Sr. Director, Gift Planning

🇺🇸 Athens, OH

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $68K - $117K

💻 Development & Advancement

🗓️ September 26th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Ohio University is hiring a Sr. Director, Gift Planning. The role involves identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors who make deferred and complex gifts, integrating planned giving into overall fundraising strategies, and managing a portfolio of prospects to secure meaningful commitments to the Ohio University Foundation.

Highlights

Manage the university’s gift planning program focused on planned and deferred giving strategies such as bequests and trusts.
Cultivate relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support Ohio University’s mission and fundraising goals.
Collaborate with advancement colleagues to integrate planned giving into broader fundraising initiatives and drive marketing efforts to expand donor pipelines.
Provide mentorship and limited supervision to team members; lead special projects to raise the profile of the Office of Gift Planning.
Requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related professional experience; JD or master’s degree preferred.
Salary range is $68,299 to $92,205, with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid parental leave, and educational benefits for employees and dependents.
Expected work schedule is full-time (40+ hours per week), Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Role involves independent work with occasional travel for meetings and programs.
Position falls under the Assistant Vice President for University Advancement in the Development & Institutional Advancement job family.
Applicants must submit resume, cover letter addressing career fit and diversity commitment, and three professional references.