Director, Major Gifts for University Advancement

SupportFinity™; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

San José State University seeks a Director of Development for Business to secure philanthropic support for campus priorities. You will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts while building strong relationships with academic leaders and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include portfolio management, donor strategy development, and collaboration across university Advancement to maximize fundraising impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising.
• Experience developing donor-centric solicitation strategies leading to closing major gifts.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned prospect portfolio of key individuals supporting university fundraising priorities.
• Coordinate with the Prospect Research Team to expand and align a prospect pipeline with university priorities.
• Actively manage a donor portfolio with goals for visits and fundraising outcomes.
• Develop and execute plans to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major-gift prospects.
• Present top prospect strategies to supervisor and team for review.
• Collaborate with college leadership and university administrators on donor-centric strategies.

Skills

Donor cultivation

Major gifts fundraising

Communication skills

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Ethical standards

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Fundraising databases

Job description

San José State University seeks a Director of Development for Business to secure philanthropic support for campus priorities. You will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts while building strong relationships with academic leaders and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include portfolio management, donor strategy development, and collaboration across university Advancement to maximize fundraising impact.