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Development Assistant, Priorities and Initiatives

Cambridge, MA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-25

Core

Administrative liaison and support for the Senior Director of Priorities and Initiatives, managing donor relations, scheduling, correspondence, and gift processing for Harvard University.

Role type

Administrative Assistant (University Development)

Builds

Operational support for the Priorities and Initiatives team

Domain

Higher Education / University Development

Deliverable

Dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Database management, Microsoft Excel, high-volume correspondence drafting, travel logistics, expense reporting, gift processing, calendar management, meeting coordination

Preferred skills

Experience with senior executives, knowledge of fundraising in non-profits, interest in higher education

Technologies

Harvard's donor database (Advance), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), SharePoint

Responsibilities

Respond to phone and email inquiries, schedule meetings and manage calendars, draft correspondence and reports, process high-level gifts, arrange travel and accommodations, maintain team resources on intranet

Seniority

Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC

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