The OwlConnect Training Specialist, a member of the Development Information Services team in the Development and Alumni Relations Division at Rice University, supports end users in using OwlConnect, Rice University’s campus-wide advancement system (powered by Blackbaud CRM) and the BBIS (Blackbaud Internet Solutions) platform. The OwlConnect Training Specialist provides training, data governance, and compliance support. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, scheduling and conducting training, assisting with onboarding, maintaining training and compliance records, and creating and updating training documentation and videos. In addition, this position will provide administrative support for data governance efforts as needed, which may include maintaining the data inventory log. The OwlConnect Training Specialist may be assigned to different tasks depending on the time of year, staffing, or priorities. In addition, the OwlConnect Specialist will serve as a subject matter expert in OwlConnect and BBIS. 

Rice University is seeking a strategic and dynamic Associate Director, Alumni Affinity Networks to join the Alumni Relations team in the Development and Alumni Relations division. Reporting to the Senior Director, Alumni Relations, this position is dedicated to fostering meaningful relationships with Rice's diverse alumni populations, including alumni from underrepresented backgrounds, first-generation graduates, and affinity groups. The Associate Director, Alumni Affinity Networks will build and implement engagement strategies to strengthen alumni connection to the university, cultivate lifelong affinity, and enhance support for university-wide priorities, especially among historically underrepresented and marginalized alumni communities. This position is an opportunity to build meaningful connections within Rice's alumni community and play a pivotal role in advancing a culture of inclusivity and belonging at Rice University. 

Rice University is seeking a strategic and dynamic Associate Director, Alumni Regional Networks, to join the Alumni Relations team in the Development and Alumni Relations division. Reporting to the Senior Director, Alumni Relations, this position is dedicated to fostering meaningful relationships with Rice's regional networks in domestic and international markets. Regional groups are a leading initiative in Alumni Relations that allows alumni, parents, and friends of Rice to engage with one another through diverse programming, including cultural, career, lifelong learning, service, and sports-related activities. Regional networks are spearheaded by passionate Rice volunteers who help to execute small- and large-scale programming for a variety of audiences. The Associate Director, Alumni Regional Networks, will build and implement varying strategies to strengthen alumni connection to the university through strategic and engaging programming, such as our marquee events: Holiday Parties and Welcome to the NeighborHOOTS. This position offers the opportunity to build meaningful connections within Rice's alumni community and play a pivotal role in advancing the connection between Rice constituencies and the university, regardless of their physical location. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in alumni relations and/or community engagement.

The Executive Director of Gift Planning envisions, manages, implements, and leads a creative program for identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding planned and blended gift donors. This role is critical to advancing Rice University’s mission and strengthening the University’s philanthropy programs and will play a crucial role in the upcoming campaign. Reporting to and working closely with the Associate Vice President, Individual Giving in the Development and Alumni Relations division, the Executive Director of Gift Planning will help cultivate high-value opportunities for transformational giving and advance long-term support through effective stewardship. Collaborating effectively with the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, Major Gift and Principal Gift Officers, and key stakeholders across campus, the Executive Director of Gift Planning will foster relationships and expand the pipeline for planned and blended gifts. This individual will create proactive strategies designed to facilitate legacy and asset-based gifts that accomplish both the donor’s and Rice’s mission. The Executive Director of Gift Planning will manage a small portfolio of donors, will lead the Gift Planning team of five, will provide gift planning expertise for the larger development team, and will work closely with Rice Trust, Inc.

Reporting to the Campaign Director in the Development and Alumni Relations Division, the Campaign Associate will play a critical role in the administration and project management related to Rice’s comprehensive fundraising campaign. This position will be responsible for developing and managing processes related to the workflow of the campaign, including, but not limited to, independently managing projects, analyzing and presenting information and data in a visually appealing way to inform decision-making, preparing presentations, sharing reports, and collaborating with teams across the division. This position will also be responsible for providing administrative support to the Campaign Director.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Corporate and Foundation Relations, the Project Manager will plan and implement projects efficiently, maximizing the productivity of the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (OCFR) in the Development and Alumni Relations Division (DAR) at Rice University. Working with colleagues in OCFR, in DAR, and across the larger university, this position will coordinate the planning and execution of marketing and communication efforts aimed at both external and internal audiences. The Project Manager will be detail-oriented and lead the execution of an annual calendar of marketing and communication, and other projects, defining key deliverables, assigning tasks, and meeting all goals and deadlines.  As part of the workflow, the Project Manager will be comfortable leveraging key resources, including working with partners across campus to optimize data and information sharing. In particular, the project manager will work closely with the central DAR Marketing and Communications team to submit creative work requests, utilize a shared project management system, ensure brand alignment, seek technical guidance, and collaborate on strategy. The Project Manager will also lead regular check-in meetings to ensure assigned tasks are completed, coordinate as necessary with external vendors, and continuously evaluate and report on project metrics. The Project Manager will join a dynamic, high-performing, and energetic OCFR team and will have the opportunity to contribute to key communications strategies, provide overall project management leadership, and define best practices via documentation and training.

