Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
- Location
- USF Hilltop Campus
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Job Title: Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
Job Summary: About USF: The University of San Francisco (USF) is recognized internationally as a leading Jesuit Catholic, urban university with a tremendously diverse student and faculty population and a global perspective.
POSITION SUMMARY: The University of San Francisco is in the fifth year of its most ambitious fundraising campaign. The USF Campaign has a $500M goal that will vastly enhance the University’s presence and scholarship in the arts, health and life sciences, AI, and entrepreneurism, as well as continue to provide access and opportunity for our highly diverse population of students. Reporting to the Senior Director, Major Gifts, the Director of Development for the College of Arts & Sciences will play an integral role in the campaign at an exciting time in the school’s evolution.
The Director of Development oversees the fundraising strategy for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) in partnership with the Dean. The Director manages relationships and secures support from donors capable of making gifts of $25,000+ with a yearly goal of at least $700,000. The Director coordinates the participation and involvement of campus leadership with CAS fundraising efforts.
Full Job Description: PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
75% Major Gifts Fundraising
- Designs and implements a comprehensive development plan to increase philanthropic support for funding priorities within the College of Arts & Sciences. Manages a portfolio of 90-110 individual major gift prospects, the majority with the capacity to give $250,000 or more. Makes at least 6-10 significant prospect/donor visits per month. Qualifies 16-24 major gift prospects per year. Cultivates and solicits current use and endowment gifts directly, including proposal development. Conducts 15-24 solicitations and raises $700,000 annually.
20% Leadership and Collaboration
- Supervises and coaches Assistant Director to achieve individual fundraising goals.
- Advises CAS leadership on fundraising strategy, solicitation opportunities, proposal development, and identifies faculty to highlight to USF’s different giving audiences. Includes collaboration on production of a small number of events per year.
- Partners with Principal Gifts, Corporation and Foundation Relations, Gift Planning and Annual Fund teams to achieve annual and campaign development goals for CAS.
5% Volunteer Management & Graduate Assistant Supervision
- Identifies, recruits, and actively engages advisory board members with a focus on major gift prospect identification, solicitation, and stewardship.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Eight years of professional work experience, with a minimum of five years of progressive and successful development experience in major gifts, preferably in higher education.
- Demonstrated ability to build rapport with prospects and donors and successfully move them through the moves management cycle.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including proposal writing and the ability to deliver a compelling case for support.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver innovative ideas and programs.
- Commitment to appropriate use of sensitive, confidential constituent data and familiarity with relevant privacy laws.
- Demonstrated time management, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Willingness to travel and work weekend/evening hours.
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full time
Pay Rate: Salary
Salary Range : $130,000 to $140,000 annualized; commensurate with experience
From University of San Francisco's careers page (Workday), checked 4 Nov 2026.
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Posted 3 Nov 2026 · checked 4 Nov 2026 · Report this job