This is an exempt position with the expectation to work in the office five days a week and attend home game competitions.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage all stewardship programs and activities.
• Oversee the gift acknowledgment process for all giving platforms and channels with a focus on prompt and personalized recognition.
• Plan and execute a donor relations strategy for our annual giving levels.
• Create and execute a lifetime giving society.
• Establish and maintain a scholarship endowment recognition program to acknowledge and steward endowment donors.
• Collaborate with our central advancement stewardship department to manage and execute university stewardship plans for major donors.
• Record, track, and fulfill donor intent as noted in gift agreements.
• Manage and grow the 1923 Club.
• Promote an environment that fosters inclusive relationships and creates unbiased opportunities for contributions through ideas, words, and actions that uphold principles of the USC Code of Ethics.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

In addition, the successful candidate must demonstrate, through ideas, words, and actions, a strong commitment to USC’s Unifying Values of integrity, excellence, diversity, equity and inclusion, well-being, open communication and accountability.

Salary Range : The annual base salary range for this position is $78,000 - $85,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education / training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

To Apply : All candidates must submit a resume with their application. Additional materials may be requested at a later date. All USC employees will undergo reference checking and background screening prior to hire.

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety.

Minimum Requirements

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Salary : $78,000 - $85,000