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Director of Development, Major Gifts, College of Liberal Arts

University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX, United States
$90K a year
Full-time

Job Posting Title :

Director of Development, Major Gifts, College of Liberal Arts

Hiring Department :

University Development Office

Position Open To : All Applicants

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours :

FLSA Status : Exempt

Exempt

Earliest Start Date :

Oct 07, 2024

Position Duration : Expected to Continue

Expected to Continue

Location : AUSTIN, TX

AUSTIN, TX

Job Details : General Notes

General Notes

About The University of Texas at Austin

What starts here changes the world.

The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, ranks among the 40 best universities in the world with top national programs across 19 colleges and schools.

By creating educational opportunities for all and leading cutting-edge research at scale, the University fosters positive social change, technological advancement, and economic progress showing the world that change really does start here.

Following our 10-year strategic plan, UT will become the world's highest-impact public research university, unleashing knowledge, opportunity and innovation from the heart of Texas.

Learn more about UT's mission and values , leadership and Change Starts Here strategic plan .

Purpose

Why Join Texas Development?

The University of Texas at Austin is on the front lines of the future : sparking the imagination, driving discovery and transforming lives.

And it's only possible because generous supporters believe in the power and promise of our state's flagship university to change the world.

Together, through one of the largest fundraising efforts in our state's history, we will support our people, amplify the unmatched potential of our place, and lead innovation through world-changing pursuits.

With more than $5 billion raised over the past six years, Texas Development is quickly becoming one of the best fundraising programs in higher education.

Texas Development is a dynamic community of 500+ fundraising professionals across the Forty Acres. We strive to reach the highest levels of achievement and success in all that we do by creating meaningful and powerful experiences for our donors.

Join us and change the world .

Benefits

The University provides a competitive benefits package that includes insurance and retirement

benefits in addition to other programs and services.

Texas Development supports growth by offering professional development opportunities that help every team member accomplish their goals, enrich their skillset and deepen their engagement with UT.

Purpose

To serve as the Director of Development, Major Gifts on Texas Development's Individual Philanthropy team. Successful candidates will work with the College of Liberal Arts and focus on identifying and cultivating prospects with a capacity of $100,000+ with an emphasis on soliciting gifts of $100,000 and above.

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.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

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. Must be able to travel frequently, overnight and weekends as necessary

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 thatALLRequired 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 questionspresented 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer :

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer ,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency :

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification :

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.

Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify :

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197.

For more information about E-Verify, please see the following :

  • E-Verify Poster (English) PDF
  • E-Verify Poster (Spanish) PDF
  • Right To Work Poster (English) PDF
  • Right To Work Poster (Spanish) PDF

Compliance :

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting.

Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report.

You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.

206, Austin, Texas 78701.

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