Assistant Director, Development Events
Stanford, CA · HybridJob$83–102K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Assistant Director is a member of Stanford’s central Office of Development Events team, which produces more than 100 programs annually to cultivate and steward university donors. The role leads event teams and independently manages specialized in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs that advance donor engagement and fundraising priorities. It coordinates planning and execution across internal partners and stakeholders, navigating competing priorities and sensitive situations while aligning events with departmental goals and university protocols.
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Main Work Location: Historic Stanford Campus
Schedule: Hybrid (at least 2 days per week on site)
Budgeted Salary Range: The expected pay range for this position is $82,650 to $101,690.
The Development Events team is a part of the Office of Development (OOD), which advances Stanford’s mission by raising philanthropic support from alumni, parents, families, friends, and institutional funders. Working in concert with volunteers and university leaders, OOD staff members strive to accelerate Stanford’s purposeful impact in the world. Stanford is committed to a donor-centric approach to development. Every member of the Office of Development staff plays a role in providing the university’s donors with the service and attention that ensures an exceptionally positive and fulfilling philanthropic experience.
Position Summary:
The Assistant Director (AD) is a key member of the central Office of Development (OOD) Events team, which produces more than 100 programs annually to cultivate and steward university donors. As part of a highly collaborative team, the AD leads event teams and independently manages the planning and execution of specialized in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs that further the goals of OOD.
The AD works closely with internal partners and stakeholders across a complex higher education environment to develop and execute events that advance donor engagement and fundraising priorities. This role requires a high degree of professionalism, diplomacy, discretion, and sound judgment when navigating competing priorities, managing stakeholder expectations, and addressing sensitive or complex situations. The AD must be adept at building collaborative relationships, balancing diverse perspectives, and exercising flexibility and independent judgment to develop effective solutions while maintaining alignment with departmental goals and university protocols.
Serving as project leader for events ranging from small, highly personalized gatherings to large and complex programs, the AD coordinates teams to strategize, plan, and execute all aspects of development events, including breakfasts, lunches, receptions, dinners, and award ceremonies. The AD is expected to exercise initiative and autonomy in prioritizing competing event demands, adapting to evolving needs, and ensuring the successful delivery of multiple programs in a dynamic environment.
How this job compares
Set against the 457 open Event Planning jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$83–102K/yr
- California median$90–123K/yr32 salary ranges
- US median$65–103K/yr183 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $92K, is 15% below the California median midpoint ($109K) — in the middle half of Event Planning salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 63 open Event Planning jobs in California and 457 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- Event Planning postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (226 postings).
- Education
- 58 of the 457 open Event Planning jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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