Senior Director of Gift Planning & Strategy

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Job summary

The University of Utah is seeking a Senior Director of Gift Planning to lead a comprehensive planned giving program within University Advancement. You will develop strategy, growth, and execution across schools, colleges, and areas to encourage and document planned gifts.

You will manage a team of up to three staff, partner with IFR leadership and donor relations, and build systems, training, and marketing to support frontline fundraisers in qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding

Qualifications

• 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
• Senior Director, Advancement Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 14 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 12 years of directly related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage and maintain an appropriately sized portfolio of planned gift prospects and donors at the stages of identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward.
• Works with the various Advancement Services teams and the Fund Development Specialist in Gift Planning to ensure systematic coding of donors and plans are recorded so that reports and metrics related to planned gift fundraising performance are accurate and reflect fund raiser activity.
• The Senior Director will partner with leadership and all frontline fund raisers, particularly major gift staff, as well as work with deans and institutional leaders, to encourage the development of and to provide support for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding planned gifts.
• Creates, implements, and provides oversight to the engagement of a Gift Planning and Financial Advisors Council comprised of local leaders in the financial planning space.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Leadership

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

The University of Utah is seeking a Senior Director of Gift Planning to lead a comprehensive planned giving program within University Advancement. You will develop strategy, growth, and execution across schools, colleges, and areas to encourage and document planned gifts.

You will manage a team of up to three staff, partner with IFR leadership and donor relations, and build systems, training, and marketing to support frontline fundraisers in qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding