Director, Education Administration, Education ​/ Teaching

A successful candidate for this role will be excited to join the collaborative, open-minded and trust-filled environment that supports the development and alumni relations efforts of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The successful candidate should possess a passion for public education and an interest in the natural sciences and mathematics. In addition, he/she should possess a high level of respect for all people and a customer service mentality that emphasizes the importance of relationships.

The Director of Development and Alumni Relations will be intellectually curious and committed to continuously improving their leadership, skills, and knowledge.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, this position is the primary development officer for the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Dean, Associate Deans, faculty and staff, and other development and alumni relations staff to perform the primary tasks required to support the activities of major gift and principal gift solicitations, including planned gifts as appropriate, and a secondary role supporting alumni relations activities.

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related progressive experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree and at least five to seven years of development expertise including experience with major gift solicitations and relationship management.
• Demonstrated experience with managing high-level relationships is required. Candidates must also possess outstanding speaking, writing, and time-management skills.

Other Qualifications

To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Advise individuals, foundations, and corporations with the capacity and interest to make a major philanthropic commitment in support of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward a pool of individual prospects and document all prospect activity in the University’s alumni and donor management database. In addition, the successful candidate should build and manage a portfolio of potential or qualified major gift prospects.

Travel as needed throughout North Texas and other regions where large concentrations of potential donors are located.

Collaborate with other staff in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, including alumni relations, annual giving, communications and marketing, corporate and foundation relations, donor relations, gift planning and research to develop effective approaches to major gift cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.

The Director of Development and Alumni Relations will work directly with the Senior Director, Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads, and individual faculty and staff as needed to identify and execute a development and alumni relationship strategy focused on raising major gifts of $25,000 or more to support UTD’s mission to deliver an extremely high-quality public education.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The position requires occasional evening/weekend hours and may require some travel. Salary will be commensurate with experience, education, and abilities.

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Additional Information

Remote Work Notice: Hybrid remote work environment available and a UT Dallas Remote Work Agreement is required upon employment. Use of personal computer and other standard office equipment may be required. Must be located within the DFW Area and have the ability to be on campus with 24 hours of notice.

What We Can

Offer:

UT Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer with an employee-friendly and supportive work environment. Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package that is effective as of your hire date includes:

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