Senior Director, Principal Gifts Strategy & Impact

The University of Texas at Austin; Utah; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Senior Executive Director of Development for Principal Gift Strategy to lead fundraising strategy at the principal gift level. This role will manage 3+ regional managers and work with campus leaders to maximize major gift performances.

Responsibilities include developing the Principal Gift band strategy, setting annual fundraising targets, coordinating with Chief Development Officers and the President's Office, and driving donor engagements across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of 3-5 years as a successful manager of major gift or principal gift fundraisers and/or programs.

Responsibilities

• To develop the Principal Gift band strategy in collaboration with development leadership.
• Set year-over-year growth fundraising targets and track and maintain responsibility to achieve band goal success.
• Translate institutional fundraising targets into Principal Gift band expectations for Chief Development Officers and the President's Office.
• Work with managers and PRM on goal setting for the band.
• Monitor principal gift planned solicitations and coach gift officers to solicitation success.
• Deliver a consolidated proposal forecast using consistent stage definitions across contributing officers and colleges, schools and units.
• Explain forecast variances, risks, and recommended band-level actions to fundraising leadership across campus.
• Lead regular pipeline reviews with key development teams to develop action plans with owners, and deadlines.
• Review visits, prospect engagement, proposals, and closures with necessary development stakeholders to identify trends and gaps.
• Partner with key development teams to identify gaps in proposal quality, moves management, portfolio coverage, and stewardship.
• Coordinate donor strategy and warm handoffs when opportunities move between gift bands.
• Track the results of agreed actions and elevate persistent barriers or resource needs to GIFT leadership.
• Work in partnership with the learning and development team to develop gift officer training specific to principal giving strategies and activities.
• Serve as a manager to senior fundraisers who manage our principal and major gift fundraisers across our college, school, and units.
• Carry a small personal portfolio and model fundraising expectations.
• Serve on a Metrics Refresh Task Force to determine future metric expectations for the principal gift officers.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Major gift fundraising

Principal gifts

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Senior Executive Director of Development for Principal Gift Strategy to lead fundraising strategy at the principal gift level. This role will manage 3+ regional managers and work with campus leaders to maximize major gift performances.

Responsibilities include developing the Principal Gift band strategy, setting annual fundraising targets, coordinating with Chief Development Officers and the President's Office, and driving donor engagements across