About the Role:

Do you enjoy bringing people together to explore and celebrate outcomes? Our Donor Relations team is searching for a candidate energized to find new ways to introduce passionate supporters to the impact that giving can make for students at St. Olaf College.

What You’ll Do:
• Create meaningful in-person experiences that connect supporters with student outcomes and the mission of the college
• Try, test, and tailor effective approaches to recognize and engage donors working with partners across the college and our Advancement division
• Guide gifts through documentation and stewardship
• Help share the story of how giving changes lives at St. Olaf

Who You Are:

A successful candidate will have…
• A Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in donor relations, fundraising, events management, project management, or relevant experience
• A valid driver’s license and meet St. Olaf College driver authorization criteria with a satisfactory driving record

It will be helpful if you also have…
• Experience with donor events and communications
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge or similar customer relationship management software
• A talent for service and detail
• The ability to be self-motivated and team-oriented

Please review the job description here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cvi5ntkOzumYS6n2T8Ilsvegz1lXXcX7/view?usp=sharing 

If this describes you, apply to join us! We are looking for someone to join our collaborative and inclusive team to help us take donor engagement into the future and make great things possible at St. Olaf College.

Who We Are:

Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff employees. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, restored, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul. 

The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.

The college offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 9% company retirement match, company monthly contributions to a retirement healthcare account, company contributions to eligible employee’s health savings account, significant tuition discount (up to 80% off) at ACM and ELCA colleges and universities for employee’s children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of benefit offerings, see the summary of the benefits program here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.

A summary of the Flexible Work Policy: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

A link to our DEI page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/

A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483

An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

St. Olaf College requires all employees to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination, as defined by the CDC. You may request an accommodation. Compliance with St. Olaf's COVID-19 policy is a condition of employment. Under current guidelines, "up to date" means one updated (bivalent) booster, which became available on September 7, 2022. 

St. Olaf College is an equal employment opportunity and voluntary affirmative action employer.  The College is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community.  With regard to its hiring and employment practices, the College prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment based upon an individual’s legally protected status including race, color, creed, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance.

For Staff Application Assistance:
employment@stolaf.edu
507-786-3068

For Faculty Application Assistance:
facultysearch@stolaf.edu
507-786-3356

Title IX Contact Information:
Pamela McDowell, Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator
1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Tomson Hall 180
Northfield, MN 55057
507-786-3465
mcdowell@stolaf.edu