• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $66,300 - $66,300

Position Summary

One of the world’s leading universities, Columbia University Athletics offers elite-level student-athletes the ability to compete for and win Ivy League titles and NCAA Championships. With 31 varsity sports, Columbia Athletics is the largest NCAA Division I athletics program in New York City and the only NCAA Division I sports program in Manhattan. A beautiful and peaceful campus in the heart of New York City, Columbia offers the most diverse student body in the Ivy League. Columbia Athletics has positioned itself with elite-level coaches and top-notch facilities in the Campbell Sports Complex, Baker Athletics Complex, the Milstein Tennis Center, and Dodge Fitness Center.

The Athletics Development Assistant will assist the department by ensuring effective and accurate communications with Gift Systems, the Advance Database System, and other Columbia Athletics and Office of Alumni & Development colleagues - aiding and coordinating strategic reporting and analytics for the unit; providing research on giving history and capability of alumni, identifying and recruiting volunteers, and working directly with coaches and other staff in Athletics; and maintaining contact information of alumni, parents, student-athletes and friends in the Advance Database System

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the Associate Director of Athletics Development on creating and implementing a support plan for the Office of Athletics Development.
• Assists with Athletics Development’s e-marketing strategy and other electronic platforms, including the microsite.
• Leads the departments’ communications with Gift Systems, the Advance Database System, and other Columbia Athletics and Office of Alumni & Development colleagues.
• Creates communication plans and presentations for select meetings and events.
• Supports the Director of Athletics Development around annual and major gift solicitations and manages Giving Day strategy and implementation with the Director of Athletics Development.
• Assist with Athletics volunteer groups, including the Varsity C Club, in partnership with Athletics Department staff; solicits volunteers, and helps volunteer solicitors to raise gifts (to The Fund for Excellence and to sports programs) from key populations.
• Assists with developing, managing, and executing select strategic plan initiatives
• Staff Athletics Events and sports program events, as determined by the Director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education, and the Director, Athletics Development.
• Assists with managing the department’s annual budget.
• Coordinates the development of the Annual Report.
• Assists with the tracking and stewardship of the football benefits program.
• Exhibiting the highest professional standards and ethical behavior with regard to adherence to the NCAA, Ivy League, University, and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education Code of Ethics and rules and regulations.
• Contributing to the maintenance of good working relationships with all members of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education, and other University divisions and departments.
• Exhibit the highest professional standards and ethical behavior with adherence to the NCAA, Council of Ivy League Presidents, University, and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education rules and regulations.
• Assume other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics Development and/or the Director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or its equivalent required. 
• Minimum of 0-2 years' related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience, required.  
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
• Weekend and evening work is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior knowledge and experience with the Advance database application preferred.
• An understanding of the mission and purpose of institutions of higher education is strongly preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.