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Donor Engagement Coordinator

Posted on Sept. 16, 2025

Espoo, Finland
0 - 0 USD (yearly)

Full Time

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 120 nationalities, 14 000 students, 400 professors and close to 5000 faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

We are now looking for a

Donor Engagement Coordinator

Your role

The Donor Engagement Coordinator works in Aalto's Donor Engagement team and plays a critical role in supporting the team's efforts to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and prospects. This is a temporary position, November 2025 – October 2026, and the tasks focus on activities related to Aalto’s fundraising campaign. You will be responsible for organizing and executing fundraising events, supporting donor recognition and providing administrative support to the team, including managing the database of donors and prospects, preparing reports and presentations, updating the website and managing correspondence. You and the Donor Engagement team are also closely connected to Aalto’s alumni relations, and many initiatives are done unanimously.

Your experience and ambitions

It is an advantage if you have experience from higher education fundraising or a related field in philanthropy, as well as event and/or service management, and value the significance of stakeholder relations. Your approach is agile and solution-oriented, and your way of working aligns with our values of responsibility, courage, and collaboration. We expect a university degree and an ability to work in a community of academics and professionals. The position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills in Finnish and in English, all other languages are an asset.

What we offer

We invite you to join a forward-looking Aalto University community where we offer:

A talented and motivated team supporting you.
An inspiring environment proud of our community’s work to shape a sustainable future.
A work culture that includes everyone and is guided by the values of the university: responsibility, courage, and collaboration.
A meaningful role in which you’ll contribute to building a future we can be proud of, together with a great team of highly skilled professionals across the university.

This position is temporary, and the salary range is 3600–4100€ per month, following the university’s pay scale and based on your previous experience in relation to the role. We work in a hybrid way, and our primary workplace is in Otaniemi, Espoo. Life at the transformed campus is vibrant and filled with amazing architecture, calming nature, and a variety of cafés, restaurants, services and good connections along the metro and tram lines.

Ready to apply?

We’d be interested in getting to know you better to see if your personality and ambitions align with our vision. Please submit your cover letter and CV through our recruiting system by using the "Apply” link at the latest on Oct 12, 2025. Aalto University’s employees and visitors please note you may apply for the position via our internal system with your Workday account: Workday -> Career -> find jobs.

If you wish to hear more about the position, please call the Head of Donor Engagement, Camilla Wardi at +358 (0)40 560 5964 on Sept. 23 at 15-16, Sept. 26 at 9-10 or 15-16. All times are EET (Finland). Please note that we cannot answer questions by email.

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