Executive Director for Planned Giving

Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with the University of Texas at El Paso in the search for an Executive Director for Planned Giving.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Development, the Executive Director for Planned Giving will be an experienced, strategic partner with a track record of success. As the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) builds out its Development team, it is seeking a highly collaborative partner to take ownership over all parts of a long-term planned giving strategy for the university. The Executive Director for Planned Giving will manage a portfolio of major ($25,000+) and principal-level ($1,000,000+) planned giving prospects regionally and nationally, and develop and execute strategies leading to successful evaluation, cultivation, solicitation, and investment that leverages the interests of UTEP donors with campus-wide initiatives and opportunities. Working closely with campus partners, schools and colleges, and the unit-based Development team, the Executive Director for Planned Giving will guide the identification and prioritization of fundraising opportunities, focusing on planned gifts such as bequest intentions, life income plans, retirement plan gifts, donor-advised funds, gifts of real estate and other appreciated assets, as well as more complex gifts like charitable remainder trusts. The Institutional Advancement division operates in a hybrid work environment (a combination of on- and off-campus). Institutional Advancement is seeking a candidate within a commutable distance from campus. 

Serving as a planned giving advisor for the division, the Executive Director for Planned Giving will collaborate with and assist the Development team with the preparation, explanation, and solicitation of planned and blended gift solicitations. The Executive Director for Planned Giving is also responsible for developing donor-centered proposals that involve assets. As a subject matter expert in estate planning and legacy giving, the Executive Director for Planned Giving will develop and maintain current information on relevant tax, trust, and financial and estate planning processes. Additionally, in partnership with Institutional Advancement’s Marketing and Communications team, the University's Marketing and Communications team, and other school and college communications teams, the Executive Director for Planned Giving will advise and collaborate on a targeted marketing and communication strategy that raises donor awareness of the importance and benefits of planned giving.

The University of Texas at El Paso is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university, with a student body that is 84% Hispanic. It enrolls more than 24,000 students in 169 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in 10 colleges and schools. With more than $109 million in total annual research expenditures, UTEP is an R1 research university, a designation given to the top 5% of colleges and universities nationally and is ranked sixth in Texas for federal research expenditures at public universities. UTEP maintains one of the lowest out-of-pocket costs of any doctoral research university in the United States and is one of the only institutions to receive both a top research designation and a Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation. UTEP was ranked number one in the U.S. for its success in achieving both competitive research and student social mobility. It is also one of the only top tier research universities in the country with a majority Hispanic student population. UTEP has one of the lowest out-of-pocket costs of all U.S. research institutions and has been recognized as a leader in social mobility for helping graduates move from family incomes in the bottom 20% to the top 20%.

A bachelor’s degree in law, estate or financial planning, or a related field and seven years of experience working in collaboration with donor or prospective donor's financial advisors and/or attorney to execute philanthropic gifts, proposing and executing gifts of assets is preferred for this role. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of the University of Texas at El Paso as well as the responsibilities and qualifications stated in the prospectus.

The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $130,000.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972.

The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to the inclusion of all qualified candidates. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the selection process, please contact Jeanette Rivera-Watts at jeanetterw@aspenleadershipgroup.com.

To apply for this position, visit: https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1439.