Assistant Director, Special Events

Job description

Position Summary University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) is dedicated to soliciting the private funding necessary to support the strategic goals of the University in teaching, learning, and research. The personnel of UDAR work university-wide as well as within individual schools and colleges of the University to discover, motivate, cultivate, solicit, and steward alumni, parents, faculty, and friends for immediate, long-range, and future financial support, through gifts and pledges to the University, for critical operations such as student aid, faculty support, academic and research program development, and facilities and infrastructure. UDAR's endeavors raise funds for immediate University use and also for the University's endowment. The Assistant Director, Special Events is a member of the Advancement Events team, whose goal is to cultivate and steward major donors and prospects through high-level events in collaboration with colleagues across UDAR. The Assistant Director will be responsible for the strategic planning and execution of all logistics related to the implementation of 30+ high-level development and stewardship events on and off campus in New York City, in...