Community Giving Specialist

College of Lake County Grayslake, IL Full-time Advertising / Marketing / Public Relations

Posted on May 16, 2024

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Community Giving Specialist

Internal Position Title: Community Giving Specialist

Posting Number: S02678

Department:: College Foundation

Position Type: Staff

Job Family: Specialist

Summary:
The College of Lake County Foundation's Community Giving Specialist coordinates fundraising and advancement activities. This position is instrumental in creating fundraising and stewardship materials and projects supporting the Annual Giving, Alumni Relations Programs, and Restricted Scholarship Program. Reporting to the Community Giving Manager, the Community Giving Specialist works closely with other CLC Foundation staff, CLC faculty and staff members, and select Foundation Board, alums, students, and community volunteers.

Why choose the College of Lake County for your next opportunity?The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits that includes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health, Delta Dental and Superior Vision insurance plans, tuition support for employees and qualified family members, three retirement plans, disability, group and supplemental life insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending account plans, a compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays!!), generous vacation, sick and personal time off and 14 paid holidays each year. Some benefits will not be available for part-time employees (ex: health insurance).

CLC is a comprehensive community college located in northeastern Illinois committed to being an innovative educational institution providing life-changing paths for our students by offering exceptional learning experiences. CLC achieved a milestone in 2023 with its designation as a Leader College. This national recognition awarded by the Achieving the Dream Network is the result of improved student outcomes through the CLC's relentless commitment to transformational change and the implementation of innovative practices within the student success model over the past few years.

CLC aspires to be a place where every student succeeds, every employee thrives, so that every business achieves and every community grows. Our mission is to be innovative and value-driven in supporting student success through developing and encouraging employees of all backgrounds on their journey toward achieving personal and professional growth.

Required Qualifications:

Associate’s degree.
Two (2) years of experience creating and designing marketing materials.
Entry-level experience in Photoshop and InDesign
Computer proficiency: Outlook, Word, Excel and social media platforms including Facebook and LinkedIn.
Experience with data entry and reporting.
Excellent multitasking and organizational abilities with acute attention to detail, with high level of accuracy.
Proven ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Desired Qualifications:

Posting Date: 05/15/2024

Closing Date:

Expected Start Date:

Special Instructions Summary: Please attach a portfolio of relevant work.

Pay Rate: $51,300-$55,150/year (Salary offer in this range will be commensurate with experience and education).

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time

Location Grayslake

Total Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule:
Core hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-FridayMust be willing to work nights and/or weekends as required.

Software Testing Required: None

Interview Process Requirements: Portfolio

EEO Statement:
The College of Lake County is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, it seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including minorities, women and people with disabilities.

Summary of Essential Functions:
Project and Process Management: 80%

Plan and implement content strategies across social media platforms.
Content management across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook and LinkedIn.
Ability to create high-quality designs for multiple pieces per project and maintain brand consistency.
Collaborate with external agencies and vendors as needed, managing the production process and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality design assets.
Proficient in Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Event Logistical Support: Organizes venue and vendor contracts, attendees and special guests, and other arrangements as requested and approved by the supervisor, Executive Director, and CLC Foundation Board Events Committee or other planning committee.
Event Scheduling Support: Schedules meetings, coordinates meeting logistics, prepares required meeting/event materials, and takes detailed notes/minutes at the required external committee, internal staff, and other planning meetings.
Event Calendar: Maintains Foundation events and supporting meeting calendar and reports to the Foundation team.Donor Relations: Collects and prepares advancement materials under the direction of the Community Giving Manager and other CLC Foundation leadership.
Produces requested donor and scholarship reports.
Tracks progress of event/project plans and budgets.
Provides and analyzes fundraising progress and performance reports leading to and following projects and events.

Personnel Management: 10%

Event Volunteer Recruitment and Coordination: Recruits and coordinates event volunteers before and during events. Assesses volunteer needs and responsibilities/job descriptions and provides training and evaluation of volunteers’ performance.

Other: 10%

Other responsibilities as assigned to meet the CLC Foundation’s needs effectively.

To apply, visit https://jobs.clcillinois.edu/postings/26206

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Community Giving Specialist

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