Senior Director of Volunteer Leadership

The University of Texas at Austin
retirement plan
United States, Texas, Austin
101 East 27th Street (Show on map)
May 04, 2024
Job Posting Title: Senior Director of Volunteer Leadership ---- Hiring Department: University Development Office ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt ---- Earliest Start Date: May 08, 2024 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- Job Details: Purpose The Senior Director of Volunteer Leadership leads a team focused on facilitating and executing strategic engagement of the university's most generous donors through board membership, annual meetings, and communications. In concert with the Executive Director, this role will provide vision and strategy to build board culture in alignment with university priorities and goals, to raise the board experience and catalyze board member engagement, and to provide stability and continuity in a fast-paced and changing philanthropic environment. The Senior Director will oversee direct reports that together manage five president-sponsored board memberships, directly oversee UT's Development Board, and lend their team's event expertise to other regional development programs as required. The role partners closely with various stakeholders including senior administrators, development colleagues, Texas Global, Texas Exes, faculty, and students to execute an outstanding board member and/or guest experience. Responsibilities Collaborate with direct reports to lead Presidential and VPD prospect level engagement strategy that aligns with the UT mission and demonstrates the impact of philanthropy. Manage direct reports, overseeing International Board of Advisors, Campaign Volunteer Leaders, Longhorn Family Partners, UT Beautification Council and President's Associates Implement team processes that ensure a consistent event experience for guests, speakers, university leadership and internal working partners Implement team processes that ensure a consistent new member recruitment process for prospects, university leadership and internal working partners Execute a calendar of approximately 20-25 events annually that includes constituency annual meetings, on-campus or regional VPD and presidential development events as well as stewardship events Serve as the program content lead for constituency annual meetings, on-campus or regional VPD and presidential development events as well as stewardship events Ability to travel for domestic as well as international programs Oversee UT's Development Board, being the primary point of contact forannual implementation calendar, member experience, reporting, events, communications, and associated solicitations. Manage member relations, terms, and recruitment Annual review of constituency by-laws and member expectations Provide board chair, executive committee, and general members with a first-class board experience; must be confident engaging with members directly Research and leverage data in VIP database to keep informed of member activity and create recommendations for innovative programming, donor engagement and recognition Lead annual member nomination, recruitment and term renewal procedures and schedule Implement and maintain system for tracking membership levels and terms in VIP Perform constituency reporting Track annual dues accounts; provide bi-annual report out to Executive Director and VPD on income and spending In conjunction with Donor Relations' data expertise, maintain associated reporting suites and lead development/remediation strategy as required In conjunction with Executive Director, develop criteria for measuring success, benchmark results with established goals, and advise Texas Development leadership towards ongoing progress Produce biannual meetings in partnership with University Events and Experiences as well as Marketing and Communications team Serve as primary director, manage communications, and oversee speaker invitations Lead program strategy, timelines, and production meetings; identify and communicate event requirements, ensuring that they are fulfilled Communications Develop, track, and communicate constituency annual calendar and deliverables to internal partners In addition to event materials, collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team to produce annual rosters, demographics documents, newsletters, solicitations, and other standard communications Additional duties Keep informed of latest ideas, developments, and trends in top donor engagement strategies by collaborating with a network of professional colleagues and resources Serve as leader and expertise for Texas Development community on best membership and engagement practices; help maintain community resources like DevConnect, Box templates, etc. Ensure that initiatives are planned and executed efficiently and are in compliance with university, foundation and federal regulations Perform or assist with donor relations processes, events, communications, and activities as requested Identify methods for streamlining and enhancing efforts, particularly as they relate to donor relations Required Qualifications Master's degree and at least seven years of professional experience assisting with fundraising programs or performing complex administrative functions requiring high levels of output, professionalism, and strategic alignment Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills and attention to detail Experience managing and executing complex projects simultaneously, sequentially and at short notice High levels of organization, self-motivation, and customer service Capable of working independently and under pressure, while also engaging in collaboration between teams Demonstrated high degree of proficiency in computer applications, including Microsoft Office and Tableau Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Salary Range $100,000+ depending on qualifications Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an ,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. ---- Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: [PDF] [PDF] [PDF] [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in . The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.