Senior Director, Gift Planning
Full-Time Administration
North Chicago, IL, US

Position Summary

As a member of the Division of Institutional Advancement (IA), the Senior Director of Gift Planning (Senior Director) will serve as a member of the individual and planned giving fundraising team.  The Senior Director manages the processes of identification, qualification, cultivation, and solicitation of prospective donors with the capacity to make an estate gift, a gift from a retirement asset, a recommendation to a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), or a blended gift in the range of $10,000 or greater with a focus on alumni, friends, and other supportive constituencies.  The Senior Director is responsible and accountable for the planning and implementation, process management, and key performance indicator analysis of this gift work.  The successful candidate will also play a critical and collaborative role in RFU’s Empowering Scholars Campaign to ensure student success, as well as, assist in other fundraising efforts to address health equity, advance innovation in research and education, and guide philanthropic partnerships to support the aspirations of the university. The Senior Director will be relationship-centric, mission-driven, detail-and process-oriented, inquisitive and self-motivated, and a collaborative problem solver in support of the achievement of the Division of Institutional Advancement and its support of university initiatives. 

Our generous benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision plans; paid parental leave; short-term and long-term disability plans; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; and a 403(b) retirement plan which includes an 8% employer contribution after two years of service. RFUMS is committed to employee well-being and work-life balance. Full-time staff members are eligible for three weeks of vacation, 15 sick days, and 13 holidays plus two floating holidays. That is a minimum of 30 paid days off each year!

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