Job#: 646279
Full-time Job Announcement
Position: Institutional Advancement Specialist
Location: Athens Campus
Department: Institutional Advancement
Reports to: Director of Institutional Advancement
Salary/Benefits: Salary is commensurate with education and experience. State of Georgia benefits package.
Deadline to Apply: February 9, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
Responsibilities:
- Organize meetings, events and activities involving the Athens Tech Foundation.
- Maintain the Kindful database for development and alumni to ensure all information, both gift and constituent, is accurate and up-to-date.
- Compose drafts of correspondence to donors and other constituencies as directed.
- Maintain working knowledge of TCSG (Technical College System of Georgia) Policies and Procedures, Gift Management standards as well as IRS regulations.
- Promote ATC Alumni Association and working with Association to plan and coordinate events, meetings and fundraisers.
- Manage the Athens Tech Foundation scholarship tracking and review system.
- Understand and utilize graphic design and layout techniques using software to ensure high quality printed materials for Athens Tech Foundation are produced on deadline.
- Ability to work independently while supporting a team effort. Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects and tasks through to completion.
- Monitor Athens Tech Foundation social media as needed.
- Submit updates and maintain the Office of Institutional Advancement website.
- Manage the accounts receivable for the Athens Tech Foundation and prepare invoices as necessary.
- Prepare Disbursement Form for each invoice/requisition presented for payment.
- Present Disbursement Form for signature to all officials who are required to approve expenditures.
- Manage the accounts payable for the Foundation and issue Foundation checks according to Authorization for Disbursement Forms.
- Post Foundation receipts to the proper Fund/class in QuickBooks.
- Prepare appropriate bank deposit forms and present to financial institution.
- Reconcile all bank/investment statements.
- Reconcile fund balances to bank/investment accounts.
- Post Foundation expenses to the proper Fund/Class in QuickBooks.
- Prepare, submit and track purchase requisitions.
- Assume other duties as assigned by the Director of Institutional Advancement.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: Associate's degree and Three (3) years of related work experience
Note: Experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
- Proficient with Kindful database management, QuickBooks, AwardSpring or STARS software, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, MS Publisher, and Page Maker.
- Knowledgeable of Scholarship and Fund Agreements.
- Previous experience with fundraising and/or community development.
- Previous event planning experience.
Interested candidates should apply online at: https://www.athenstech.edu/careers/
To apply, click "Apply to This Job" and submit your cover letter, resume/vita, three (3) professional references, and unofficial transcripts. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
NOTE: Official transcripts will be required upon an offer of employment. Official copies of transcripts may be sent directly to: Athens Technical College, Attn: Human Resources, 800 U.S. Highway 29 N, Athens, GA 30601 or send electronically to hr@athenstech.edu .
**Employment is contingent based upon successful completion of appropriate background checks.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual's age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status ("protected status"). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual's protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual's protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.
Athens Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, and tenure shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role, and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institution's ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.
The following individuals have been designated to coordinate the college's implementation of nondiscrimination policies: Susan Fyffe, Director of Student Support Services, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, Office K-614A, 706/355- 5081, sfyffe@athenstech.edu; Courtney Mattox, Director of Human Resources; Title VI, Title VII, Title IX Coordinator (Employees), Office K-514, cmattox@athenstech.edu, 706/583-2818; and Lenzy Reid, Vice President of Student Affairs, Title IX (Students) Office H-774, 706/355-5029, lreid@athenstech.edu, 800 U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601.
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