Assistant Director of Principal Gifts Strategy

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Chapel Hill, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $67K - $70K 💻 Development & Advancement 🗓️ March 26th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Assistant Director of Principal Gifts Strategy. This role involves developing and executing fundraising strategies for principal donors capable of $5 million or greater commitments, collaborating with senior university leaders and managing complex fundraising initiatives from planning through solicitation and stewardship.

Highlights

Manage principal gift strategies targeting donors capable of $5M+ commitments.
Coordinate prospect strategy sessions and monitor engagement plans and fundraising prospects.
Support proposal development and analyze fundraising pipeline and progress toward goals.
Serve as the team lead for database integrity.
Collaborate closely with senior advancement leadership, development officers, deans, and faculty.
Required: Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of professional direct solicitation or fundraising experience.
Preferred: 4-6 years in project management, advancement, or development operations, experience in higher education or nonprofit fundraising, and familiarity with principal or major gifts fundraising.
Proficiency with CRM systems (e.g., Blackbaud, Salesforce), database management, and data analysis tools preferred.
Full-time permanent position with a salary range of $67,486 to $70,000.
Employment includes comprehensive benefits and is within the University Development Office focusing on raising private resources for the university.