Department Summary University Advancement (UA) supports the University of Oregon’s (UO) mission of providing exceptional teaching, discovery, and service by strategically positioning the university to create awareness, build long-term relationships, and secure resources that increase understanding and further its aims. We are committed to fostering equity and inclusion in a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment that recognizes the value of all members of our community.

The Office of Development as part of University Advancement (UA) has a mission to maximize philanthropic impact at the University of Oregon. We do this by identifying, connecting and engaging alumni and friends around the globe with their passions to advance the vision and priorities of the university.

Position Summary The Director of Development I, Regional Philanthropy (Director) works as part of Development to promote university fundraising priorities and image to alumni, parents, and friends of the university.

This field-oriented position requires frequent travel and direct contact with donors and donor prospects. The Director works collaboratively with colleagues in the assigned team, Development, and across the university to identify new prospects and strategically cultivate alumni, parents, and friends. The Director is responsible for meeting fundraising goals as they relate to the strategic needs of the university and the assigned unit, priority, or region. Productivity will be measured through the growth of individual performance and regional team commitments.

Reporting to a Senior Director of Regional Philanthropy, this position is responsible in supporting key priorities, which could include, but are not limited, to student success, financial aid and scholarships, academic programs, and capital projects by raising gifts from alumni, friends, and parent prospects rated $100,000 - $999,999. The Director is responsible for managing a regional fundraising strategy, including representing a region in development meetings on campus and setting fundraising goals and strategies in conjunction with leadership in UO Portland and Development colleagues.

Critical to the success of the Director will be the ability to effectively collaborate with fellow regional directors of development, the AVP for Central Development Programs, as well as other fundraising leaders in academic schools, Intercollegiate Athletics, the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact (Knight Campus), The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health (Ballmer Institute), and Principal Gifts.

Travel within the assigned region as well as to cities in other states up to 75% of the time is an essential expectation of this position.

The Director position will be based in Eugene or Portland, Oregon, with an assigned region of Oregon, California and Hawaii, or Northwest and Southwest states.

Minimum Requirements • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. • Three years of professional fundraising experience or five years combined experience in development and in a closely related field such as corporate sales.