Specialist, Metcalf Institute, Engagement & Outreach

Posting Number SF01827

Job Title Specialist, Metcalf Institute, Engagement & Outreach

Position Number 109748

FTE 1.00

FLSA Exempt

Position Type Professional Staff

Union PSA/NEA – Professional Staff Assoc

Pay Grade Level Grade Level: 9

Pay Grade Range Salary Range: $53,392 – $80,006

Status Calendar Year, Full-time, Limited

Department Natural Resources Science

Contact(s) 

Please note: Job applications must be submitted directly online only at: (https://jobs.uri.edu)

Contact Phone/Extension 

Contact Email 

Physical Demands 

Campus Location Kingston

Grant Funded 

Extension Contingency Notes 

The position is full-time calendar year, limited to 09/05/2026 with anticipated renewal.

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Job Description SummaryThe search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by August 26, 2024. Applications received after August 26, 2024 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.

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BASIC FUNCTION:

Create and implement strategic engagement and outreach across Metcalf Institute’s constituencies, including the Institute’s donors, funders, alumni, and others. Work closely with Metcalf Institute Executive Director, Assistant Director, and the URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement staff to ensure high quality outreach and ongoing relationship building in these efforts, including overseeing the annual fundraising appeal process. Collaborate with Institute team members and URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement staff to ensure high quality outreach and ongoing relationship-building events and programming.

Duties and ResponsibilitiesESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and implement strategic communications and engagement plans for Metcalf Institute.

Work closely with directors to ensure communications and engagement aligns with Metcalf Institute’s and URI’s overall strategic goals.

Collaborate with URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement (URIFAE) staff regarding all Metcalf development activities.

Plan and implement annual fundraising appeals in collaboration with Metcalf and URIFAE staff.

Maintain confidential records, reports, and documentation related to Metcalf Institute fundraising and alumni engagement.

Manage data for Metcalf Institute communications and engagement, including supervising students assisting with data management.

Develop and manage Metcalf Institute donor and alumni communications and acknowledgement process.

Perform analyses of donor giving trends and alumni impact to inform development strategies.

Research potential donors and funders.

Co-organize and manage Metcalf Institute cultivation events with relevant URIFAE partners.

Organize, coordinate, and supervise students and volunteers involved in engagement project(s) and events.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide planning and technical support for Metcalf Institute workshops and public programs.

Provide support for Metcalf advisory council, including council outreach and quarterly meeting planning.

Perform other duties as requested.

LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:

Personal computers, scanners, printers, word processing, database management and software, including Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, Filemaker Pro, Ellucian Advance, and iWave.

Required QualificationsREQUIRED:

1. Bachelor’s degree.

2. Minimum three years’ experience in communications, event planning, research and data analysis, and/or donor engagement.

3. Demonstrated experience in engagement and outreach.

4. Demonstrated familiarity with fundraising appeals.

5. Demonstrated analytical and organizational skills.

6. Demonstrated attention to detail.

7. Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.

8. Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information.

9. Demonstrated strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.

10. Demonstrated proficiency in written communication skills.

11. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and with a team.

12. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

Preferred QualificationsPREFERRED:

1. Demonstrated supervisory experience.

2. Demonstrated experience providing planning and technical support for educational and training programs.

3. Demonstrated familiarity with database management software.

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ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

Environmental ConditionsThis position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Posting Date 07/24/2024

Closing Date

Special Instructions to ApplicantsPlease attach the following 5 (PDF) documents to your online Employment Application:

(#1) Document – Describe your interest in this role and why you are a good fit (500 words).

(#2) Document – Metcalf has a journalism alumni network that has not been engaged with actively. Please provide the steps you would take to build an engagement and outreach program that would activate them. (500 words).

(#3) Document – Metcalf’s databases of alumni and impact need to be updated. Please describe a time when you have created a new way to track a network and the impacts of that network. (500 words)

(#4) Resume.

(#5) Document – References – the names and contact information of three professional references. (Note: this document is required even though references may be listed on the application).

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