Senior Associate Director of Gift Planning

Senior Associate Director Of Gift Planning

The University of Virginia (UVA) seeks highly qualified candidates for the position of Senior Associate Director of Gift Planning. UVA has a strong and reputable advancement community, boasting effective, results-oriented, and resourceful professionals. Our community comprises a robust central advancement organization, 12 University schools, and more than 25 University-related programs. We offer a wide variety of career opportunities, as well as an outstanding environment for professional growth and development. Position Summary The Senior Associate Director will be responsible for managing a portfolio of planned giving prospects and developing a comprehensive solicitation and stewardship strategy for the portfolio and any assigned University partners. The Senior Associate Director will increase the University's ability to accept deferred and outright gifts of non-cash assets in a timely and professional manner. The Senior Associate Director will convey charitable gift options to donors, their advisors, and development colleagues in a professional, easy-to-understand manner that reflects a working understanding of tax, legal, or financial planning considerations. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of planned giving vehicles and strategies, with experience in planned gifts funded with non-cash assets, as well as knowledge of charitable gift and tax laws and estate planning techniques. The individual holding this position will partner with planned giving fundraisers and major and principal gift fundraisers across UVA to increase the University of Virginia's philanthropic support at the highest levels. This partnership will include integrating gift planning programs with other development functions by educating development colleagues about planned giving, coordinating with colleagues on planned and blended giving strategies, and conducting joint donor visits. Additionally, the individual holding this position will participate in developing strategies to promote the continued success of gift planning at the University. This position reports to the Executive Director of Gift Planning.

Responsibilities

• Work with fundraisers across Grounds on all types of planned gifts, including bequests, beneficiary designations, life income gifts, and outright gifts of non-cash assets.
• Provide timely, accurate advice and expertise to the University's fundraising community, its donors, and professional advisors. Perform research and analysis on questions relating to planned giving and advise colleagues of relevant issues. Work closely with donors and their advisors to structure lifetime and testamentary plans to benefit the University.
• Develop prospect portfolios of potential individual donors, cultivating and soliciting gifts primarily for $100,000 and above.
• Cultivate relationships and assist in planning major outright and deferred gifts to the University.
• Create and implement cultivation structures that include prospect strategies, development and preparation of written materials, design and implementation of cultivation events, direct solicitation, and solicitation in tandem with volunteers and other staff.
• Travel as needed to assist with and carry forward new and existing gift conversations. Candidates should expect to conduct 100+ visits annually, including qualification visits, with a preference for in-person visits.
• Mentor and develop Gift Planning and other development officers in gift planning knowledge.
• Periodic in-office presence to conduct in-person meetings and educational programming for the University's fundraising community.
• In addition to the above-listed responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does require traveling some distance to attend meetings and programs. The successful candidate must be able to travel frequently and be available for occasional evening and weekend work.

Salary Range

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Application Timeline Application review will begin after August 4, 2025.

Additional Requirements

How to Apply Please apply online, by searching for requisition number R0074917 . Complete an application with the following documents :

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Reference Check Process Reference checks will be completed by UVA's third-party partner, SkillSurvey, during the final phase of the interview. Five references will be requested, with at least three responses required.

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