Director of Development

The Director of Development (DOD) of Texas Performing Arts at UT Austin (TPA) is a senior leadership role responsible for all aspects TPA’s fundraising. The DOD is responsible for creating strategy, leading a development team, and securing gifts that meet TPA’s fundraising goals. The title for this position may also be Senior Director of Development, depending on qualifications.

General Notes

 

Texas Performing Arts (TPA) is the professional arts presenting and producing program of The University of Texas at Austin. One of the largest and most active university-based performing arts centers in the U.S., TPA is an anchor institution in Austin’s arts, cultural, and entertainment scene.  TPA operates venues on the UT campus including Austin’s largest theater, Bass Concert Hall. Its public programs include Broadway in Austin; a curated series of international dance, theater, and music; and presentations of national touring artists. TPA is an integral unit of UT’s College of Fine Arts and engages students across the university in creative experiences.

Texas Performing Arts welcomes and respects all individuals and communities by valuing and consciously maintaining awareness of diverse perspectives and experiences. We believe inclusivity is critical to fostering excellence in all of our endeavors, and we promote diversity in our recruiting, hiring, and retention practices.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Strategy: Reporting to and in partnership with the executive director, inspire philanthropy that supports TPA’s vision. Attract, retain, mentor, and lead a team of 4-6 development professionals. Create and implement a development plan that resources TPA’s strategic objectives through creative, effective, and ambitious fundraising. Align development strategy with TPA’s equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion goals. Create a culture of philanthropy within and around TPA. Establish and maintain strong relationships across the UT campus and in the communities that TPA serves. Collaborate on the creation and stewardship of an international leadership board.

• Fundraising: Meet TPA’s short- and long-term fundraising goals. Oversee all aspects of TPA’s fundraising across individual, corporate, foundation, government, and special event giving. Direct successful annual and capital campaigns. Maintain a personal portfolio of 40-80 active prospects that generates $2M+ annually. Plan actions for major gift identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Direct and support executive and volunteer leadership in their fundraising efforts. Work strategically and collaboratively with the UT College of Fine Arts development team and members of the broader UT development community.

• Management: Create and lead a high-performing development operation that secures and stewards $3-5M in support annually. Manage departmental policies and procedures, workflow, planning, and analysis. Forecast, budget, monitor, and report on revenue and expenses. Collaborate on organization-wide communications strategies that support TPA’s fundraising goals. Integrate with the marketing/communications, ticketing, guest experience, production, finance, and program teams to plan for and meet the operational needs of TPA’s development plan. Create and maintain processes for systematic donor engagement. Utilize current and new technology. Set and monitor departmental benchmarks. Maintain compliance with university development policies and procedures.

• Perform other related functions as assigned. This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. 

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Full job description:

Go to https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff for complete description and to apply for job requisition number R_00012915.