Director of Development, School of Leadership and Education Sciences (USD)

University of San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of San Diego seeks a Director of Development for the School of Leadership and Education Sciences to lead major gift fundraising and shape a comprehensive donor program aligned with campus priorities.

Reporting to the AVP and working with the Dean, you will cultivate relationships with faculty, alumni, parents, corporations and foundations, focusing on gifts of $25,000 and above to advance the university's mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum five years of fundraising experience.
• Experience in higher education is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead major gift fundraising for the School and university priorities.
• Collaborate with the Associate Vice President and Dean to develop a comprehensive fundraising program.
• Secure private support from faculty, alumni, and donors at all giving levels, focusing on gifts of $25,000+.

Skills

Fundraising

Management

Administrative skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Director of Development, School of Leadership and Education Sciences (USD)

Posted on April 29, 2021

The University of San Diego is set at the edge of an international gateway on a campus that’s consistently ranked among the nation’s most beautiful. Its focus on academic excellence — inspired by faith, infused with contemporary Catholic values and nurtured in a warm, community environment — empowers innovative, confident, original thinkers to make positive contributions by confronting humanity’s urgent challenges in places near and far. San Diego’s proximity to the U.S./Mexico border, where communities and cultures converge, provides its students and faculty members with unique opportunities to learn, to put theory into action, and to find new ways to lead purposeful lives.

With more than 8,000 students from 85 countries and 50 states, the University of San Diego is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. Its small class sizes, compassionate culture, unique learning opportunities, study-abroad opportunities, and state-of-the-art resources ensure that graduates of its undergraduate and graduate programs succeed after graduation and throughout their lives.

The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic institution committed to advancing academic excellence, expanding liberal and professional knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community, and preparing leaders who are dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service. The University of San Diego expresses its Catholic identity by witnessing and probing the Christian message as proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church. The university promotes the intellectual exploration of religious faith, recruits persons and develops programs supporting the university’s mission, and cultivates an active faith community. It is committed to the dignity and fullest development of the whole person. The Catholic tradition of the university provides the foundation upon which the core values listed below support the mission.

As a Catholic institution, the University of San Diego seeks to represent the diversity and beauty of God’s creation as a way to understand and work to eliminate injustices on its campus, in its local community, and around the world. The university is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and collaborative community and values students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds and faith traditions. As a university committed to academic excellence, it strives to include diverse perspectives as a way of maximizing the transformative potential of learning, teaching, and scholarship.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with the University of San Diego in the search for a Director of Development, School of Leadership and Education Sciences.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, the Director of Development, School of Leadership and Education Sciences will be responsible for major gift fundraising duties for the School and university-wide priorities. Working with the Associate Vice President and the Dean, the Director will develop a comprehensive fundraising program for private support from faculty, staff, alumni, parents, friends, corporations, foundations, and individuals in the San Diego community and across the country at all levels of giving to the university but with particular emphasis on major gifts of $25,000 or more.

HOW TO APPLY

A bachelor’s degree is required for this position as is at least five years of experience in fundraising, including demonstrated management and administrative skills. Experience in higher education is preferred. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of the University of San Diego to advance academic excellence, expand liberal and professional knowledge, create a diverse and inclusive community, and prepare leaders who are dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service.