Rice University is seeking a strategic and dynamic Associate Director, Alumni and Parent Engagement (Asia) to join the Alumni Relations team in the Development and Alumni Relations division to lead initiatives in alumni engagement, parent engagement, and brand building within the Asia-Pacific region. This role is essential for enhancing Rice University’s visibility and engagement within this diverse international market.

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy and Pipeline Discovery (Annual Giving), the Associate Director, Philanthropy (Leadership Annual Giving) is a forward-thinking, highly innovative fundraiser who supports building an inclusive leadership giving and pipeline program to identify, engage, qualify, solicit, and steward the next generation of donors for Rice University. This role focuses primarily on growing the leadership giving donor program with special emphasis on total dollars raised and growth in unrestricted giving for Rice University at the $10,000+ level. In support of the donor pipeline, the Associate Director will work collaboratively within the Individual Giving team to ensure newly identified major and principal giving prospective donors have a seamless experience, either as a joint solicitation or as a referral to another fundraiser. As a fundraiser who balances both front-line and digital engagement with donors, this position is responsible for the high-level cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of philanthropic individuals in his/her portfolio and will be responsible for annual fundraising revenue and commitment goals, qualifications, referrals, and visits.

The Staff Assistant (Alumni Relations) provides overall administrative support for a group of alumni relations professionals at Rice University. Typical duties include managing calendars, collecting data and producing periodic reports, assisting with data entry, arranging for travel and business meetings and managing expense reports.

As a member of the Principal Gifts team in the Development and Alumni Relations division at Rice University, the Director of Strategic Initiatives serves as a conduit of information and strategy for the leaders of university initiatives to advance the priorities of each program by partnering with deans, faculty, and university leadership to obtain project concepts and by working with fundraising colleagues on the development of complex proposals.

The Executive Director of Gift Planning envisions, manages, implements and leads a creative program for identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding planned and blended gift donors. This role is critical to advancing Rice University’s mission and strengthening the University’s philanthropy programs and will play a crucial role in the upcoming campaign. Reporting to and working closely with the Associate Vice President, Individual Giving in the Development and Alumni Relations division, the Executive Director of Gift Planning will help cultivate high-value opportunities for transformational giving and advance long-term support through effective stewardship. Collaborating effectively with the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, Major Gift and Principal Gift Officers, and key stakeholders across campus, the Executive Director of Gift Planning will foster relationships and expand the pipeline for planned and blended gifts. This individual will create proactive strategies designed to facilitate legacy and asset-based gifts that accomplish both the donor’s and Rice’s mission.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Individual Giving, the Senior Director, Parent and Family Philanthropy will develop and lead a comprehensive parent and family giving fundraising program to generate significant major gift fundraising from parents, grandparents, and families to support the mission and goals of Rice University. This position works independently and collaborates extensively with colleagues within the Development and Alumni Relations division (DAR) and throughout the University on fundraising, volunteer engagement, and communications. The Director will provide vision and leadership of a comprehensive and well-integrated parent and family fundraising program for Rice as part of its major gifts and principal gifts fundraising, and in preparation for the most aspirational, comprehensive capital campaign in the history of Rice, while also raising the sustainable level of parent and family giving beyond the campaign.

The Trust Manager runs the charitable remainder trusts, estates, and other accounts of Rice Trust Inc. (RTI), Rice University’s wholly owned trust company, and other deferred gift accounts of the University, including the charitable gift annuity pool. The role monitors the services performed by the outside investment manager and administrator. RTI is a registered Texas Trust Company under the supervision and review of the Texas Department of Banking.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Annual Giving, the Director of Marketing and Donor Growth (Annual Giving) is a forward-thinking, highly innovative partner who leads a team of professionals to develop and execute sophisticated, university-wide direct marketing fundraising strategies. This role oversees and drives strategy to increase and diversify the number of donors and philanthropic dollars to Rice University, with an emphasis on support of current use funds. Additionally, this person will manage a team of individuals focused on mass highly segmented solicitations, emerging technologies, and overall direct response. The Director of Marketing and Donor Growth (Annual Giving) is key in the shift to use digital components in fundraising to align with the industry trend that identifies digital as the future and will be a key collaborator across campus.