Job Summary

The Planned Giving Project Lead is responsible for coordinating and executing marketing strategies to support the university's planned giving initiatives. This position will work closely with both external partners and internal campus community to ensure that marketing efforts align with the university's goals for planned giving and donor engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and implement planned giving project and marketing efforts, including the development and dissemination of marketing materials. Collaborate with campus partnerships to gather information and met deadlines.
• Serve as a liaison between the university and community partners to promote planned giving opportunities.
• Support/attend division related events.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complex projects and multiple deadlines. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders. In-depth knowledge of project management practices, along with exemplary organizational skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and Adobe Express. Experience working with sensitive and confidential data.

Ability to analyze operational and procedural problems and develop, recommend, and evaluate proposed solutions. Ability to interpret and apply outcomes and information to propose and implement different courses of action. Ability to work with teams of faculty, staff, students, and volunteers. Ability to understand the culture of a university. Familiarity with administrative project management systems. Excellent collaborative skills and an ability to serve as a member of a team while working independently. Knowledge of estate planning, planned giving strategies, and donor engagement practices is highly desirable

Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.  Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures.  Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."

Education and Experience

• Equivalent to bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Project Management, or a related field and three years related experience required.

• Experience in a higher education environment is preferred

Physical Summary

• Light work - Job involves some lifting of medium weight objects (10-20 pounds) and/or 10% - 20% of the job involves standing or walking.

Department

Planned Giving and Stewardship

The Beach's journey to national prominence has been fueled, in part, by our most dedicated supporters, including those who have had a long, diverse history of philanthropy with the institution, served in leadership positions, and chosen to create a permanent legacy at the university through a planned gift. Our department stewards these integrally important members of the Beach family, whose deepest connections to The Beach place them at the heart of who we are and what we can become as an institution.

Classification

Administrative Analyst/Specialist Exempt I

Compensation

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources.

Hiring Range: The hiring range for this position is $4,598 - $6,126 per month commensurate with candidate's education, experience, skills, and training.

CSU Classification Salary Range: The CSU Classification Salary Range for this position is $4,598 - $8,318 per month.

Benefits

Excellent benefits through CalPERS (health, vision, dental), tuition fee waiver, generous vacation, and sick leave, and 14 paid holidays each year.

Time Base

1.0 time-base, 40 hours per week.

Hybrid work is available as an option. This position requires a minimum of two days a week in the office, with additional in-office days as needed. For the first six months, daily in-office attendance is required.

Duration of Appointment

This is a temporary position for 1 year with no permanent status granted. Temporary assignments may expire prior to the ending date.

Application Procedures

Click Apply Now to complete the CSULB Online Employment Application.

Along with resume and cover letter, applicants are encouraged to submit writing samples.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION COMPLETELY. It is important that all sections of the on-line application are filled out completely and accurately. Please include all relevant education and experience. Your application will be used to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. 

Additional Information

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

CSULB is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).

California State University Long Beach expects respectful, professional behavior from its employees in all situations. Acts of harassment or abusive conduct are prohibited. Demonstrated appropriate professional behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate abusive conduct is expected of all employees.

Equal Employment Statement

California State University Long Beach is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to promoting diversity in all areas of the campus community. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.

Accommodations

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact StaffHR-Accommodations@csulb.edu.

Out of State Employment Policy

California State University, Long Beach, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.