Virginia Tech
Advancement Associate
🇺🇸 Blacksburg, VA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $36K - $38K
💻 Development & Advancement
🗓️ October 1st, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Coordinate administrative functions such as public engagement, travel, scheduling, and processing memoranda.
- Manage donor contacts and plans using the AIMS fundraising database and handle donor follow-up correspondence.
- Draft, edit, and coordinate mass mailings to key constituencies and represent the department professionally to visitors and callers.
- Support stewardship efforts and advancement events for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
- Require advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and experience with budgeting, bookkeeping, and financial record-keeping.
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills along with discretion handling confidential information.
- Experience providing administrative support in academic or professional office environments and ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
- Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and familiarity with large relational databases such as Blackbaud CRM.
- Salary range is $36,000 to $38,000 annually for a 40-hour work week.
- Reports directly to the Chief Advancement Officer for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Advancement Associate Full Description
Additional duties include drafting, editing, and coordinating mass mailings to key constituencies; representing the department by welcoming guests and answering calls from donors and university executives in a professional and courteous manner; and supporting stewardship efforts and events for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. The Advancement Associate also assists with broader advancement events as needed. This position reports directly to the Chief Advancement Officer for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Required Qualifications
Experience in providing administrative support to multiple individuals in an academic or professional office environment.
Financial Operations:
Experience with budgeting, bookkeeping, and financial record-keeping.
Technical Skills:
Advanced proficiency working in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Critical Thinking:
Demonstrated ability to work independently and make well-informed decisions using sound judgment and analytical reasoning.
Professional Integrity:
Trusted to manage confidential information with discretion, sensitivity, and a high degree of care.
Communications:
Demonstrated excellence in written communication, with the ability to craft clear, professional correspondence. Strong verbal and interpersonal skills, with a polished and professional demeanor with various stakeholders and diverse interest groups.
Task Management:
Skilled in maintaining accuracy while effectively prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment. Proven ability to manage competing deadlines and deliver results efficiently.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Organizational Knowledge:
Familiarity with higher education, fundraising, or nonprofit organizational structures, policies, and procedures.
Logical Reasoning;
Proven ability to anticipate needs and proactively resolve issues.
Technical Skills:
Experience working with large relational databases, such as Blackbaud CRM products.
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