Senior Director of Gift Planning

Utah State University is seeing a highly collaborative, driven, and innovative Senior Director of Gift Planning who will be responsible for creating a planned giving program for the University. Reporting to Jonathan “Jon” Paulding, Associate Vice President, Central Advancement, the Senior Director will manage the Director of Gift Planning and oversee all aspects of gift planning for Utah State University, including developing and executing a marketing strategy for planned giving. The Senior Director will identify planned gift prospects and build a portfolio of planned gift prospects to meet individual, unit, and overarching goals. The Senior Director will build relationships with and inspire the confidence of donors and their legal and financial advisors. The Senior Director will meet with stakeholders to think strategically and creatively through the gift planning process to help USU stakeholders and investors reach their philanthropic goals.

This position collaborates with other development colleagues and works closely with university and foundation leadership. The Senior Director enhances the performance of other fundraisers by helping them develop planned giving and complex gift competencies, providing feedback and perspective on their fundraising approach/methods, coaching them to realize their optimal performance and objectives, and traveling with gift officers to assist donors in achieving their philanthropic goals. The Senior Director will identify planned giving prospects and build a portfolio to help achieve USU advancement’s goals.

The Senior Director of Gift Planning is committed to a culture of excellence, demonstrates advanced fundraising competencies and helps lead USU’s sustained fundraising success and growth.

This position requires extensive public contact with high-level alumni, donors and volunteers. Frequent travel is required.