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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chief Development Officer

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Development & Advancement

🗓️ June 30th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Chief Development Officer for Carolina Performing Arts. This role leads strategic external affairs to enhance awareness, develop audiences, and maximize philanthropic and earned revenues. The Chief Development Officer manages fundraising, marketing, communications, and audience development programs, working closely with university leadership to align and achieve growth and engagement goals.

Highlights
  • Lead Carolina Performing Arts' strategic external affairs, including fundraising, communications, marketing, and audience development.
  • Plan and implement strategies to increase transformational individual, corporate, and institutional investments.
  • Manage development team and oversee fundraising goals, including major gift solicitation and donor stewardship.
  • Collaborate with Executive & Artistic Director and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Development for Arts and Community Engagement.
  • Direct marketing and communications to build brand awareness regionally, nationally, and internationally.
  • Oversee creation of audience development plans based on research and market trends, accountable for revenue and sales targets.
  • Requires experience in development, communications, or marketing, with proven success raising six- and seven-figure gifts.
  • Demonstrated skills in storytelling, relationship building, and coalition leadership across diverse stakeholders.
  • Minimum qualifications include a post-baccalaureate degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience.
  • Sign-on bonus up to $25,000 available, paid within 60 days of hire.