<p>Essential Duties</p> <ol> <li>Leads key projects that advance the mission of the department, YSM fundraising goals and overall priorities. Sets and ensures quality standards for each project.2. Communicates project vision, strategic direction and expectations to team members and stakeholders.3. Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Manages changes in project scope, identifies potential risks, and devises contingency plans.4. Develops best practices for project execution and management.5. Serves as critical resource to other administrative units.6. Maintains a high level of knowledge of priorities relating to special/critical initiatives and serves as a content resource to development colleagues and other fundraising units. Promotes opportunities for communicating fundraising needs for those who work with potential donors. May interact with donors and prospects, as appropriate.7. Outlines, drafts and edits a wide range of written materials.8. Performs other duties as assigned. </li></ol> <p>Required Education and Experience</p> <p>Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.</p> <p>Background Check Requirements</p> <p>All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.</p> <p>Position Focus:</p> <p>Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs, Yale School of Medicine, and exercising a high level of independence, the Assistant Director is responsible for a wide range of fundraising support initiatives and activities. Specific responsibilities include: plan, direct, manage, and execute a variety of complex projects; prepare (editing and writing) and manage complex proposals, presentations, or other deliverables including meeting materials; support prospect strategy including scheduling, preparing and distributing agendas and related materials, and maintaining records of meetings; manage YSM's principal gift interactions as well as prospect tracking on behalf of the Associate Vice President and as necessary other staff; coordinate interactions with senior development, YSM and university leadership; oversee high-level stewardship in consultation and coordination with YSM stewardship staff; collaborate on events; and coordinate communications and other activities. Essential duties include: Leads key projects that advance the mission of the department, YSM fundraising goals and overall priorities. Sets and ensures quality standards for each project. Communicates project vision, strategic direction and expectations to team members and stakeholders. Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Manages changes in project scope, identifies potential risks, and devises contingency plans. Develops best practices for project execution and management. Serves as critical resource to other administrative units. Maintains a high level of knowledge of priorities relating to special/critical initiatives and serves as a content resource to development colleagues and other fundraising units. Promote opportunities for communicating fundraising needs for those who work with potential donors. May interact with donors and prospects, as appropriate. Outlines, drafts and edits a wide range of written materials. Performs other duties as assigned.</p> <p>Posting Disclaimer</p> <p>The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.</p>