Development Associate

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $52K - $60K 💻 Development & Advancement 🗓️ July 4th, 2026

Salesforce CRM Blackbaud

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Development Associate. The role involves providing administrative support to the Chief Development Officer/Associate Dean for Advancement and assisting the frontline fundraising team, managing the alumni and donor database (Davie), tracking fundraising activities, coordinating prospect research, and supporting alumni and donor engagement events.

Highlights

Provide administrative support for the Chief Development Officer/Associate Dean for Advancement at the Gillings School and the frontline fundraising team.
Serve as an expert in managing the alumni and donor constituent database (Davie) including monitoring prospect activity and fundraising reports.
Coordinate prospect research, conduct basic prospect research, and manage portfolio reviews.
Assist with alumni and donor cultivation, stewardship events, scheduling meetings, and travel arrangements.
Act as the primary point of contact for the Chief Development Officer/Associate Dean and interact with high-level alumni, donors, faculty, staff, and students.
Monitor the SPH Advancement phone line and email inbox, and welcome visitors to the office.
Required education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of training and experience from accredited institutions.
Preferred skills include experience with Blackbaud CRM, Salesforce, or other database management software, and ability to maintain multiple calendars and schedules.
Salary range is $51,874 to $60,000 annually.
Position type: Full-time permanent staff under career area Development and Fundraising within SPH - Advancement.