Join the Collegium Institute team!

We seek a full-time Development and Finance Officer to help incarnate our mission as a Catholic intellectual apostolate in University City. The Development and Finance Officer will be entrusted with a variety of duties related to fundraising, donor relations, financial management, accounting operations, and special event planning. This job is ideal for an industrious college graduate with a minimum of one year of professional experience, ideally in development with responsibilities in soliciting major gifts, who has a spirit of initiative and a strong commitment to the mission of the Collegium Institute. This candidate should be seeking to work on a motivated team and contribute organizational and communication skills for the growth of an expanding academic enterprise that delivers over two hundred programs and events annually and has nourished intellectual friendship among thousands of students, faculty, and supporters for over a decade.  The opportunity will offer high-level experience in the development and financial work involved in running a non-profit with a revenue of over $850,000 per year and prepare the position-holder for a variety of future opportunities within the university community and non-profit management, and beyond.

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To apply, please submit the following materials:  

  1. Cover Letter of 1-2 pages that addresses your eligibility, demonstrates familiarity with Collegium’s programs and priorities, and sets forth a compelling vision for how your candidacy would enable Collegium to raise funds to sustain and grow its project and also to manage the finances in a way reflective of our priorities. 

  2. A resume that includes a list of three professional references who can testify to your suitability for this position.

These items should be assembled into a single pdf and emailed – with the subject line “Development and Finance Officer Application” – to Associate Director Joe Perez-Benzo at jperezbenzo@collegiuminstitute.org.

Review of applications will begin immediately starting with the first circulation date of September 30 and will continue rolling until the search is concluded.