Veterinary Teaching Hospital | Development Director 3 or 4

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

August 16, 2026

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

1521-NN_ADMINPRO - Director of Development 3, 1522-NN_ADMINPRO - Director of Development 4

Business Title:

Veterinary Teaching Hospital | Development Director 3 or 4

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) is seeking for a Director of Development to join our team. Successful candidates will begin as a Director of Development 3 or Director of Development 4 dependent upon their qualifications.

As the Director of Development, VTH, you are responsible for supporting CVM fundraising goals by planning and conducting outreach designed to promote constituent understanding of the CVM’s activities and research with the aim of cultivating donors and raising money. These efforts may include, but are not limited to annual giving, major gift development, and planned gift identification and advancement.

Extensive travel in Washington State, the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere is required.

A Director of Development 3 secures 12-16 major gifts or pledges, opens a minimum of 20 solicitations, and has a minimum annual fundraising goal of $750,000.

A Director of Development 4 secures 12-16 major gifts or pledges, opens a minimum of 20 solicitations, and has a minimum annual fundraising goal of $1,000,000.

You may also contribute to strategic planning for the CVM's development unit however, you are primarily responsible for the execution of fundraising strategies in collaboration with senior advancement leadership.

Percentage Breakdown of Job Functions:
80%    Major Donor Cultivation, Solicitation and Stewardship
15%    Unit Specific Responsibilities
5%     Other duties as assigned.

Additional Information:

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime exempt.

Monthly Salary:

Director of Development 3: $5,485.73 - $8,402.20 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Director of Development 4: $6,012.09 - $9.403.52 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications for a Director of Development 3:

• Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of progressively responsible relevant experience, which includes two (2) years of full-time fundraising experience, demonstrated success in proposal writing and submission, evidence of ability to plan and execute a fund drive (i.e. responsibility for a project from conception to realization), demonstrated success in face-to-face solicitations of gifts of $25,000 or more, OR comparable experience. Comparable experience includes progressively responsible full-time consultative sales in real estate, industrial equipment, vehicles, custom services, or bulk commodities, which include long term relationships between salespeople and clients, which includes negotiating the terms and conditions of individual sales with customers, program oversight and management, clearly defined goals and objectives, and a demonstrated track record of sales success. A Master’s degree in a related field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience.

Required Qualifications for a Director of De