Director of Development

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Communications 🗓️ May 22nd, 2026

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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 on behalf of the university while working closely with advancement leadership and university stakeholders to strategically engage a portfolio of alumni, friends, parents, and organizations. The Director manages solicitation approaches, gift agreements, donor-related travel, and an assigned budget to support the university's mission.

Highlights

Bring in major gifts of $25,000 or more through donor qualification, cultivation, and solicitation.

Manage a portfolio of current and prospective donors including alumni, friends, parents, and organizations.

Evaluate solicitation methods and identify appropriate giving vehicles such as outright or planned/estate gifts.

Administer the gift agreement process from initiation to completion.

Coordinate donor-facing travel as necessary and oversee an assigned budget.

Collaborate with Advancement leadership, University administration, faculty, and staff.

Required skills: strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication; organizational and planning capabilities; computer literacy including word processing, internet research, and databases.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; at least three years of successful professional fundraising experience, preferably in higher education.