Senior Director of Development/Director of Development

Classification Title:

Senior Director of Development/Director of Development

Classification Minimum Requirements:

Senior Director: Master’s degree in appropriate area of specialization and six years of appropriate experience; or a bachelor’s degree in appropriate areas of specialization and eight years of experience.

Director: Master’s degree in appropriate area of specialization and three years of appropriate experience in Development or a related field; or a bachelor’s degree in appropriate areas of specialization and five years of experience in Development or a related field.

Job Description:

The Senior/Director of Development is responsible for implementing a broad range of fundraising activities for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, focusing cultivating and securing major gifts for the assigned engineering units.  Reporting to the Executive Director of Advancement this position is responsible for developing and executing the college’s fundraising program to fulfill the financial needs in alignment with the strategic initiatives of University of Florida Advancement.

Portfolio Management

• Responsible for the design and implementation of the development and alumni programs in assigned units.

• Independently perform identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major gift prospects, with a focus on individual prospects.

• Work with leadership to engage and cultivate corporate and foundation prospects where the gift or grant is assessed at $100,000 and above.

• Build a portfolio of fundraising prospects and strategically manage relationships through face-to-face visits to bring major gift solicitations to closure.

• Responsible for articulating, communicating, and prioritizing within the context of the overall Advancement mission, goals and objectives.

• Strengthen alumni and donors’ awareness of, and interest in giving opportunities and collaborate with academic unit-based development officers across campus.

Engagement & Strategic Initiatives

• In partnership with the Executive Director of Advancement, assist with the formation and implementation of fundraising and alumni relations plans and policies related to the College, interprets policy to faculty and other staff, as necessary.

• Assist with planning and implementing short- and long-term development and alumni programs and strategies.

• Design solicitation and stewardship strategies on a case-by-case basis, being cognizant of development and college office needs and procedures.

• Assist in developing and implementing a comprehensive communications plan to inform constituents and identified markets about the mission, vision, and values of the unit, its funding priorities, and gift opportunities.

• Develop and present major gift proposals and acknowledge and recognize gifts in ways that are meaningful to donors, and appropriate to the vision, mission, and values of the unit and UF Advancement.

• Create a structured process for the identification, recruitment, evaluation, recognition, and replacement of volunteers to strengthen fundraising effectiveness.

• Participate in recruiting experienced and varied leadership on boards and/or committees to ensure that these groups are representative of, and responsive to, the communities served.

This position offers flexibility, with work options available in the Gainesville area and in major metropolitan hubs across the southeast region.

Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida is the second largest college and one of the top three research units at UF.

Established in 1910, the college was named after Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Herbert Wertheim in 2015. Housing one of the largest and most dynamic engineering programs in the nation, its curriculum is offered across ten departments, 14 undergraduate degree programs, 17 graduate programs, and more than 20 centers and institutes that produce leaders and problem-solvers who take a multidisciplinary approach to innovative and human-centered solutions. Learn more at: https://www.eng.ufl.edu/

University of Florida
At the University of Florida, we are feeding communities, healing coastlines, exploring space, curing diseases, powering cities, building industries, and imagining wonders.  As the state’s most comprehensive university, UF is a land, sea, and space grant institution with ties to every Florida county, a top academic medical center, and much more.  The ideas born here gather steam and make tangible impacts. Florida is among the nation’s leaders in techn