Senior Associate Athletics Director - TN

Senior Associate Athletics Director

Job Summary

Towson University (TU) has earned distinction as both a top-100 public university and one of the nation's great colleges to work for. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivating the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

Towson University is an exciting and growing academic community dedicated to attracting and retaining the best students, faculty, and employees. Over the last five years, TU achieved multiple record-breaking fundraising years and successfully completed the $ RISE Campaign, setting a strong foundation for our future. Today, we are advancing the Campaign for Excellence, a comprehensive effort that will elevate Towson Athletics by enhancing the student-athlete experience, strengthening competitive success, and expanding philanthropic support for teams, programs, and capital priorities.

Our team members are committed to representing everything that makes a Towson Tiger great through a positive and proactive approach that engages TU’s community of donors, alumni, and friends. As we enter this next phase of our institution’s evolution, we invite those with a passion for student success in the classroom and competition to join TU and take the next step in their career.

The Senior Associate Athletics Director will lead Towson University's efforts to cultivate, secure, and retain all philanthropic support for TU Athletic teams, programs, and students. This experienced professional will assess the landscape of prospects and donors, formulate development plans to engage individuals and families, and anticipate trends, needs, and expectations to motivate prospects into action. The Senior Director will serve as the lead development officer for Athletics and work in partnership with the Director of Athletics and coaches to secure major gift funding for a variety of operating and capital projects.

In addition to serving as the Major Gift Officer for Athletics, the Senior Associate Athletics Director manages a team of two Assistant Directors and partners with the Director of Athletics and the Associate Vice President for Development to successfully achieve both the annual and multi-year financial goals for the university to benefit Athletic funding.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Serve as the Lead Development Officer for TU Athletics
• Achieve all assigned financial, donor, and activity goals to support the successful execution of annual and multi-year fundraising objectives for Towson Athletics.
• Partner regularly with the Director of Athletics and coaches to identify priority needs, develop compelling funding opportunities, and advance philanthropic initiatives that elevate the student-athlete experience.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects with the capacity and inclination to support Athletics and the broader priorities of Towson University.
• Develop and implement Athletics-specific fundraising and communications strategies that strengthen constituent engagement, increase philanthropic revenue, and grow the number of donors to Athletics.
• Promote and cross-sell philanthropic opportunities across the university, ensuring that prospects connected to Athletics are also aware of additional institutional priorities where their interests may align.
• Conduct a minimum of 10 meaningful external visits each month with prospects and donors, including at least two visits conducted jointly with the Director of Athletics and/or coaching partners.
• Actively engage every prospect within the assigned portfolio, advancing individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies that move prospects through the giving cycle.
• Collaborate with internal and external revenue-generating units, including University Ticketing Operations and other campus partners, to coordinate outreach, align messaging, and ensure a seamless donor and fan experience.

• Manage and Develop a High-Performing Athletics Development Team
• Supervise, mentor, and support…