Executive Director of Advancement Services

Weber State University; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Retirement

Wellness program with release time

Tuition benefits

Free tickets to athletic and arts

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick leave

Job summary

Weber State University seeks an Executive Director of Advancement Services to lead strategic direction for donor data, reporting, and gift administration in support of a transformational fundraising campaign.

The role collaborates with university leadership, accounting, campus partners, and vendors to ensure scalable processes, accurate data, and timely insights across advancement operations. Strong leadership and cross-functional skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7 years of progressive experience in advancement services or fundraising operations with 5 years in leadership.
• Experience with CASE guidelines and IRS rules governing charitable gifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for advancement systems, data, reporting, and gift administration.
• Ensure systems and processes scale with the university's major fundraising campaign.
• Partner with University Advancement, Accounting, campus partners, and external vendors.
• Build training and support across the university.

Skills

Advancement services

Fundraising operations

Team leadership

CASE guidelines

IRS rules & regs

Job description

Executive Director of Advancement Services

Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).

Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Executive Director of Advancement Services

Requisition Number

Requisition Number S02512P

Position Category

Position Category Staff

Campus Location

Campus Location Weber State University - Ogden, UT

Hours per week

Hours per week 40

Months per year

Months per year 12

Pay Grade

Pay Grade E35

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Executive Director of Advancement Services, reporting directly to the Vice President for University Advancement, provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for advancement systems, data, reporting, and gift administration functions in support of the University’s fundraising and engagement goals. As Weber State is in year seven of its largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in history, the executive director will play a critical role in ensuring that advancement systems, data, reporting, gift administration, and operational processes are scalable, accurate, and aligned to support the increased activity and complexity associated with a transformational campaign. This role is responsible for setting the long-range vision and short-term operational strategy for the Advancement Services department to strengthen alumni engagement and increase philanthropic support of Weber State. Serving as a key member of the leadership team, the executive director partners closely with University Advancement leadership, Accounting Services, campus partners, and external vendors to ensure that systems, data, and processes effectively support fundraising priorities and organizational growth. The executive director will play a critical role in ensuring that advancement systems, data, reporting, gift administration, and operational processes are scalable, accurate, and aligned to support the increased activity and complexity associated with university fundraising campaigns. The executive director will build and maintain campus partnerships, offer training, guidance, and support across the university and to our community as needed, and is a member of key campus-wide committees.

Required Qualifications

Required:

• 7 years of progressive experience in advancement services or fundraising operations that includes 5 years of team leadership experience
• Experience with CASE guidelines and IRS Rules and Regulations governing charitable gifts

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred:

• Preference for experience in multiple areas of Advancement services (gift processing, stewardship/donor relations, reporting and analytics) rather than a single specialty track to ensure balanced focus on the various areas and how they work together.
• Preferred experience includes working in a higher education setting, using an inter-relational database such as Ellucian CRM Advance, using a report writing program such as Argos, and experience training all levels of staff.
• Evidence of seeking knowledge of and implementing industry standards best practices.
• Evidence of a service-oriented approach to supporting colleagues.
• Exceptional skills in written and oral communication, critical thinking, data analysis, problem solving, project management, and quality assurance.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior leadership, university administration, faculty, alumni, and fundraising staff.

A successful candidate will be willing to

Background Check? Yes

Benefits Summary

• medical
• dental
• long-term disability
• life insurance
• retirement
• a wellness program with release time and paid incentives
• tuition benefits
• free tickets to athletic and performing arts events
• paid holidays
• vacation
• sick leave

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 11/05/2026

Review Date

Review Date 11/19/2026

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Notes to Applicant

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU , we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $92,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package. Position will remain open until filled. Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

Physical Activity of this position

Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance., Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Physical Requirements of this position

Physical Requirements of this position Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or consistently to move objects, including the human body. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing only occasionally if ever.

Visual Acuity Requirements

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision.

Visual Acuity Requirements

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

Supplemental Questions

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• * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
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