Director of Development for Parents Giving

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Chapell Hill, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Development & Advancement

🗓️ September 25th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Director of Development for Parents Giving. This role involves managing and directing the parents giving program by designing and executing engagement and solicitation strategies to secure long-term philanthropic support from parent and family leadership donors, collaborating with university development teams, and representing the university to parents and external stakeholders.

Highlights

Manage planning, administration, and evaluation of the parents giving program.
Design and implement focused engagement and solicitation strategies for parent leadership donors.
Collaborate with Regional and Principal Giving Programs as well as university schools and units.
Present university priority areas persuasively to secure leadership annual fund and major gifts ranging from five to seven figures.
Develop annual marketing programs targeting parents including solicitations and donor engagement activities.
Work closely with the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and senior administration to effectively represent the university.
Provide parents with resources and information to support and empower their students' academic and social experiences.
Minimum requirements include a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of professional fundraising experience.
Preferred qualifications include 3-5 years of experience in higher education development or related fields.
Position type is full-time permanent staff with potential hybrid work arrangements.