University of Houston
Advancement & Alumni Major Gift Fundraisers
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Other
🗓️ July 28th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Manage portfolios of prospects with gift levels ranging from $10,000 to $100,000+ depending on position level.
- Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors involving collaboration with faculty, staff, and volunteers.
- Create and implement development plans for assigned colleges or units, including resource management.
- Administer alumni relations, publications, special events, media relations, and other advancement activities.
- Participate in university-wide development efforts and serve diverse academic and programmatic areas.
- Positions available at Assistant, Associate, and Director levels with varying experience requirements: 1+ years for Assistant, 3+ years for Associate, and 5+ years for Director.
- Requires a 4-year degree or equivalent specialized training related to fundraising or development.
- Salary is commensurate with experience and education.
- Employment subject to criminal history check due to security sensitive nature.
- The University of Houston System is an Equal Opportunity Institution.
Advancement & Alumni Major Gift Fundraisers Full Description
Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education
Description: Assistant, Associate, and Director of Development Positions Available
The University of Houston is seeking dynamic, results driven professionals to join our Division of Advancement & Alumni in a variety of development roles at the Assistant, Associate, and Director levels.
These positions support colleges and units across the university, offering multiple opportunities to contribute to strategic fundraising efforts, donor engagement, and long-term philanthropic growth.
As part of a collaborative and mission driven team, successful candidates will have the opportunity to serve diverse academic and programmatic areas, helping advance the University's goals including our Can't Stop Houston Centennial Campaign.
If you're passionate about making an impact through higher education fundraising and ready to grow your career at a Tier One public research institution, we encourage you to explore these opportunities. Director of Development
Job Duties:
1. Manages a portfolio of prospects which are mostly at the level of $100,000 to more.
2. Identifies, cultivates and solicits prospects and stewards donors; works with faculty, staff and volunteers as
appropriate.
3. Provides guidance to the college or unit on major gifts, other developments, and fundraising matters.
4. If assigned to a college or unit, may be responsible for creating and implementing a development plan for
components within the assigned college, including resource management.
5. May administer other advancement activities, such as alumni relations, publications, special events, media
relations, etc. for an assigned college or unit.
6. Participates in University-wide development activities as needed.
7. Performs other job-related duties as required.
Requires a minimum of three (5) years of directly job-related experience. Associate Direct of Development
Job Duties:
1. Manages a portfolio of prospects which are mostly at the level of $50,000 plus.
2. Identifies, cultivates and solicits prospects and stewards donors; works with faculty, staff and volunteers asappropriate.
3. Provides guidance to the college or unit on major gifts, other developments, and fundraising matters.
4. If assigned to a college or unit, may be responsible for creating and implementing a development plan forcomponents within the assigned college, including resource management.
5. May administer other advancement activities, such as alumni relations, publications, special events, mediarelations, etc. for an assigned college or unit.
6. Participates in University-wide development activities as needed.
7. Performs other job-related duties as required.
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.
Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.
Assistant Director of Development
1. Manages a portfolio of prospects which are mostly at the level of $10,000 plus.
2. Identifies, cultivates and solicits prospects and stewards donors; works with faculty, staff and volunteers as appropriate.
3. May be responsible for planning and implementing one or more annual fund programs such as direct mail, telemarketing, parents, etc.; manage resources assigned to the program.
4. If assigned to a college or unit, may be responsible for creating and implementing a development plan for components within the assigned college, including resource management.
5. May coordinate other advancement activities, such as alumni relations, publications, special events, media relations, etc. for assigned college or unit.
6. Participates in University-wide development activities as needed.
7. Performs other job-related duties as required.
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.
Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.
| All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check. The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.
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