Liberal Arts Director of Development (Donor Engagement and Stewardship)

Job Posting Title: Liberal Arts Director of Development (Donor Engagement and Stewardship) Hiring Department: College of Liberal Arts Position Open To: All Applicants Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA Earliest Start Date: Immediately Position Duration: Expected to Continue Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS Job Details General Notes What benefits do I receive with UT? The university offers an impressive benefits package. For more details on benefits, please see: and For more information about the College of Liberal Arts, please visit: Our college seeks to build a supportive, growth-minded community and cultivate outstanding and courageous leaders. For more information on the college staff leadership academy, please visit: For more information on college staff professional development, please visit: Purpose Manage and execute activities spanning the full Donor Engagement Process to identify, engage, and steward alumni, parents and donors for the College of Liberal Arts. Responsibilities Leadership and Project Management Demonstrate leadership, professional assertiveness and relationship management in the donor relations space. Lead day-to-day operational oversight, collaborative and strategic planning, development, coordination, and implementation of a comprehensive alumni and donor engagement and stewardship program. Partner with leadership to identify top stewardship prospects and initiatives. Manage and develop direct reports focused on targeted communications to specific groups of donors, alumni and parents; annual giving activities; campaigns; programmatic stewardship; and individual stewardship plans (ISP). Create systems of measurement and metrics to improve continuously. Supervise alumni engagement and donor stewardship tracking. Contribute to working knowledge of College's desire to continuously improve stewardship practices and create a culture of philanthropy. Remove barriers to effective communication; allow others space to speak their perspective; surface and address conflict. Build and manage relationships that encourage collaboration by valuing others’ emotions, input, and curiosity. Collaboration and Engagement Engage in two-way communication acknowledging input from the Frontline Team. Collaborate and partner with colleagues and students across the College of Liberal Arts and the University to shape the vision for stewardship. Develop resources and guidance to support internal and external philanthropic stakeholders in communications, annual giving and campaigns, general stewardship efforts, individual stewardship plans, and targeted plans for affinity groups. Liaise with relevant stakeholders to collect and curate data for metrics reporting and advancement. Administration Lead strategy and execution of affinity group engagement, using data as a guide, and noting all activity in CRM. Make strategic personal connections of prospective donors to specific areas of interest and engagement in the College; execute all affinity group engagement strategies; create metric-driven goals and strategies for local and regional events and oversee execution of events in coordination with COLA events director and development teams in UDO and other CSUs. Manage an annual stewardship event working directly with the COLA Director of Events. Plan and facilitate both virtual and in-person stewardship gatherings. Provide direction and oversight in the planning and implementation of stewardship-specific activities at events. Engage with donors and constituents on sensitive complaints and issues. Show initiative and interest in professional development including for direct reports. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree. A minimum of five years of experience in higher education fundraising. A minimum of two years of supervisory experience. Highly effective communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal). Outstanding project management skills. Excellence in collaborative team work, problem-analyzing, problem-solving, and customer service. Demonstrated high attention to details and accountability. Ability to use discretion and maintain integrity and professionalism. High degree of proficiency in computer applications, including CRMs and Microsoft Office. Demonstrated excellent organizational skills with attention to detail. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Frontline gift officer experience. Masters degree. Working knowledge of UT Austin's policies and procedures. Salary Range $85,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions Must be able to travel and work outside of regular hours when needed. Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest 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. 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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