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About the Role
Serve as the Senior Director of Development for Principal Gifts and Corporate & Foundation Relations, reporting directly to the Chief Development Officer (CDO) of the College of Pharmacy. Directs a large and active portfolio of prospective and current donors to secure principal and major gifts for the college.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain an active portfolio of 70-80 prospective donors, engaging in qualification, strategy development, relationship building, and closing of principal gifts, aiming to consistently produce $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 in principal donor gifts annually within 18 months.
- Partner with the CDO and leverage University Corporate Relations and Foundation Relations teams to develop strategies for engaging and securing philanthropic support from corporations and foundations (C&F), including proposal development and submission.
- Coordinate all grant activities with faculty, university leaders, and C&F representatives.
- Participate in goal setting, proposal preparation, strategy development, and stewardship for donors in the portfolio.
- Successfully and consistently deliver funding proposals to prospective and current donors.
- Manage and cultivate the Industry Advisory Board with faculty and academic leaders.
- Collaborate effectively with faculty, academic leaders, and other development staff to identify campus-wide funding opportunities to meet campaign goals.
- Utilize a fundraising database and prospecting tools, maintaining timely electronic documentation 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 professionally with all University development officers to advance the development goals of the University.
- Perform additional duties as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Demonstrated ability to execute successful full-cycle donor strategy.
- High degree of emotional intelligence.
- Ability to drive principal gift and C&F funding results.
- Highly effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- 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.
- Ability to travel frequently to visit prospects and donors.
- Ability to use discretion and maintain integrity and professionalism.
- Ability to serve as a college liaison to ensure successful collaboration with the central university Foundation Relations and Corporate Relations offices.
- Ability to secure cross-collaborative large-scale proposals across college, schools and units (CSUs) at a large university.
- Ability to work with internal partners, including other gift officers and teams within Texas Development to develop proposals and reports on interdisciplinary funding initiatives.
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Skills
- Fundraising database utilization
- Prospecting tools
- Project management
- Strategic thinking
- Creative thinking
- Interpersonal communication
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
Location
- AUSTIN, TX
Work Type
- In-person
- Hybrid (flexibility for remote work on a case-by-case basis)
- Requires additional hours or weekends as needed
- Requires travel
Experience Level
- Senior
- Five years of directly related experience (Preferred)
- Successfully closed several $1,000,000+ gifts in health or higher education (Preferred)
- Experience in building partnerships in pharmaceutical and/or health sciences (Preferred)
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000+
Benefits
- Insurance
- Teachers Retirement System (TRS) retirement benefits
- Paid vacation
- Sick time off
- Holiday time off
- Access to employee professional development services
- Access to employee wellness services
- Opportunity to qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) federal program
About the Company
- The University of Texas at Austin provides competitive compensation plans plus a comprehensive benefits package.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.