Associate Director for Development, College of Fine Arts

Job Posting Title:

Associate Director for Development, College of Fine Arts

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Hiring Department:

College of Fine Arts

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The College of Fine Arts is the college of creativity at The University of Texas at Austin—a home for artists, performers, designers, scholars, educators, makers and creatives ready to change the world.

Benefits package:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage

• Retirement contributions

• Paid vacation and sick time 

• Paid holidays 

• Other services and perks .

This job description may not contain all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. Even if you don't qualify or have specific experience in every facet of this role, we encourage you to apply.

Purpose

To raise philanthropic support for the College of Fine Arts focusing on major gift donors with a capacity of $100,000 to $1,000,000 and soliciting gifts of $100,000 plus annually.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Management: Manage an active portfolio of 40 to 80 prospective donors. As a frontline fundraiser, engage in strategy, relationship building, solicitation, and closing of major gifts at 100,000 dollars plus levels. Within 24 months of the start date, consistently raise funds totaling 2.5 million dollars plus per year. Participate in proposal preparation, strategy development, and stewardship as required for donors in the portfolio.

• Reports and Tracking: Maintain appropriate electronic documentation on a timely basis, including proposal tracking, contact reports, donor strategies, and forecasting. Develop timely reports, letters, proposals, or gift agreements following a contact. Work effectively, collaboratively, and in a professional, service-oriented manner with Fine Arts faculty and academic leaders, gift officers, and the development staff.

• Networking, Events and Travel: Work with development professionals in the University Development Office to coordinate development activities and projects in complete accordance with university development policies. Travel in and out-of-state required and some evening and weekend work.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• A minimum of three years of increasingly responsible experience in major gifts fundraising in an institution of higher education or related fields.

• Demonstrated ability to execute successful full-cycle donor strategy. This includes experience in developing a strategic development plan for soliciting and securing gifts from private sources, a proven and measurable track record of successful face-to-face interactions with prospective donors, experience in establishing strategies for identifying, qualifying, and cultivating prospective donors, and experience in developing and presenting gift proposals to prospective donors.

• High degree of emotional intelligence.

• Demonstrated abilities of patience and perseverance.

• Demonstrated ability to achieve results.

• Highly effective communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal).

• Ability to think strategically and creatively and work well under pressure

• Demonstrated history of project management skills.

• Capable of working independently, while also engaging in collaboration with teammates and with colleagues across campus.

• Ability to travel frequently to visit prospects and donors.

• Ability to use discretion and maintain integrity.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters’ Degree.

• More than three years of increasingly responsible experience in major gifts fundraising in an institution of higher education or related fields.

• Familiarity with the UT-Austin development operations, procedures, and databases.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

$75,000 - $85,000

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment.

• Must be able to travel frequently, overnight and weekends

• Able to work long hours, evenings and weekends

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.