Department: School of Law
Classification: Univ Dev Proj Coordinator 1
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $22.17 - $33.69 per hour
FTE: 1.0

Review of Applications Begins

September 16, 2025; Position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please complete the online application, including all your relevant work experience and education on the form. We will use that information to determine if applicants meet the minimum qualifications. Please also include three professional references.

Department Summary

The University of Oregon School of Law is a dynamic, ABA-accredited law school and Oregon’s only public law school. Degrees offered include: Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (CRES), and a minor in undergraduate legal studies. Oregon Law’s mission is to provide a world-class education. We prepare students through excellent classroom teaching paired with a multitude of practical experience opportunities and robust professional development. Our faculty produce exceptional research and scholarship. We accomplish our mission in a positive, inclusive environment where we strive to provide everyone opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop. Our aim is to learn, teach, and practice the principles of equity and justice as critical foundations for our overall effort to achieve excellence as a top-ranked law school. Success in this work requires a diverse group of people in various faculty and staff roles working in one of our two locations, Eugene and Portland. The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya. Learn more about Oregon Law at law.uoregon.edu, and consider joining our team.

The School of Law’s Development Office is part of the Dean’s office. Functions of the Dean’s office have an effect on the entire school as well as external alumni, donors, and community partners. The purpose of the development program is to create and foster relationships with alumni and donors and secure funding in support of the school’s faculty, student, and program needs.

Position Summary

The Development Coordinator for the School of Law manages projects, research, and administrative needs for the effective and efficient running of the entire fundraising team. This individual will be responsible for projects that support fundraising activity with alumni, friends, corporate entities, and philanthropic foundations. A key component of this role is alumni/donor relations, cultivation, stewardship, and impact reports.

In addition, this position will be expected to regularly conduct research projects (utilizing internal and external tools), create high-level donor proposals with guidance from development officers, and act as an internal liaison with faculty, staff, administrators, and senior leadership. The Development Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring these activities meet compliance standards for university policies, UO Brand Standards, UO Foundation confidentiality and data procedures, and budget management. This position also will lead regular efforts for communicating with external stakeholders (e.g., thank you notes, gift acknowledgment, etc.), collaborate with School of Law Communications team on mailers and other development-related communications projects, draft correspondence to donors, contact key stakeholders, and organize multi-level engagement efforts for donors and prospective donors.

This position reports to the Director of Development and supports the School of Law Development team. The Development Coordinator supports our development officers in identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospects with the capacity to make gifts to the Oregon Law. The Development Coordinator works closely with Law’s Communications team for social media networking and other web-based initiatives and assists with alumni engagement efforts through targeted communications.

The Development Coordinator initiates tasks and follows through independently on duties and assignments required to support the team's development goals and is expected to represent UO and the School of Law team to internal and external stakeholders. In-depth knowledge of the program and its operations are essential. This position must function with a high degree of independence and prioritize a multitude of high-level projects while also managing the daily operations of the program. Professionalism with internal and external constituents is a key success factor.

Minimum Requirements

• Two years of experience in public relations, communications, or related work. One year of this experience must have included the development and implementation of fund-raising or donor-cultivation events; AND
• A Bachelor's degree or three more years of relevant experience.

Professional Competencies

• Excellent organizational, detail-oriented, and record keeping skills.
• Ability to prioritize, track required functions, manage competing priorities and a varied task load, and work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to perform well under multiple and sometimes competing deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and use good judgment when working with donors, alumni, and university personnel.
• Ability to understand and follow applicable guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to conduct high-level research and analysis, proficiency in data management.
• High level of skill using Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams or similar software as well as using database applications (e.g., Evergreen).
• Ability to work effectively with students, staff, faculty, alumni, donors, and friends from culturally diverse backgrounds and with multiple intersectional identities; and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the university community.
• Ability to navigate a complex institution and build strong relationships across campus.
• Strong public relations and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a higher education setting.
• Two years’ experience in a development or donor relations office setting.
• Experience with donor database or similar CRM databases.
• Experience working with budget management, volunteer coordination, and event planning.
• Project management experience.

FLSA Exempt: No

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This is a classified position represented by the SEIU Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit our website.

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please email us or call 541-346-5112.

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