Employment Opportunities

The University of Dayton, invites applications for our Senior Associate Director, Planned Giving opening within the advancement division. In this pivotal position, you will play a crucial role in securing the future of the university by cultivating and stewarding meaningful relationships with alumni, donors, and friends. We are a top-three institution for alumni and volunteers who are meaningfully engaged according to the Association of Private College and University Alumni Directors, and are looking for individuals who are passionate about the power of higher education. If this is you, apply today!

The University of Dayton is a top-tier Catholic, Marianist research university with academic offerings from the undergraduate to the doctoral levels. Our mission is to educate the whole person and link learning and scholarship with leadership and service. University Advancement promotes a culture of philanthropy, volunteer engagement and lifelong relationships in support of the University’s mission. As we conclude a comprehensive fundraising campaign, we are growing our exceptional team of passionate, mission-driven Advancement professionals, looking for a Senior Associate Director, Planned Giving in our office of planned giving.

Planned giving thoughtfully uses sophisticated assets and tax efficiency to maximize a donor’s charitable impact. While this most often takes the form of wills and revocable trusts, it also includes gifts of real estate, retirement accounts, life insurance, business interests, intellectual property, annuities, and charitable trusts, among many other things. The planned giving team serves as a subject matter expert resource for donors, professional advisors, and internal stakeholders in planning for, soliciting, and receiving these types of gifts. The incumbent will become an invaluable aspect of providing this effort.

A successful applicant will be someone who can build a deep understanding of complex charitable giving and develop impactful relationships with donors who are considering, or may consider, gifts to the University. They will have an appetite for constant learning, adaptability to the constant changes of charitable law and donor engagement, and an effervescent entrepreneurial spirit to engage new donors in the important and diverse work of the University. Additionally, to be successful in this role, the Senior Associate Director will be expected to maintain significant local and national travel to personally engage prospective donors.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Four years of experience in development/fundraising, law, financial services, accounting, or equivalent. Education in law, financial planning, or accounting may substitute for experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel via a variety of transport modes (i.e., airplane, car, public transport, etc.) and to manage a significant travel schedule, which may periodically include evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed.
• A valid driver's license, low risk driving record and insurability by the University.

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• A juris doctorate, or similar advanced degree is particularly desirable.
• Development or fundraising experience in higher education.
• Experience in a law or accounting firm.
• Strong knowledge of all manner of planned gift vehicles and gifts of complex assets.
• Experience in estate planning/trust management.
• Advanced certification or license, including Bar Admission in a U.S. State, CFA, CFP, CTFA, CFRE.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with socially, culturally and generationally diverse constituents.

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity, achieve equitable outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, we will not discriminate against minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.