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Development Officer
Join our mission: Development Officer at the VMI Foundation and VMI Keydet Club.
Do you enjoy building relationships and helping donors invest in something bigger than themselves? The VMI Foundation and VMI Keydet Club are seeking a dynamic Development Officer to cultivate leadership donors, strengthen philanthropic partnerships, and help advance the mission and legacy of VMI.
About the Role
The Development Officer connects the development team, prospect development, and major gift colleagues to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward leadership-level donors. Reporting to the Strategic Operations Officer, this role manages a portfolio of prospects and represents the Foundation and Keydet Club at events across the country.
Salary Range: $60,000-$63,000 annually, commensurate with experience, qualifications, and demonstrated skills.
What You’ll Do
- Build strategy for growing leadership gift outcomes through face-to-face meetings, direct mail solicitation, and event fundraising
- Manage a portfolio of donors capable of making gifts of $1,000–$25,000
- Move prospects through all stages of qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for the Foundation and Keydet Club
- Collaborate with Advancement Services to ensure proper donor stewardship of leadership donors
- Attend Foundation and Keydet Club events, including athletic events, which will sometimes be held in the evenings and on weekends
- Travel as necessary for face-to-face visits and stewardship events
- Perform other duties as requested by the Strategic Operations Officer and Chief Development Officer
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently, overseeing projects and managing competing priorities
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication and organizational skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Higher education fundraising experience preferred
Why This Role Matters
In this position, you will play a vital role in building lasting relationships with donors who invest directly in cadets and programs across VMI. In doing so, you will help secure the resources that sustain scholarships, athletics, and Institute priorities for generations of cadets to come.
Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and three references to careers@vmiaa.org. Subject: Development Officer
Applications accepted on a rolling basis. www.vmialumni.org, an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Stewardship Administrative Assistant (Part-Time)
Are you a highly organized professional who thrives in a collaborative team environment and enjoys supporting meaningful work through accuracy, efficiency, and exceptional service?
VMI Alumni Agencies is seeking a dedicated Stewardship Administrative Assistant to provide essential administrative support for stewardship initiatives, donor communications, reporting, events, and office operations. This part-time position offers the potential to transition into a full-time role for the right candidate.
About the Role
The Stewardship Administrative Assistant plays an important role in supporting the daily operations of the stewardship team by ensuring the timely execution of mailings, reports, data management, and event preparation activities. This position requires strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, professionalism, the ability to manage multiple priorities while contributing to a team-oriented workplace, and a positive philosophy when working through customer service issues. Anticipated pay is $22-26/hour.
What You’ll Do
- Arrive ready to work within a highly active organization, dedicated to achieving results in a positive way.
- Coordinate donor communications, processing high-quality mailings.
- Prepare, review, and distribute reports with accuracy.
- Maintain donor and administrative records through data entry with attention to detail.
- Support events, donor stewardship, engagement activities, and special projects.
- Serve as a friendly and responsive resource for alumni, donors, volunteers, and guests.
- Your typical week fills 20 hours of support and contribution with some weekends.
What You Bring
- Associate’s degree or equivalent combination of administrative experience and education
- 2+ years of administrative, office support, or data-focused experience (required)
- Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills
- Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Ability to receive direction, exercise good judgment, and take initiative
- Strong interpersonal and professional customer service skills
- Ability to work effectively both independently and within a collaborative team environment
- Demonstrated reliability, professionalism, and commitment to maintaining confidentiality
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
Why This Role Matters
This position serves as a vital support role on the stewardship team by contributing exceptional administrative support, careful data management, and attention to detail. Your contributions will directly strengthen donor relationships and advance the mission of the VMI Alumni Agencies. Your work behind the scenes will help create positive experiences for our supporters while strengthening a culture of collaboration, accountability, and service.
Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and three references to careers@vmiaa.org. Subject: Stewardship Assistant.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis. www.vmialumni.org, an Equal Opportunity Employer.