Jobs at Iona University

Provides in-person and virtual research assistance to students and university community members. Creates research guides, teaches research instruction, supports electronic resource use, conducts building rounds, compiles statistics, and assists with circulation and student worker management. The role also includes opening and closing the library, maintaining library operations, and working scheduled evening and weekend hours, with potential additional holiday hours.

Launches and operates Iona University’s New Rochelle Economic and Small Business Development Hub. Oversees programming, contracts, city relationships, reporting, staff, business counseling, workshops, events, coworking services, and community partnerships. Develops outreach, marketing, and strategic communications while advising entrepreneurs and facilitating workshops. May supervise students in entrepreneurial consulting activities.

Leads academic services for student athletes, developing support programs that promote academic success, retention, eligibility, degree completion, and holistic development. Monitors academic progress, coordinates advising and interventions, supports NCAA eligibility certification, collaborates with coaches and university partners, and supervises athletics academic support staff.

Conduct prospect identification, wealth screening, and donor research for major and principal gift fundraising. Analyze advancement and constituent data, create prospect profiles, dashboards, and reports, maintain Raiser's Edge data integrity, and establish scalable screening and prospect-management processes. The role collaborates with gift officers, Advancement leadership, Information Technology, and Advancement Services while supporting data migration, enrichment, deduplication, and workflow improvements through technology and automation.

Advise prospective, transfer, and enrolled undergraduate students on course selection, degree requirements, majors, minors, transfer credits, academic standing, and graduation planning. Maintain student records, conduct milestone degree reviews, resolve curriculum and policy questions, communicate with students, support front-desk operations, and coordinate with academic and student-support offices to promote persistence and timely degree completion.

Leads major gift fundraising for Iona University by managing a portfolio of 50–70 high-capacity prospects, cultivating and soliciting donors, and stewarding philanthropic relationships. Oversees current parent giving, advances the Parents’ Leadership Council, partners with campus leaders on athletics and performing arts opportunities, conducts prospect research, and supports major university events and initiatives.

Develops and evaluates annual giving strategies for Iona University, managing integrated fundraising campaigns across direct mail, email, digital channels, and targeted appeals. Responsibilities include donor segmentation, database coordination, campaign testing, performance analysis, reporting, solicitation content development, and collaboration with Advancement and University partners. The role supports alumni participation, process improvements, and broader fundraising priorities, with occasional evening and weekend work.