Director of Development

The Director of Development is responsible for developing and enhancing relationships with major gift prospects and donors, discovering their philanthropic passions, and aligning them with the funding priorities of UNCSA (University of North Carolina School of the Arts). The Director of Development will cultivate, solicit, secure, document, and steward major gifts (currently $25,000+) for UNCSA. This includes developing and executing annual and multi-year strategies and plans to engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward philanthropic relationships that support university priorities. The Director of Development works closely and collaboratively with other Advancement and Foundation team members and University partners to understand and promote University initiatives and priorities and serves as primary advancement liaison for multiple schools/areas of the campus. In close partnership with the Prospect Development team, the Director of Alumni Engagement, and the Vice Chancellor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement, the Director of Development develops strategies and plans for cultivating assigned regional geographic markets, travelling regularly to assigned regions and coordinating opportunities with partners in Advancement and across campus. The Director of Development is responsible for achieving fundraising and activity goals set annually in collaboration with Advancement leadership.