Job Description

Posting Number: S05964P

Department: Development and Alumni Relations

Salary Range: $100,000 - $110,000

Pay Basis: Monthly

Position Status: Regular full-time

Location: Richardson

Job Description:

A successful candidate for this role will be excited to join the collaborative, open-minded and trust-filled environment that supports the development and alumni relations efforts of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and the School's affiliated research centers. The successful candidate should possess a passion for public education and an interest in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and speech, language and hearing. In addition, he/she should possess a high level of respect for all people and a customer service mentality that emphasizes the importance of relationships. The Director of Development and Alumni Relations will be intellectually curious and committed to continuously improving their leadership, skills, and knowledge.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, this position is the primary development officer for the UT Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and following affiliated research centers: Center for Advanced Pain Studies, Center for Children and Families, and Center for Vital Longevity. The Director of Development will also provide support to the School's other affiliated research centers as needed. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Dean, Associate Deans, faculty and staff, Advisory Councils, and other development and alumni relations staff to perform the primary tasks required to support the activities of major gift and principal gift solicitations, including planned gifts as appropriate, and a secondary role supporting alumni relations activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree with five or more years of fundraising experience.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and at least seven years of development expertise including experience with major gift solicitations, planned giving solicitations, and relationship management. There is a preference for candidates with prior higher education major gift fundraising experience and for candidates with experience fundraising for scientific research. Demonstrated experience managing high-level relationships and securing gifts of $25,000 or more is required. Candidates must also possess outstanding speaking, writing, and time-management skills. The position requires occasional evening/weekend hours, as well as some travel. Salary will be commensurate with experience, education, and abilities.

Important Message:

1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.

2) The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to providing an educational, living, and working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive of all members of the university community. UT Dallas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its services, programs, activities, employment, and education, including in admission and enrollment. EOE , including disability/veterans. The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the employment application and interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator . For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, contact the Title IX Coordinator .

About The University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas is an innovative institution in the heart of North Texas on the path to achieving Tier One national research university status.UT Dallas has grown since its founding in 1969 to include 132 degree programs, with cutting-edge curricula serving a variety of undergraduate and graduate student interests.The University continues its original commitment to providing some of the state's most-lauded science and engineering programs and has also gained prominence for a breadth of educational paths, from criminology to biomedical engineering to arts and technology.The wealth of learning resources available to UT Dallas students is the result of a concentrated effort to attract the top minds on both ends of the classroom relationship. Joining the faculty's Nobel laureate and four National Academies members since 2005 are more than 200 tenure and tenure-track professors hailing from the world's best colleges, including Harvard, MIT, Cambridge and Columbia University. In addition, UT Dallas is home to more than 50 centers, labs and institutes that facilitate research and opportunities for hands-on learning. Students, meanwhile, arrive at UT Dallas well-prepared ... to succeed in higher education: In 2011, nearly 39 percent of freshmen ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class, and 75 percent ranked in the top 25 percent.With an eye on building a future as bright as its beginnings, UT Dallas will continue its push to attain Tier One research university status and produce graduates who are well-equipped to succeed professionally.

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