Director of Development, College of Health and Human Services (Administrator II)

Position Summary

Are you a passionate fundraising professional looking to make a significant impact? Join our team as the Director of Development for the College of Health and Human Services! In this upper-level role, you'll be responsible for securing major gifts ($100,000+) to support our vital initiatives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborate closely with the Dean and the Dean’s board of advisors to identify, cultivate, and solicit major donors, including individuals, corporations, and foundations.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement a comprehensive major gift program.
• Report directly to the Executive Director of Development and be an integral part of the university’s development team.

If you have a knack for building relationships and a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation, we want to hear from you! Apply now to help us advance health and human services education and make a lasting difference.

Position Information

• This is a full-time, at-will role, offering comprehensive benefits.
• Position is designated exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.
• This position is approved for partial telecommuting with onsite work in San Diego.

Department Summary

University Relations and Development (URAD) shares the university’s vision and mission underscored in the 2020 five-year strategic plan. The plan identifies five strategic priorities including: Becoming a Premier Public Research University: A New Kind of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI); Resilience. Designed to Thrive; We Are SDSU; Equity and Inclusion in Everything We Do; and Students at Our Core.

Units of URAD work together to create enduring relationships with alumni, parents, donors, students and the community, to generate private support for SDSU students, faculty and a diverse number of programs. URAD handles a range of services encompassing stewardship, events, gift administration, communications and more.

Within URAD, the departments of Development, SDSU Alumni, Planned and Annual Giving, Special Events and Donor Relations, Marketing and Communications, Financial Management, Data Management, Prospect Research and Management and Operations are making a difference in the lives of SDSU’s 39,000 students. 

URAD had another record-setting fundraising year in 2023-2024 with $131.9M total raised. Other superlatives in 2023-2024 include 2,251 scholarships awarded, 14,750 total gifts, and 5,006 first-time donors. The latest fundraising success can be credited to the university’s goal of building a world-class university campus, research center, and multi-use stadium in Mission Valley to serve higher education, the public good, and the community’s goals and aspirations.

SDSU has been recognized several times for its exceptional development program by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). With the support of loyal donors and working alongside SDSU’s visionary faculty and staff leaders, SDSU builds lifelong relationships with over 500,000 alumni, friends and the community that advance the mission of SDSU.

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Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or combination of education/experience.
• A minimum of five or more years of experience in major gifts fundraising.
• Success in major gift fund-raising ($100,000+) that demonstrates ability to align strategy development/implementation with pre-approved goals/priorities.

Key Qualification

• Proven experience in all facets of development including: gift administration, gift acceptance, prospect management, research, annual giving, volunteer management and communications.
• Demonstrated success as a development professional in a donor-centered fundraising environment.
• Demonstrated ability to make complex decisions, problem-solve and serve as an effective team member.
• Demonstrated success in providing volunteer leadership.
• A high degree of commitment to higher education and philanthropy
• Must have the ability to travel and attend off-campus appointments and events.
• May on occasion be required to attend events or perform duties outside of normal work hours.
• Demonstrated success with comprehensive and/or capital campaigns.
• Experience working with executives and/or volunteers in fundraising strategy development and execution.
• Planned giving experience.