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Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts, School of Social Work

Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts, School of Social Work

UT Health AustinAustin, TX, US
9 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts, School of Social Work

To serve the Associate Director of Development on Texas Development's GIFT Team, supporting the School of Social Work. Successful candidates will work closely with the School of Social Work 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 and understanding of university and School of Social Work priorities, vision, and mission.
  • Build and carry an active portfolio of 75-100 prospective donors.
  • Engage in qualification, strategy, development, relationship building, and closing of major gifts at $100,000+ for the School of Social Work.
  • Consistently produce $2,500,000+ 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 2 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 communications 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 experience.
  • Graduate degree.
  • Experience working in a large-scale complex academic research university.
  • Knowledge of UT Austin policies and procedures.
  • Salary Range

    $65,000.00

    Working Conditions

  • Typical office environment.
  • Must be able to travel frequently, overnight and weekends.
  • Able to work long hours, evenings and weekends.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.
  • This is an Austin, TX-based position.
  • 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 ALL Required 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 questions presented 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 and 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

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