Director, Foundation & Corporate Partnerships

University of North Texas - Denton; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Texas in Denton seeks a Director, Foundation Relations to lead proposal development and stewardship within the CFR team. Reporting to the Executive Director, you will drive strategies to secure private foundation and corporate support, manage pipelines, conduct prospect research, and ensure timely, compliant submissions.

The role collaborates with faculty and staff, strengthening partnerships, and contributing to annual fundraising goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and four years of related professional experience.
• Ability to develop competitive grant proposals and reports.
• Experience working with faculty and donors in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate proposal development from concept through submission, establishing timelines, facilitating stakeholder participation, and ensuring competitive, high-quality proposals are submitted on schedule.
• Coordinate and organize all standard and unique submission materials, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with funder guidelines and institutional approval processes throughout the proposal cycle.
• Review, edit and assemble grant proposals, letters of inquiry, concept papers, and other foundation and corporate funding requests in collaboration with development officers and faculty.
• Guide and support content creation and submit proposals for new, unassigned or smaller and mid-level foundation opportunities identified by CFR, faculty, or other advancement colleagues.
• Create reusable core narrative content that can be adapted for multiple proposal submissions supporting key university priorities and initiatives.

Skills

Prospect research

Proposal development

Grant writing

Relationship management

Project management

Microsoft Office

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Database management

AI tools

Job description

The University of North Texas in Denton seeks a Director, Foundation Relations to lead proposal development and stewardship within the CFR team. Reporting to the Executive Director, you will drive strategies to secure private foundation and corporate support, manage pipelines, conduct prospect research, and ensure timely, compliant submissions.

The role collaborates with faculty and staff, strengthening partnerships, and contributing to annual fundraising goals.