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About the Role
Serve as a Director of Major Gifts for the Jackson School of Geosciences, focusing on major gift donors with a capacity of $100,000 to $1,000,000, and soliciting gifts of $100,000+ annually.
Responsibilities
- Build and carry an active portfolio of 40 to 80 prospective donors.
- Engage in qualification, strategy development, relationship building, and closing of major gift(s) at $100,000+ for the Jackson School of Geosciences.
- Proactively engage, cultivate, and solicit Jackson School of Geosciences parents.
- Consistently produce $2,000,000+ per year within 18 months of the start date.
- 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 and reach campaign goals.
- Maintain appropriate electronic documentation on a timely basis, including engagement activities, proposal tracking, contact reports, donor strategies, and forecasting in VIP.
- 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.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Demonstrated ability to execute successful full-cycle donor strategy.
- High degree of emotional intelligence.
- Demonstrated ability to show tenacity and be nimble.
- Ability to drive results in a complex, highly matrixed organization.
- 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.
- Ability and willingness 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.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
- Must be able to travel frequently and overnight as necessary.
- Regular and consistent attendance is required.
Skills
- Major gift fundraising
- Donor relations
- Strategic planning
- Communication (written, verbal, interpersonal)
- Project management
- Collaboration
- Discretion
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Location
- AUSTIN, TX
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-site
Experience Level
- Director
- Five + years of major or planned giving experience in higher education or non-profit fundraising (preferred)
- Experience raising funds for the sciences in higher education (preferred)
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Advanced degree or CFRE certification (preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- OPEN
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package including insurance and retirement benefits.
- Professional development opportunities.
About the Company
- The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, ranks among the best universities in the world.
- With 76 programs ranked in the top 10, UT Austin is the #1 public university in Texas and the #7 public university in the nation.
- Supports more than 55,000 students, 4,750 faculty, and 15,000 staff.
- Texas Development is a dynamic community of 500+ fundraising professionals.
- Strives to reach the highest levels of achievement and success by creating meaningful and powerful experiences for donors.
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.