Director of Development, Major Gifts
The College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $80,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop, execute, and drive a major and principal giving strategy for the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.
- Cultivate relationships with the ASE alumni base.
- Elevate the department’s major and principal gift fundraising output during the current capital campaign.
- Manage an active portfolio of 50 to 90 prospective donors.
- Engage in the delivery of funding proposals to prospective and current donors.
- Participate in goal setting, proposal preparation, strategy development, and stewardship as required for donors in the portfolio.
- Produce $3,000,000+ per year consistently within 18 months of start date.
- Collaborate with faculty, academic leaders, and other development staff to develop campus-wide funding opportunities and reach campaign goals.
- Maintain appropriate electronic documentation on a timely basis.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum 1-3 years of work experience in similar fields
- Experience composing, editing, and proofreading business letters
- Experience assisting with fundraising programs or performing complex administrative functions
- Experience working with confidential information
- High degree of proficiency in computer applications, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
- Ability to interface effectively with a wide variety of personnel
- Ability to work well under pressure and adhere to deadlines, work independently without day-to-day supervision
- Ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgment.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
fundraisingproposal preparationportfolio managementgoal settingstewardshipeditingproofreadingadministrative functionsconfidential information handlinginitiative
Soft skills
organizational skillsattention to detailverbal communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal communicationteamworkability to work under pressureindependencejudgmentrelationship cultivation
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree