The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (OCFR) manages all corporate and foundation partnerships on behalf of Rice University, directing strategy for stewarding and expanding existing partnerships while identifying and pursuing new opportunities.  The development coordinator is a member of the foundation relations team within OCFR, working with team members, staff, faculty, and foundation contacts to support the university-wide effort to maintain and advance strong relationships with foundations to achieve the goals of Rice’s Vision for the Second Century, Second Decade (V2C2).

Under the direction of the associate director of events, this position is responsible for providing meticulous and thorough project and administrative support for the Events team which plans and executes events for the President’s Office and the Development and Alumni Relations division. 

Under the direction of the assistant vice president, campaign and constituent strategy, the staff assistant is responsible for providing meticulous and thorough project and administrative support for the Constituent Strategy team, which includes the following functions: Constituent Relations (Stewardship), Volunteer Engagement, Research & Analysis, and Events. 

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (OCFR) manages all corporate and foundation partnerships on behalf of Rice University, directing strategy for stewarding and expanding existing partnerships while identifying and pursuing new opportunities.  The staff assistant works with the department coordinators to provide overall administrative support for the team.

The assistant director, Rice alumni board serves as the key liaison to the Association of Rice Alumni (ARA) Board and manages all board-related programs, meetings, committees, and projects as well as the board’s budget.

Reporting to the director, alumni networks, the responsibilities of the assistant director, alumni networks include overseeing outreach and alumni involvement in regional and affinity programs, developing annual and long-term strategic and alumni program planning in collaboration with a variety of campus colleagues, and managing and cultivating alumni volunteers. 

The assistant directors are members of the Rice Annual Fund’s class and program management team, and will be responsible for developing strategy and tactics to increase participation among key Rice constituencies, including, but not limited to, undergraduate alumni, graduate-level alumni, students, parents, faculty/staff, donors, and volunteers with a focus on increasing total dollars raised for the Annual Fund.