Job no: 504034
Work type: Nonexempt Staff Full-time
Location: Partial Remote, Bethlehem
Categories: Development/ Alumni Relations
Lehigh University's Development and Alumni Relations team connects thousands of alumni, donors, and friends to a university with deep roots and ambitious momentum. As Coordinator, you'll be the operational backbone that makes every event, communication, and data touchpoint run smoothly and that work has a real impact on the relationships that sustain Lehigh's mission.
Position Number: S76470
This position is a Grade: 7 - 37.5 with an approximate salary range of $37,190-$44,640 and is subject to change based on experience, skills and qualifications.
What You'll Be Doing
- Maintain accurate guest and alumni records across Lehigh's data systems, identifying and resolving discrepancies to protect data integrity
- Process event-related payments, invoices, and financial transactions in line with university procedures
- Coordinate end-to-end event logistics from initial planning through to on-site execution
- Manage registration platforms, ensuring guest information is current and accessible ahead of each event
- Draft and distribute event communications to alumni, donors, and internal stakeholders
- Serve as a responsive, professional point of contact throughout the event lifecycle
- Collaborate with internal teams to align event logistics with broader Development and Alumni Relations goals
- Support the reconciliation of event budgets and track expenditure against approved allocations
- Contribute to post-event reviews, capturing data and feedback to improve future guest experiences
- Provide general administrative support to the Development and Alumni Relations department as required
What You'll Bring
- High School Diploma or GED
- One to three years of work related experience
- Experience in administrative coordination, event support, or a comparable role requiring strong attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a service-oriented approach
- Demonstrated ability to manage financial transactions or basic budget tracking accurately
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a deadline-driven team
- Alignment with Lehigh's commitment to building lasting relationships with its alumni and donor community
Why Lehigh
Lehigh offers a working environment that balances the energy of an engaged campus community with the stability of a well-established institution. Staff enjoy generous paid leave, tuition benefits for employees and eligible dependents, and access to Lehigh's broad professional development resources. Development and Alumni Relations is a collegial team that takes genuine pride in the quality of its work and the connections it fosters.
Lehigh University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate. We are committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse community and we seek qualified candidates to contribute to the university's mission.
Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing an accommodation for any part of the interview or hiring process may contact Lehigh's Accommodations Specialist.
Special Considerations
- The duties of this position may allow the employee to work partially remote as deemed appropriate by their supervisor.
Successful completion of standard background checks including but not limited to: social security verification, education verification, national criminal background checks, motor vehicle checks, PATCH, FBI fingerprinting, Child Abuse Clearance and credit history based upon the requirements of the position.
Only complete applications will be considered therefore please complete the application in its entirety. Once the posting is removed from the website applications may no longer be allowed to be completed.
Advertised: September 11, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Open until filled
Organization
Founded in 1865, Lehigh University is a premier coeducational, nondenominational, private residential research university that offers a distinctive academic environment for undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe. Lehigh University's annual report from 2013 provides an overview of the intellectual activity across campus as well as a financial report. It is posted on our website at http://www.lehigh.edu/annualreport/.
Lehigh offers more than 90 undergraduate programs and majors featuring more than 2,000 courses in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, The College of Education and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. Lehigh confers a total of 12 degrees at the undergraduate and advanced degree level. We have 482 full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty and approximately 200 adjunct faculty and lecturers and 10 full-time visiting faculty. With approximately 4700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students, a small student-to-faculty ratio allows students to work closely with professors. About 69% of all full-time faculty are tenured, and 99% of full-time tenure-track faculty hold a doctorate degree or the highest degree in their field. We have 1,215 staff members supporting the academic, research and administrative functions.
Located in Pennsylvania's scenic Lehigh Valley, the campus is in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Lehigh is situated on over 2,300 acres on four campuses. The Asa Packer Campus, Mountaintop Campus, and Murray H. Goodman Campus are contiguous and feature more than 153 buildings with 4.3 million-plus square feet of classroom, laboratory, office and living space. The campus also has 180 acres of playing fields and half of the campus is preserved as open space.
Company info
Website: http://www.lehigh.edu/
Telephone: 610.758.3165
Location: 27 Memorial Drive West
Bethlehem
PA
18015
United States