Director of Development

Job Details

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Purpose

Under the supervision of the Senior Director of Principal Gifts, the Director of Development, Major Gifts will focus on identifying and cultivating prospects with a capacity of $100,000+ with an emphasis on soliciting gifts of $100,000 and above for the College of Liberal Arts.

Responsibilities

Maintain an understanding of university and College of Liberal Arts’ priorities, vision, and mission.

Build and carry an active portfolio of 40-80 prospective donors.

Engage in qualification, strategy, development, relationship building, and closing of major gifts at $100,000+ for the College of Liberal Arts.

Consistently produce $3,000,000-$5,000,000+ per year.

Participate in goal setting, proposal preparation, strategy development, and stewardship as required for donors in the portfolio.

Successfully and consistently deliver funding proposals to prospective and current donors.

Effectively work with, communicate with, and collaborate with faculty, academic leaders, and other development staff to develop campus-wide funding opportunities to reach campaign goals.

Utilize a fundraising database and prospecting tools. Maintain appropriate electronic documentation on a timely basis, including engagement activities, proposal tracking, contact reports, donor strategies and forecasting.

Record timely reports, letters, proposals, or gift agreements following a donor contact.

Work collaboratively, proactively, and in a professional, service-oriented manner with all University development officers to further the development goals of the University.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree. Demonstrated ability to execute successful full-cycle donor strategy. A minimum of three years’ experience in major gifts fundraising or related fields. High degree of emotional intelligence. Demonstrated ability to show tenacity and be nimble. Ability to drive results. Highly effective communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal). Ability to think strategically and creatively and work well under pressure. Project management skills. Capable of working independently, while also engaging in collaboration between teams. Experience working with VIP, Raiser’s Edge or other similar CRM. Ability to travel frequently to visit prospects and donors. Ability to use discretion and maintain integrity and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

More than the required years of fundraising and / or planned giving experience. Graduate degree and / or CFRE certification. Experience working in a large-scale complex academic research university. Knowledge of UT Austin policies and procedures.

Salary Range

90,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Typical office environment

Required Materials

Resume / CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers :  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers :  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility :

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion / transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility :

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks :

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.