Development Specialist, Partner Success

Job Posting Title :

Development Specialist, Partner Success

Hiring Department :

University Development Office

Position Open To : All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours :

40

FLSA Status : Exempt

Earliest Start Date :

Oct 15, 2025

Position Duration : Expected to Continue

Location : UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details : 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 .

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 nearly $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 more than 450 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 work in collaboration with the Annual Giving Programs team (AGP) and the colleges, schools and units (CSUs) at The University of Texas at Austin to create and support multi-channel marketing campaigns for alumni, friends, parents and students.

Responsibilities

Act as account manager for key CSUs clients of annual giving programs.

Coordinate and participate in regular meetings with CSU clients.

Work with CSU partners to develop and guide annual giving strategy throughout the fiscal year including planned solicitations strategies as well as one-off time-sensitive projects.

Build AGP and CSU relationship through relationship building, consulting, strategy, testing, and reporting results.

Project Management

Project lead internal and CSU specific multi-channel campaigns throughout the fiscal year.

Help coordinate projects and create creative briefs for each project.

Work within Asana, AGP's project management tool, to manage projects and collaborate on work amongst internal and cross-campus colleagues.

Work with AGP leadership to coordinate documentation of processes and procedures.

Reporting

Collaborate with Associate Director and internal and cross-team partners to analyze completed campaign results to help inform future marketing strategies.

Report on results to CSU Clients, the AGP Team, and leadership regularly.

Review, write, and proofread copy for Annual Giving Program projects and ensure that the copy is in line with university messaging and annual giving best practices.

Coordinate and work with vendors as needed to produce above campaigns.

Other duties as assigned, including providing ad hoc support for annual giving programs campaigns like 40 Hours for the Forty Acres, student giving, texting, etc.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and at least one year of professional experience in nonprofit or higher education advancement / development.

Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize, organize and work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Exceptional verbal and written communications skills with both internal and external audiences.

Strong attention to detail.

The ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of higher education fundraising and Texas' philanthropy.

Excellent editing skills and experience with fundraising writing.

Experience with donor CRMs (Salesforce is a plus), project management tools (Asana is a plus) and commercial printing / production processes.

Experience with direct marketing channels including phone, email, mail, texting, and crowdfunding.

Experience with direct marketing channels including phone, email, mail, texting and crowdfunding.

A strong drive to be successful and the ability to think strategically.

Salary Range

$54,000

Working Conditions

Works in standard office conditions, in a shared office environment, with repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Evening and weekend hours may be required during peak periods and special events.

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 position is eligible for hybrid work.

Required Materials

Applications must include :

Resume / CV

Letter of interest

Three work references with contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

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 that 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.

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 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.