Assistant director

Location: Oswego, NY Category: Alumni Affairs / Development Posted On: Tue Nov 4 2025 Job Description:

The Oswego Alumni Association, Inc., located at SUNY Oswego, invites applications for a full-time Assistant Director of Annual Giving. While this position is located on the campus of SUNY Oswego, this is an Oswego Alumni Association, Inc., position, NOT a New York State position. The Oswego Alumni Association, Inc. supports and adheres to the mission and vision of SUNY Oswego.

Posting Date: November 4, 2025

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: Minimum salary $52,500 commensurate with experience plus full Alumni Association benefits package.

Date of Appointment: As soon as possible

Description of Responsibilities:

• Oversee telefund operations, including recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, and supervising student callers and supervisors. Provide motivation, feedback, and professional development to ensure program success. Manage data analysis, reporting, script preparation, and coordination with advancement partners to ensure accurate and timely processing of pledges, gifts, and biographical updates.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate digital fundraising strategies and online giving page enhancements, ensuring an optimized, mobile-responsive, and user-friendly experience that drives engagement and conversion.

• Create and manage compelling Annual Fund content for social media channels (Instagram, Facebook), working with interns to ensure consistent, timely, and visually engaging posts that highlight campaigns, challenges, and donor impact.

• Conduct personal outreach to cultivate relationships with alumni donors, encouraging increased support through segmented solicitations, personalized touchpoints, and tailored stewardship.

• Leverage analytics and digital reporting tools to track the effectiveness of giving pages, email campaigns, and social media strategies; provide actionable recommendations for improvement.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan ( . As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with excellent organizational abilities.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed.

• Background in supervising student teams or volunteers.

• Experience with social media management and content creation.

• Demonstrated expertise with digital fundraising platforms, online giving tools, and/or web content management systems.

• Ability to analyze digital engagement data and apply insights to improve donor acquisition and retention.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with phonathons preferred.

• Experience with A/B testing, digital advertising, or online campaign optimization.

• Familiarity with CRM systems (such as Raiser's Edge, Slate, or similar) and data segmentation tools.

• Proficiency with analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics, Meta Insights) to measure donor engagement and conversion.

• Knowledge of email marketing platforms and strategies for improving open rates, click-through rates, and giving page conversions.

• Creative skills in visual design, video content, or storytelling for digital fundraising campaigns.

At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan ( .

As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)

Additional Information:

Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please click here ( to see our full non-discrimination policy.

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to Dr. Starr Wheeler, ADA/504 Compliance Officer at [email protected] or 315-312-3872

For Campus Safety information, please click here ( to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).

SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. Click here ( smoke\ free\ policy\ final.pdf) for further policy details, including education and cessation resources.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

Search Chair:

Kimberly Waters at [email protected]

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.