Working at Cornell
We are committed to creating a positive, welcoming environment where every member of our community can thrive.
Learn moreCornell Alumni Affairs and Development is leading the way with innovative approaches for connecting with alumni, friends, and family. We work together to raise critical funds to support university initiatives, student scholarships, and ground-breaking research. Whether you are looking for a career in front-line fundraising, alumni engagement, marketing, finance, IT, or more, we have a role for you. Together we are doing the greatest good for our local community and beyond.
To advance Cornell’s mission, we foster lifelong engagement and philanthropy by providing opportunities to give, lead, and serve.
Service | Unity | Respect | Excellence
Service: We value providing exceptional service to the Cornell community in a manner that is culturally competent, inclusive, and equitable.
Unity: We value a united Cornell and AA&D where everyone feels a sense of belonging and interconnectedness, while we work collaboratively in pursuit of a common goal.
Respect: We value treating each other with dignity and honoring all identities, experiences, and contributions.
Excellence: We value learning as individuals, as departments, and as a division to produce exceptional outcomes.
We believe Cornell’s founding ethos of “any person, any study” charges us to engage in our work from an inclusive, diverse, and equitable perspective.
We believe that our support of Cornell University as an educational, research, and land-grant institution committed to public engagement is imperative for the equitable growth and success of society.
We believe in the Cornell community’s power to create opportunities for individuals, communities, and the world.
We believe in the enduring impacts of research and seek to mirror intellectual inquiry, curiosity, enrichment, and creativity in our work.
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We are seeking an Associate Director of Development to drive our major gifts program during an exciting period of growth and innovation in Human Ecology. The Associate Director will manage a portfolio of high-capacity donors ($250K+) while shaping a college-wide fundraising strategy and managing a major gift associate.
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The Major Gift Officer is responsible for strategically managing the relationships of 100 - 120 prospect households, with gift capacity of $250K to $1M or more, and for securing resources aligned with the dean’s vision and funding priorities. An ideal candidate would have strong communication and interpersonal skills and would find fulfilment in working with alumni at various stages in their philanthropic engagement with a top fourteen Law School.
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Total rewards can add up to thousands of dollars in addition to your salary and basic benefits.
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Contact Laura H. Clark, Talent Acquisition Partner for AAD, at lhc66@cornell.edu.