Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA

Director, Development

Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Antonio • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Identifies and cultivates sources of funding
  • Leads the solicitation of major gifts for defined school and institutional priorities
  • Manages a portfolio of high potential prospects and collaborates with the institutional advancement team to coordinate cultivation and solicitation strategies to close gifts
  • Leads the strategic development of relationships with donors and prospects
  • Collaborates with the Dean, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, Program Directors, faculty and staff to prepare and submit private funding proposals
  • Responsible for donor stewardship plans for assigned prospects
  • Establishes and maintains strong and effective relationships
  • Plans and implements short, medium, and long-range fund raising programs to meet current and future needs
  • Provides supervision and management of department employees
  • Measures and assesses performance for employees and contributes to decisions regarding assignments, schedules and promotions

Requirements

  • Experienced fundraiser with strong knowledge of institutional advancement and development
  • Ability to make persuasive presentations to the community and close major and planned gifts
  • Demonstrated leadership in raising major gifts to advance strategic organizational goals in a University environment
  • Experience utilizing Raiser’s Edge constituency database software
  • Ability to travel as required to maintain relationships with donors and to cultivate prospects
  • Excellent writing and communication skills with the ability to write complex documents in a prescribed format including proposals and grants, also correspondence and letters
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) required.
Benefits
  • UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees
  • Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction
  • Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians
  • Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free
  • Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company
  • Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services
  • Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working
  • Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
  • Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP)
  • A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
  • - Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service
  • - Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month
  • - Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent
  • - Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year
  • Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership
  • Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer
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Hard Skills & Tools
fundraisingdonor stewardshipproposal writinggrant writingpresentation skillsperformance assessmentportfolio managementstrategic development
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationrelationship buildingcollaborationpersuasionorganizational skills