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Senior Development Consultant, Principal Gifts

PageUp Desc Code: ADV - Senior Development Consultant, Principal Gifts

Function: ADV - Advancement

Sub-function: Fundraising

Discipline: Principal Gifts

Career Track: Development

Career Track Level: Individual Contributor - Level 5


Advancement: Develops and administers processes to support alumni relations, annual and major giving, and stewardship. Participates in the management and execution of activities to advance donor fundraising potential.

Fundraising: Fundraising solicits donations and funds from individuals and businesses to support the university.

Principal Gifts: Principal Gifts identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward principal gifts from donors with the institutions highest profile, inclination, and capacity. Designs and implements strategic fundraising plans through collaboration for academic units, regional campuses, and complex markets. Typically manages a portfolio of approximately 30 prospects and gift solicitations greater than $5,000,000.

Development: Roles that are focused on fundraising for the organization.

Individual Contributor: In an individual contributor role, the positions work is primarily achieved through individual efforts or by participating as part of a team. Individual contributors may: Coordinate, influence, or review the work of others. Be the authority on a given program or process. Lead teams. A range of knowledge, complexity, autonomy, and impact may be needed to achieve results at certain levels. Individual contributor roles are reflected in the Academic Administration, Development, General Administration, Technical/STEM, and C1-C4 of the Clinical tracks.

Level 5: Expert: These positions require the most advanced experience, certification, and education. These positions display leadership, expertise, and have responsibilities that routinely have universitywide scope of impact.