University of Utah
Development Management
🇺🇸
Salt Lake City, UT
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$68K - $75K
💻
Development & Advancement
🗓️
July 1st, 2026
CRM
Salesforce
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Utah is hiring an Associate Director, Annual Giving Data and Ops within their Development Management department. The role involves managing and enhancing institutional fundraising data operations, supporting major university fundraising initiatives, and developing strategies to grow the donor pipeline, focusing on leadership giving, donor retention, and campaign analysis.
Highlights
- Manage and maintain constituent data to support annual giving, pipeline development, and engagement initiatives.
- Develop and track campaign motivation codes for accurate reporting and data attribution.
- Execute data quality assurance, including cleansing and validating fundraising data.
- Create and manage dashboards to monitor fundraising performance and marketing metrics.
- Analyze fundraising data to provide strategic insights and recommendations.
- Coordinate data requests and fulfillment for leadership giving and student philanthropy programs.
- Prepare segmented audience lists and manage data for multi-channel fundraising campaigns.
- Utilize Salesforce or similar CRM systems, alongside Microsoft 365 applications.
- Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree plus 10 years or a master’s degree plus 8 years of related experience.
- Compensation ranges from $68,000 to $75,000 annually.
Development Management Full Description
Development Management
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Open Date | 06/29/2026
Requisition Number | PRN45513B
Job Title | Development Management
Working Title | Associate Director, Annual Giving Data and Ops
Career Progression Track | M00
Track Level | M5 - Associate Director
FLSA Code | Administrative
Patient Sensitive Job Code? | No
Standard Hours per Week | 40
Full Time or Part Time? | Full Time
Shift | Day
Work Schedule Summary | M-F 9-5
VP Area | President
Department | 00289 - Development
Location | Campus
City | Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment | External Posting
Pay Rate Range | $68,000-75,000
Close Date | 08/31/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) |
Job Summary | Development Management
Reporting to the Director of Leadership Annual Giving and Pipeline Development, the Associate Director, Annual Giving Data and Ops will be a critical member of the Institutional Fundraising team. The Institutional Fundraising team reports supports large university-wide events and initiatives such as U Giving Day, Grad Season, scholarship fundraising, major gift pipeline development and more. This position will be tasked with enhancing and carrying out Institutional Fundraising data operations and programmatic efforts to increase the donor pipeline at the U.
The Associate Director will be charged with sustaining and improving current efforts and creating new strategies to influence the team’s overall success in the areas of leadership annual giving, donor retention and upgrades, parent data, and campaign data.
Reporting to the Director of Leadership Annual Giving and Pipeline Development, the Associate Director, Annual Giving Data and Ops will be a critical member of the Institutional Fundraising team. The Institutional Fundraising team reports supports large university-wide events and initiatives such as U Giving Day, Grad Season, scholarship fundraising, major gift pipeline development and more. This position will be tasked with enhancing and carrying out Institutional Fundraising data operations and programmatic efforts to increase the donor pipeline at the U.
The Associate Director will be charged with sustaining and improving current efforts and creating new strategies to influence the team’s overall success in the areas of leadership annual giving, donor retention and upgrades, parent data, and campaign data.
Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu
Responsibilities | Associate Director, Development Management
Institutional Fundraising Manage and maintain constituent data to support annual giving, pipeline development, and engagement initiatives. Develop and manage campaign motivation codes to ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and attribution. Execute data quality assurance processes, including cleaning, validating, and loading constituent data for fundraising campaigns. Produce recurring reports and fulfill ongoing data requests to support leadership annual giving, campaigns and comms, and parent engagement programs. Design and maintain dashboards to track fundraising performance, marketing metrics, email performance, social media engagement, and annual program outcomes. Analyzing data and providing recommendations and strategics insights
Leadership Annual Giving and Pipeline DevelopmentManage the data request process for Leadership Annual Giving and the Student Philanthropy and Engagement Center. Manage and track the fulfillment process, including reports and channels for fulfillment: email, text, calling, and mail. Serve as the liason between the Info Systems and Prospect Management teams to aid in building a pipeline development process. Build and maintain dashboards to help gift officers track progress.
Campaigns and CommunicationsPrepare audience lists, segmentation, and data files for direct mail and email campaigns, including scholarship, end-of-calendar year, giving day, and year-end appeals. Draft campaign specifications and coordinate data preparation for multi-channel fundraising efforts. Generate anniversary, giving, and constituent reports using CRM and email marketing platforms. Analyze fundraising campaign performance by developing reports on giving days, crowdfunding initiatives, return on investment (ROI), and constituent engagement.
Minimum Qualifications | EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Associate Director, Development Management: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 10 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 8 years of directly related work experience.
Preferences | Experience working within higher education, fundraising, annual giving, or development Strong experience in Salesforce or similar CRM systems Experience in personnel management Experience in project management Confidence in critical and strategic thinking, with flexibility and strong people skills Fluency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
Type | Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information | The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at the: University of Utah Non‑Discrimination page.
Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.edu
https://publicsafety.utah.edu/safetyreport/ This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.
As per University of Utah policy 5-108: Transfer of Benefits Eligible Staff Members, a new hire to the University of Utah who is still serving a 12 month probationary period will not be hired into another University of Utah job (a transfer) until the successful completion of the probationary period.
Requisition Number | PRN45513B
Job Title | Development Management
Working Title | Associate Director, Annual Giving Data and Ops
Career Progression Track | M00
Track Level | M5 - Associate Director
FLSA Code | Administrative
Patient Sensitive Job Code? | No
Standard Hours per Week | 40
Full Time or Part Time? | Full Time
Shift | Day
Work Schedule Summary | M-F 9-5
VP Area | President
Department | 00289 - Development
Location | Campus
City | Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment | External Posting
Pay Rate Range | $68,000-75,000
Close Date | 08/31/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) |
Job Summary | Development Management
Reporting to the Director of Leadership Annual Giving and Pipeline Development, the Associate Director, Annual Giving Data and Ops will be a critical member of the Institutional Fundraising team. The Institutional Fundraising team reports supports large university-wide events and initiatives such as U Giving Day, Grad Season, scholarship fundraising, major gift pipeline development and more. This position will be tasked with enhancing and carrying out Institutional Fundraising data operations and programmatic efforts to increase the donor pipeline at the U.
The Associate Director will be charged with sustaining and improving current efforts and creating new strategies to influence the team’s overall success in the areas of leadership annual giving, donor retention and upgrades, parent data, and campaign data.
Reporting to the Director of Leadership Annual Giving and Pipeline Development, the Associate Director, Annual Giving Data and Ops will be a critical member of the Institutional Fundraising team. The Institutional Fundraising team reports supports large university-wide events and initiatives such as U Giving Day, Grad Season, scholarship fundraising, major gift pipeline development and more. This position will be tasked with enhancing and carrying out Institutional Fundraising data operations and programmatic efforts to increase the donor pipeline at the U.
The Associate Director will be charged with sustaining and improving current efforts and creating new strategies to influence the team’s overall success in the areas of leadership annual giving, donor retention and upgrades, parent data, and campaign data.
Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu
Responsibilities | Associate Director, Development Management
Institutional Fundraising Manage and maintain constituent data to support annual giving, pipeline development, and engagement initiatives. Develop and manage campaign motivation codes to ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and attribution. Execute data quality assurance processes, including cleaning, validating, and loading constituent data for fundraising campaigns. Produce recurring reports and fulfill ongoing data requests to support leadership annual giving, campaigns and comms, and parent engagement programs. Design and maintain dashboards to track fundraising performance, marketing metrics, email performance, social media engagement, and annual program outcomes. Analyzing data and providing recommendations and strategics insights
Leadership Annual Giving and Pipeline DevelopmentManage the data request process for Leadership Annual Giving and the Student Philanthropy and Engagement Center. Manage and track the fulfillment process, including reports and channels for fulfillment: email, text, calling, and mail. Serve as the liason between the Info Systems and Prospect Management teams to aid in building a pipeline development process. Build and maintain dashboards to help gift officers track progress.
Campaigns and CommunicationsPrepare audience lists, segmentation, and data files for direct mail and email campaigns, including scholarship, end-of-calendar year, giving day, and year-end appeals. Draft campaign specifications and coordinate data preparation for multi-channel fundraising efforts. Generate anniversary, giving, and constituent reports using CRM and email marketing platforms. Analyze fundraising campaign performance by developing reports on giving days, crowdfunding initiatives, return on investment (ROI), and constituent engagement.
Minimum Qualifications | EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Associate Director, Development Management: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 10 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 8 years of directly related work experience.
Preferences | Experience working within higher education, fundraising, annual giving, or development Strong experience in Salesforce or similar CRM systems Experience in personnel management Experience in project management Confidence in critical and strategic thinking, with flexibility and strong people skills Fluency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
Type | Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information | The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at the: University of Utah Non‑Discrimination page.
Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.edu
https://publicsafety.utah.edu/safetyreport/ This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.
As per University of Utah policy 5-108: Transfer of Benefits Eligible Staff Members, a new hire to the University of Utah who is still serving a 12 month probationary period will not be hired into another University of Utah job (a transfer) until the successful completion of the probationary period.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * What is your highest level of completed education?
- None
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctorate Degree
- * How many years of related work experience do you have?
- Less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
- 6 years or more, but less than 8 years
- 8 years or more, but less than 10 years
- 10 years or more, but less than 12 years
- 12 years or more, but less than 14 years
- 14 years or more
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References
Optional Documents
University Human Resource Management
250 East 200 South, Suite 125 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Contact us: (801) 581-2169 By Email: [email protected]
250 East 200 South, Suite 125 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Contact us: (801) 581-2169 By Email: [email protected]
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