Senior Director of Development

🇺🇸 Hybrid - NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Development & Advancement

🗓️ November 12th, 2025

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Senior Director of Development. This role manages major gift fundraising, cultivating and soliciting gifts of $100,000 and above from business school alumni, engaging with key donors and alumni volunteers, supporting the capital campaign, and advising staff on fundraising strategies.

Highlights

Qualify, cultivate, and solicit major and principal gifts of $100,000+ from business school alumni.
Document estate plans and solicit annual fund gifts.
Build relationships with key donors and prospects and interact significantly with alumni volunteers.
Participate in the Kenan-Flagler Business School capital campaign and advise staff on fundraising methods.
May manage advancement team members.
Requires significant major gift fundraising experience and understanding of higher education fundraising principles.
Minimum bachelor’s degree with at least 1 year of direct solicitation/fundraising experience; preferred 7+ years and experience closing gifts of $250,000+.
Exceptional interpersonal, communication, organizational skills, with willingness to travel and work some weekends.
Reports to the Assistant Dean for Development.
Primary departmental focus is Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill.