Development Director

University of Utah, United States

Updated: about 7 hours ago
Location: Salt Lake City, UTAH
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 21 Jul 2025

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Open Date 04/22/2025
Requisition Number PRN41688B
Job Title Development Director
Working Title Director of Leadership and Pipeline Annual Giving
Job Grade G
FLSA Code Executive
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
VP Area President
Department 00702 - Development Services
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $85,000.00 - $100,000.00
Close Date 07/21/2025
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
The Director of Leadership Annual Giving and pipeline reports to the Senior of Annual Giving and oversees all aspects of University Advancement’s leadership annual giving efforts and works closely with campus areas to help promote the best practices in this space. The Director of Leadership Annual Giving is responsible for promoting and instilling best practices to maintain and grow the community of donors and gifts to the U. This is accomplished by fulfilling the following responsibilities.
At the University of Utah, we ask a lot of our employees, which is why we give so much in return. In addition to your competitive salary, medical/dental/vision/life plan and up to 14.2% contribution to your retirement plan, we have the following perks, including:
  • Flexibility: One-two days a week (depending on our schedule) feel free to skip the commute and hit your deadlines from home.
  • Office culture: we have a highly collaborative office. Dress code is business/casual. You’ll have a cohort of peer alumni relations professionals with whom you can strategize and collaborate.
  • Wellness in action: take advantage of our many health and wellness programs on-campus and virtually. This includes mental health and resiliency support, discount on outdoor recreation rentals and Eccles Student Life Center, nutrition services, and more.
Responsibilities
· Build and manage the leadership annual giving officers and provide them with the needed tools, skills, and guidance to succeed. Increase this team from 1 to 4 full-time officers.
· Supervise the Manager of the Student Philanthropy and Engagement Center. Oversee the development of leads, upgrades, and donor pipeline development from the center.
· Cultivate student fundraisers and Manager into potential LAG and/or DXO programs.
· Collaborate with other areas within University Advancement and campus partners to achieve goals and bring in more donors (Specifically, the teams of Gift Processing, Prospect Management, Legacy Giving, and Stewardship teams).
· Be a pipeline building expert and service provider for university campus areas. On behalf of campus areas, execute leadership annual giving strategies that follow best practice. Campus areas include 18 colleges, U Alumni, University of Utah Health, five on-campus arts organizations, and other non-academic campus areas. With a priority given to constituent units directly supported by University Advancement.
· Develop and execute university-wide solicitation and upgrade strategies for the donor cycles of discovery, leadership annual gifts, upgrades, and hand-offs to major or principal gifts.
· Implement a robust plan for leadership annual giving level donors, stewardship and leads with both the Annual Giving Team and Central Donor Relations Team.
· Work one on one with a portfolio of individual donors (up to 75) to cultivate and solicit upper-level annual gifts and select major gifts.
· Help drive competitions such as March Forward, Giving Day, end of calendar year, and other gift acquisition and engagement programs that empower frontline fundraisers.
· Analyze and report on results to guide future annual giving strategy and inform university leadership of annual progress and long-term trends.
This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required
Nearly Continuously: Office environment.
Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required
Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.
Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.
Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communication, Public Relations, English, or a related field, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Five years experience in fundraising, marketing, sales, business, public relations, annual, corporate or foundation giving which includes two years of budgeting and supervisory experience. Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills required. Experience in grant or proposal writing, public speaking, a background working with print and/or electronic media, an understanding of university fundraising practices and personnel management is preferred.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
Preferences
  • Applicants have a history of closing gifts from $10,000 – $49,999
  • Can establish long-term relationships with donors
  • Experience in Higher Education
  • Experience working with Salesforce or Kindsight CRMs
  • Ability to travel around the state of Utah for strategic donor events and engagements
  • Adaptability
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/
Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu
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Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  • * Do you have a related Bachelor's degree or equivalency? (2 years related work experience may be substituted for 1 year of education)
    • Yes
    • No
  • * How many years of fundraising (annual, corporate, or foundation giving), marketing, sales, business, and/or public relations experience do you have?
    • Less than 3 years
    • 3 years or more, but less than 5 years
    • 5 years or more, but less than 8 years
    • 8 years or more, but less than 12 years
    • 12 years or more
  • * How many years of budgeting and supervisory experience do you have?
    • Less than 1 year
    • 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
    • 2 year or more, but less than 4 years
    • 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
    • 6 years or more

    • Applicant Documents
    Required Documents
  • Resume
    • Optional Documents
  • Cover Letter
  • Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Document Description for More Information – Addendum to the University of Utah – Veteran Only
  • Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Description for More Information – Appropriate discharge document (such as DD-2214) – Veteran Only

    • University Human Resource Management
    250 East 200 South, Suite 125 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
    Contact us: (801) 581-2169 By Email: employment@utah.edu

     


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