Job Description:

Associate Director for Chicago, IL location. Manage Office of Vice President, including Senior leaders and executive-level staff in customer facing role. Responsible for decision making, problem solving, process and project management in customer facing role. Oversee scheduling of meetings and write business communications. Assist with donor relations team and fundraising operations in academic medical center to identify and recommend stewardship and recognition, develop, communicate, write and edit for university donor program. Assist to execute strategy, manage confidential information. Participate in business planning and budgeting for Office. Perform delegated decision making for/act on behalf of the Vice President and other senior leaders. Use the following technical skills: Salesforce, Adobe, Microsoft Office Suite.

Bachelorâ™s degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, Not-for-Profit Management, Public Relations, Communications or related field required. Required skills: Experience/education with institution of higher education managing processes and projects with high level of detail in customer facing role; managing budget; successfully producing strategic communications and working with high-worth clients/donors; fundraising operations for medical center (HIPAA, data confidentiality, healthcare compliance fraud, patient outreach); working with executive-level staff; extensive experience managing confidential client information (personal donor information, confidential donor wealth/financial information, confidential strategic fundraising & University information); experience making delegated decisions. Submit Resume/CV, Cover Letter. Hybrid work schedule which includes weekly in-office presence (minimum 3 days on-site per week). Background check with review of conviction history required.

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