Senior Director, Philanthropy & Growth Strategy

The University of Texas at Dallas; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Employee tuition assistance

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The University of Texas at Dallas is seeking a Senior Director of Development & Philanthropic Strategy to lead a comprehensive fundraising program focused on major and principal gifts, positioned to drive transformational support for brain health initiatives.

Reporting to leadership, you will cultivate ultra-high-net-worth donors, manage a strategic portfolio, and align fundraising with institutional priorities while partnering with academic and administrative leaders to advance goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with ten years of work experience in related field.
• Advanced degree and 15+ years of demonstrated success within complex, high-performing nonprofit organizations leading principal gift strategies, comprehensive campaigns, and partnerships with executive leadership and high-level volunteer boards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute a comprehensive philanthropic strategy that advances Center for BrainHealth’s mission, strategic priorities, and long-term growth objectives.
• Secure transformational philanthropic investments by cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding principal and major gift prospects, including ultra-high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and corporate partners.
• Manage a strategic portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects, developing sophisticated engagement and investment strategies aligned with organizational priorities.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, providing counsel on fundraising strategy, philanthropic opportunities, donor engagement, and resource development initiatives.
• Build and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, including donors, board members, community leaders, and strategic partners to expand philanthropic support and engagement.
• Lead an integrated fundraising function encompassing major gifts, principal gifts, planned giving, foundation relations, corporate partnerships, and donor stewardship.

Education

Bachelor’s degree with ten years of work experience in related field

Advanced degree and 15+ years of demonstrated success within complex, high-performing nonprofit organizations leading principal gift strategies, comprehensive campaigns, and partnerships with executive leadership and high-level volunteer boards

Job description

The University of Texas at Dallas is seeking a Senior Director of Development & Philanthropic Strategy to lead a comprehensive fundraising program focused on major and principal gifts, positioned to drive transformational support for brain health initiatives.

Reporting to leadership, you will cultivate ultra-high-net-worth donors, manage a strategic portfolio, and align fundraising with institutional priorities while partnering with academic and administrative leaders to advance goals.