Senior Director of Development

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At UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, we think differently; and more importantly, we teach differently. Opening our doors as the Department of Commerce in 1919 and awarding our first degrees to 12 students in 1921 was the beginning. Today, we have become a top-ranked business school comprised of several professional and academic degree programs that serve over 3,000 students. At Kenan-Flagler, our greatest assets are our people and our culture. We are rooted in our core values of integrity, inclusion, innovation and impact, and it goes back to our founding. It's not just something on paper, we live it, we show it. Our mission is to prepare the next generation of business leaders by providing a world class education to our students. We seek to recruit diverse, innovative, and exceptional talent to achieve this goal.

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

The Senior Director of Development is a major and principal gift officer responsible for qualifying, cultivating and soliciting gifts of $100,000 and above from individual alumni of the business school, as well as documenting estate plans and soliciting annual fund gifts. To do so successfully, the Senior Director will build relationships with Kenan-Flagler's key donors and prospects and will have significant interaction with alumni volunteers. The position also has key responsibilities with Kenan-Flagler's capital campaign and serves as an advisor to other staff on fundraising methods. Additionally, the Senior Director may manage members of the advancement team. The Senior Director of Development reports to the Assistant Dean for Development.

Minimum of a bachelor's degree required (or foreign degree equivalent) with related experience. For positions with responsibility for direct solicitation of gifts and funds, a minimum of 1 year of professional-level, direct solicitation/fundraising experience is required.

The successful candidate will have significant major gift fundraising or equivalent related experience and a strong understanding of the nature and purpose of higher education. Knowledge of the principles and techniques of successful fundraising as they pertain to the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual donors is required. The successful candidate will also possess exceptional interpersonal skills, strong written and oral communication abilities, a demonstrated capacity to conduct multiple responsibilities, and acute organizational skills. Travel and some weekend work are required.

- Prefer candidates with seven or more years of major gift fundraising experience
- Experience in closing gifts $250,000 and above.
- Fundraising experience in higher education.
- Experience managing development officers

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