Dear Colleagues,

I wanted to bring to your attention two extremely interesting positions that are currently open.

Associate Director of Foundation Relations

The Associate Director of Foundation Relations is charged with supporting the University’s strategic academic objectives through (a) faculty engagement; (b) research/proposal development (including idea/project management); (c) foundation relations; and (d) administrative oversight. As part of a central development staff, the successful candidate will work across the University (with faculty, staff, and administrators) to surface, devise, and implement strategic academic fundraising initiatives to bolster the University’s research enterprise.

The Associate Director works within the academic advancement team, a group of professionals focused on growing external support for faculty-led research through effective ideation and concept development. Working directly with faculty to understand, synthesize, and articulate research for a development audience, the successful candidate is analytical, creative, and able to approach an concept from multiple angles. The successful candidate has superior writing and editing skills, is an effective communicator, is comfortable and familiar with an academic setting, and earns respect and credibility with ease.

Administrative Assistant to the Academic Advancement Officers

The Administrative Assistant will work in close collaboration with the Academic Advancement team (Di Pasquale, Fortener, Kassen and Utz) in executing their development plans.  By helping design, implement and maintain administrative / clerical / organizational systems, the Administrative Assistant will play a critical role in determining the success of the Academic Advancement team. The Administrative Assistant’s ability to successfully, efficiently and systematically execute the identified duties and responsibilities is essential to meeting established goals and objectives.  The Administrative Assistant will be an integral part of the Academic Advancement team, and will provide administrative support to up to 4 Director-level staff.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the positions, please feel free to reach out to me directly.

Yours in Notre Dame,

George Q. Keegan, Senior Director – Corporate and Foundation Relations