Head of engineering and development

Directs and coordinates funds raising efforts for the School of Dentistry and coordinates institution-wide fund raising activities within the school.

Leads the solicitation of major gifts for defined school and institutional priorities.

Manages a portfolio of high potential prospects and collaborates with the institutional advancement team to coordinate cultivation and solicitation strategies to close gifts to drive private support for the school and institution.

Leads the strategic development of relationships with donors and prospects in a manner that best meets the needs of the donor and maximizes fundraising potential for institutional priorities.

Collaborates with the Dean, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, Program Directors, faculty and staff to prepare and submit private funding proposals.

Utilizes Salesforce database to coordinate donor plans and donor recognition as well as report on progress of activity.

Provides supervision and management of department employees.

Measures and assesses performance for employees and contributes to decisions regarding assignments, schedules and promotions.

Serves as the primary point of contact for department personnel hiring and termination.

Qualifications Experienced fundraiser with strong knowledge of institutional advancement and development.

Ability to make persuasive presentations to the community and close major and planned gifts.

Demonstrated leadership in raising major gifts to advance strategic organizational goals in a University environment.

Ability to travel as required to maintain relationships with donors and to cultivate prospects.

Excellent writing and communication skills with the ability to write complex documents in a prescribed format including proposals and grants, also correspondence and letters.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) required.

Skills Bachelor degree is required.

About Us The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence — advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science, engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity, business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Company Culture.

Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.

Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Disability - Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.

FSAs - Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.

Retirement - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.

Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.

Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.

Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year.

It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

Job Schedule Full time

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