Director of Development

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Communications 🗓️ March 27th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring a Director of Development. The role involves managing a portfolio of donors, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts of $25,000 or more to support the university's mission. The Director collaborates with advancement leadership and university staff, oversees gift agreements, and manages donor-facing travel and a budget.

Highlights

Major responsibility: securing major gifts by cultivating and soliciting donors including alumni, friends, parents, and organizations.
Manages the entire gift agreement process to ensure accurate administration.
Works closely with Advancement leadership, University administration, faculty, and staff.
Determines solicitation approach: formal written proposals or verbal requests; identifies giving vehicles such as outright or planned/estate gifts.
Requires bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and at least three years of professional fundraising experience, preferably in higher education.
Essential skills: exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication, organizational, and computer literacy (word processing, internet, databases).
Travel required for donor visits; attendance at evening/weekend events is expected.
Position is exempt, full-time regular with pay commensurate with experience.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.; no visa sponsorship available.
Physical requirement: occasional lifting of 25-50 pounds.