Senior Director of Development

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation's top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance Arkansas and build a better world through education, research and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, promoting an inclusive and diverse culture and climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation's strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.

As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions, you should review before applying for the opening.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

• Proven track record

• At least five years of development leadership experience in a higher education setting, including demonstrated major gift success, or equivalent experience in another non-higher education setting

• Experience managing volunteers and advisory boards and supervising staff

• Professional travel

• Effective written, oral communication, and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful participation in a major giving campaign (preferably in higher education)

• Familiarity with a university campus and a college of business

• Familiarity with business analysis in fundraising

• Proven track record of an existing network of relationships with current and prospective benefactors to Walton College and University of Arkansas

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Essential Requirements:

• Knowledge of the principles of fundraising and ability to participate in all aspects of the gift cycle: (1) to initiate contacts with potential donors; (2) to develop appropriate cultivation strategies, including working with volunteers and senior University administrators; (3) to move potential donors in an appropriate and timely fashion toward solicitation and closure; (4) to make solicitations when appropriate; (5) to maintain stewardship contacts with donors

• Commitment to one or two multi-day trips per month sufficient to meet the metric of at least 175 face-to-face visits per year

• Mission-aligned with the University's pillars: student success, research excellence and employer of choice initiatives

• Guided by the highest integrity

• Goal-driven as evidenced by persistence and successful outcomes

• Value all individuals, experiences, and perspectives

• Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance and an ability to create and maintain collegial, positive, and harmonious working relationships with others

• Special event oversight

• Public representation of the College and the University

• Ability to develop strategies and to manage deadlines

• Collaborative and collegial leadership style, solid relationship-building skills, and respectful/thoughtful response to input and interface with supervisors, division colleagues, alumni, donors, volunteers, leading faculty, administrators, and trustees

• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency and willingness to learn and use other work-related databases

• Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback to advance fundraising initiatives

Additional Information:

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

The University of Arkansas is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas seeks to attract, develop and retain high quality faculty, staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a culture that embeds inclusion, opportunity, educational excellence and unparalleled access for all.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.