Director of Development - Scholarships

Department: Development/Central Development – University Advancement            

Campus: Tampa

Position Number: 15688

Date Posted: 05/02/2008

Deadline to Apply: Open until Filled

Annual Salary: $80,000 – negotiable, based on market and experience

The USF Development Office builds relationships, generates interest and inspires confidence among the university’s constituents to attract private funding to advance teaching, research creative expression and community engagement.

Duties: The Director of Development - Scholarships builds relationships with the University’s various constituents; indentifies, cultivates and solicits prospects and closes private, major gifts on behalf of the university to advance the university’s mission and goals.  The Director of Development- Scholarships will bring leadership, versatility and imagination to strategic planning initiatives that are designed for success.  The Director will play a key role in securing scholarship support for fast paced, dynamic academic programs university-wide.   The Director will coordinate with the various college program development officers and faculty members to encourage the identification, cultivation and solicitation of potential scholarship prospects to increase charitable revenue for scholarship programs. The Director will be a part of the USF Foundation development team and will collaborate with high-level institutional officials, policy board members, colleagues and donors.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in development or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:  Master’s degree.  Five or more years of directly related experience in development and fundraising, preferably in higher education, but other not-for-profit institutes may be acceptable.  Must have an understanding of the nature of philanthropy as it relates to higher education and the ability to communicate the critical role of scholarship support in insuring the success of the research, teaching and outreach mission of the university to diverse groups of constituents.  Strong preference given for candidates with a proven record of major gift fundraising for scholarships and academic programs from diverse sources.

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