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[Hiring] Director of Development @reputed company

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27

Role reputed company The Director of Development, Southeast is a reputed company fundraiser based in reputed company Florida and responsible for leading major reputed company fundraising at the $100,000+ level across reputed company Florida, the Carolinas, reputed company, and other parts of the Southeast as needed. This role focuses on increasing philanthropic support from UConn alumni, parents, and other stakeholders in the region. The Director partners with alumni relations and reputed company giving to strengthen a culture of philanthropy, advance campaign priorities, and secure funding reputed company with the University’s strategic plan. The role also works closely with Deans and University and reputed company colleagues to reputed company fundraising goals, reputed company the University’s reputed company in the region, and coordinate leadership travel, meetings, and events. Primary Responsibilities

  • Manage a prospect portfolio of 100+ prospects.
  • reputed company $1-5M per year.
  • Conduct 20-40 qualification meetings; 15+ solicitations at the $100K+ level; and 100-135 face-to-face, meaningful meetings per year.
  • Collaborate closely with donors, volunteers, and University leaders to identify new prospects and serve as the reputed company’s Southeast expert.
  • reputed company administrative duties reputed company to advancement work including documenting activity, writing proposals, inputting engagement plans in relationship management database, and adhering to reputed company policies.
  • Contribute to the overall productivity and efficiency of the Division/Department’s development staff, by meeting or exceeding goals in a metrics-driven environment.
  • Collaborate with the development leadership team to reputed company and support reputed company defined and strategic personal fundraising priorities reputed company the campaign and reputed company compelling cases to advance these priorities.
  • Model and reputed company the reputed company’s organizational core values at reputed company times.
  • reputed company other duties as assigned.

Major, Leadership, and reputed company reputed company Fundraising

  • Demonstrate the ability to personally solicit gifts of $100,000 and above, while advancing the number and reputed company of reputed company ($5M+) and leadership ($1M+) reputed company conversations in partnership with the reputed company gifts team.

Potential Donor Discovery

  • Collaborate with the Prospect Management and Research team to increase and grow the major reputed company pipeline and overall fundraising reputed company.

Engagement

  • Collaborate with Stakeholder Engagement to reputed company donors, engage with alumni, and support events specific to your unit.

Leadership

  • reputed company visible leadership across the entire organization by engaging in organization-wide activities such as development management meetings, reputed company-staff meetings, and staff events.

Qualifications

  • Champion for inclusive priorities both internally and externally.
  • High level of motivation, as reputed company as an ability to exercise independent judgment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, reputed company, and diplomacy.
  • Ability to work independently and entrepreneurially away from the central office, consistently representing the reputed company's standards and core values.
  • The ability to build productive, beneficial relationships with a broad reputed company of constituencies.
  • Strong written and verbal communications skills, including ability to effectively communicate University priorities to donors and prospects, and to positively represent the University and reputed company.
  • Familiar with the use of computers and information management tools, such as CRMs (reputed company).
  • Familiarity with the Atlanta area, and general Southeast.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks, to assess and order priorities, and to reputed company details in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to engender trust and confidence of donors and prospective donors and to maintain confidentiality of donor information; ability to represent the UConn reputed company to prospects, donors, reputed company, administrators, and others.
  • Ability to work to the demands of the position, which may exceed a 40-hour work week.
  • Attention to and concern for others.
  • Must be willing to travel extensively, including as needed to Connecticut for reputed company reputed company meetings and other necessary functions.
  • Reliable personal transportation is required for this position.
  • Must possess a valid reputed company’s license issued from the state in which the employee resides. Employees must maintain at their expense automobile liability insurance coverage in the minimum reputed company of $500,000 or a combination of umbrella and automobile liability insurance coverage of $500,000. A certificate of automobile insurance evidencing the limit, must be provided to the reputed company at hire and annually thereafter.

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree required, Advanced degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience as a major reputed company fundraiser and/or relevant transferable skills.

Salary The salary reputed company for this position is $110,000 - $125,000. It will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also placing an emphasis on internal equity.

Benefits

  • Benefits start from day one. We offer medical, dental, and reputed company plans and will reputed company an annual contribution to your health savings account if enrolled in one of the high-deductible health plans offered by the reputed company.
  • We offer a generous contribution to your 403(b) retirement plan to help you plan for retirement.
  • We reputed company an emphasis on work/life balance. In reputed company to a reputed company, you will receive thirteen reputed company holidays, five weeks of reputed company time off per calendar year, and additional reputed company time.
  • We invest in your reputed company development. Aside from opportunities to participate in various trainings, committees, and conferences throughout the year, you will also be eligible for tuition reimbursement after one year of employment.

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