Director of Development

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Communications 🗓️ August 13th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring a Director of Development. The role involves securing major gifts of $25,000 or more by qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors, managing a portfolio of prospects, collaborating with university leadership and faculty, and overseeing gift agreements and budget management.

Highlights

Bring in major gifts of $25,000 or more via qualification, cultivation, and solicitation of donors.
Manage a defined portfolio of current and prospective donors including alumni, friends, parents, and organizations.
Collaborate closely with Advancement leadership, University administration, faculty, and staff to cultivate potential donors.
Determine the most effective solicitation approaches and identify appropriate giving vehicles, including outright and planned/estate gifts.
Manage the entire gift agreement process to ensure accurate gift administration.
Coordinate donor-facing travel and manage an assigned budget.
Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least three years of professional experience in higher education fundraising or a comparable successful fundraising career.
Strong interpersonal, oral, written communication, organizational, and computer skills (including word processing and database use) are required.
The position involves attendance at evening/weekend events and travel to donor locations; it requires occasional lifting of materials up to 50 pounds.