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Posted: 23-May-26
Location: Syracuse, New York
Type: Full-time
Categories:
Development
Staff/Administrative
Internal Number: 7181623
Senior Director of Development
Job #: 042814
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $125,000 - $135,000
Hours:
Standard University business hours
8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)
8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
The Senior Director of Development reports to the Assistant Dean for Advancement and serves as a senior frontline fundraiser for the College of Arts & Sciences. This role is responsible for the full arc of major and principal gift work - discovery, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship - with a focus on donors and prospects capable of giving $100,000 and above. The Senior Director will manage an active portfolio of approximately 80 high-capacity donors, build genuine relationships with alumni, parents, friends, and University colleagues, and serve as a compelling voice for A&Ss priorities and philanthropic potential. A key partner to the Assistant Dean and Dean in their work with top prospects, this person will be expected to move donors through the pipeline with purpose.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of eight years of fundraising experience, preferably in Higher education.
- Valid drivers license is required.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Demonstrated success in major gift fundraising including a record of discovery, qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors and prospects.
- Demonstrated ability to manage staff and volunteers.
- Strategic thinker able to develop and successfully execute fundraising plans.
- Exceptional organizational skills, ability to follow through and attention to details, manage multiple priorities.
- Strong verbal and written skills.
- Excel at building relationships internally and externally.
- Must be donor and goal centric.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a complex environment and work independently.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment.
Responsibilities:
- In coordination with the Assistant Dean, strategize, develop and execute individual fundraising plans to secure major and principal gifts from alumni, parents and friends with the capacity to make gifts of $100K+.
- Manage an assigned portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects (~80) to maximize giving potential of each donor and prospect.
- Discover and qualify suspects for major and principal gifts as well as solicit annual gifts at the leadership annual giving level.
- Focus on the Colleges priorities and fundraising goals; Project management as needed.
- Serve as a senior leader on the advancement team.
- Partner closely with the Assistant Dean for Advancement and Dean to shape and advance fundraising strategy for the College.
- Lead efforts to build and sustain robust major gift prospect pipelines.
- Mentor and support frontline fundraisers to strengthen collective fundraising performance.
- Support the Deans travel and donor engagement activities as needed, including preparation of briefings, prospect strategies, and post-visit follow-up.
- Regularly review and assess progress to the achievement of goals via reports available in Dashboards.
- Represent the college and their interests/priorities across campus as needed.
- Project management as assigned.
- Support the Assistant Dean and Dean in their work with volunteer board(s) as needed.
- Attend and participate in college and central development office meetings, training opportunities, as well as University-wide functions.
- Other Duties as assigned.
About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.
The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.
The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.
About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.
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Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.
Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The Universitys contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members.
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About Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a place where talent, desire, and opportunity thrive. In 12 different schools and colleges that span the liberal arts and professional disciplines, students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds come together to learn, create, and break boundaries.
The University is also a vital part of the community, providing services as well as being a leader in employee benefits, work-life and organizational development, training, student employment, staff relations, and workforce diversity.
Syracuse itself is located at the crossroads of New York State, and offers a lush landscape of seasons. From fun-filled summers in the Finger Lakes to snowy winters that thrill outdoor sports enthusiasts, the area truly has something for everyone.
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