About Hofstra:

Position Title: Senior Support Specialist, Grade F

School/Division: Office of Vice Pres. of Development (division)

Office: Office of Development & Alumni Affairs

Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Description:

• Assist with alumni volunteer programs
• Maintain and update databases with alumni contact information and records of involvement
• Coordinate on- and off-campus events, including room scheduling and catering planning
• Schedule appointments for the Executive Director, type correspondence, maintains files and responds to inquiries
• Collects and organizes applications for Alumni Affinity group scholarships
• Produces reports (using Access/Excel and/of Raiser's Edge) for alumni affinity group and departmental events
• Process marketplace (event registration) orders
• Fields calls and greets visitors for the Office for Development and Alumni Affairs, handling their inquiries and sorts and distributes incoming mail and other materials and interacts with alumni in person, by telephone, and via email
• Reviews budget/finance related paperwork related to alumni affinity group accounts
• Maintains records for alumni affairs staff including check requests, travel and advance forms, and travel expense reports
• Assist with web research and development
• Manage bulk mailings
• Work some evenings and weekends for special events throughout the year
• Perform other related duties requiring similar skills and responsibilities, as needed

Qualifications:

• Proficiency using Microsoft Office, including Access and Excel required.
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be detail oriented, organized, and able to multitask efficiently.
• Work well with other group members in a team environment and provide superior customer service.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Ability to handle data entry, mail merges, and tables.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, well organized, and has the ability to exercise good judgment and discretion with sensitive and confidential information.

EEO Statement:

About Hofstra University

Hofstra University is a nationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. that is the only school to ever host three consecutive presidential debates (2008, 2012 and 2016). At Hofstra, students get the best of both worlds. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 160 undergraduate program options and 165 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students from around the w...orld who are dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers.

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