Senior Associate Director, Gift Planning

CASE; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire is seeking a dynamic, relationship-driven gift planning professional to help shape the future of this renowned university.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Gift Planning, the Senior Associate Director will advise donors, prospective donors, and Development staff on charitable gift planning, growing outright gifts, bequests, and other estate gifts. This role offers fully remote work with quarterly campus travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in planned giving, law, development, or financial services.
• Strong written and verbal communication; polished presence in front of a room.
• Ability to work independently with strong team collaboration and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a charitable gift planning advisor to donors, prospective donors, and Development staff.
• Grow outright gifts, bequests, life income gifts, and other estate planned gifts.
• Support the capital campaign planning and partner with alumni, trustees, and Dartmouth family.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (MBA/Law/Tax)

Tools

PG Calc

Job description

Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire is seeking a dynamic, relationship-driven gift planning professional ready to help shape the future of one of the nation's great research universities.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Gift Planning, the Senior Associate Director will serve as a charitable gift planning advisor to the Dartmouth community, including donors, prospective donors and Development staff. As Dartmouth prepares for its next capital campaign, this position will build on the Gift Planning program's strong foundation and partner closely with alumni, trustees, and other members of the Dartmouth family to grow outright gifts, bequests, life income gifts, and other creative forms of estate planned giving.

The ideal candidate brings a bachelor’s degree and eight-plus years of experience in planned giving, law, development, financial services, or the equivalent (professional experience and relevant advanced education may be combined). An advanced degree in a related field (business administration, tax, or law) or a professional designation (CPA, CFA, securities license) is a strong plus. We're looking for someone with a genuine appetite for mastering the tax, investment, and legal dimensions of charitable giving; outstanding written and verbal communication skills and a polished presence in front of a room; sharp negotiation and interpersonal instincts; the confidence to work independently paired with real team spirit; and strong project management, organizational, and strategic thinking abilities. Familiarity with PG Calc planned gift software is a plus.

This role offers the flexibility of a fully remote work arrangement, with a preference for candidates willing to travel to the Hanover campus at least quarterly, plus travel to visit prospects.