Director of Development II, Regional Philanthropy, East Coast

Department Summary

​​University Advancement (UA) supports the University of Oregon’s (UO) mission of providing exceptional teaching, discovery, and service by strategically positioning the university to create awareness, build long-term relationships, and secure resources that increase understanding and further its aims. We are committed to fostering equity and inclusion in a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment that recognizes the value of all members of our community.

The Office of Development as part of University Advancement (UA) has a mission to maximize philanthropic impact at the University of Oregon. We do this by identifying, connecting and engaging alumni and friends around the globe with their passions to advance the vision and priorities of the university.​

Position Summary

​​The Director of Regional Philanthropy, East Coast reports to a Senior Director of Regional Philanthropy with dotted line supervision from the Assistant Vice President for Regional Philanthropy.

​This field-oriented position requires frequent travel and direct contact with donors and prospects. The Director works collaboratively with colleagues in the assigned unit, Development, and across the university to identify new prospects and strategically cultivate alumni, parents, and friends. The Director is responsible for meeting fundraising goals as they relate to the strategic needs of the university and the assigned unit, priority, or region. Productivity will be measured through the growth of individual performance and regional team commitments.

The Director will oversee a major gift fundraising portfolio that is responsible to support key priorities, which could include, but are not limited to, student success, financial aid and scholarships, academic programs, and capital projects by raising gifts from alumni, friends, and parent / family prospects rated $100,000 - $999,999.

​The Director will be responsible for individual visits and asks, securing philanthropic revenue and will demonstrate a commitment to supporting a diverse and inclusive work culture and work with diverse external stakeholders. Productivity will be measured through the growth of individual performance and regional team commitments.

This position will help coach the Leadership Annual and Mid-Level giving development officers covering the East Coast and include them in regional strategy meetings.

The Director will be responsible for the oversight and provision of individual solicitation strategies, ensuring that prospects are moving through the donor philanthropic process at pace; successfully managing a portfolio of prospects and meeting their own fundraising objectives.

​The Director will serve as the expert on the cultural and philanthropic values of the East Coast with a deep understanding of the regions’ demographic profile, particularly in the Tri-State (NY, CT, NJ), DMV (DC, Maryland, VA), Boston areas. The Director will manage a thoughtful and strategic discovery process for unmanaged rated prospects across the leadership and major giving prospect managers in the East Coast States and develop a strategic plan for regional fundraising growth and engagement that aligns with the priorities and goals.

This position is expected to build a pipeline for future philanthropic leaders in the region with a concerted focus on prospects from diverse backgrounds, provide intelligence on existing prospects, seek feedback on programming, and the hosting of events.

Critical to the success of the Director will be the ability to effectively collaborate with fellow regional directors of development, the AVP for Central Development Programs, as well as other fundraising leaders in academic schools, Intercollegiate Athletics, the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact (Knight Campus), The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health (Ballmer Institute), and Principal Gifts.

Travel within the assigned region(s) as well as to cities in other states up to 75% of the time is an essential expectation of this position.​

Minimum Requirements

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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
• Three years of professional fundraising experience or five years combined experience in development and in a closely related field such as corporate sales.​