University of Virginia Hiring for Assistant Director of Gift Planning at Charlottesville, VA Full Time

UVA’s Office of University Advancement seeks candidates for an Assistant Director of Gift Planning. The Assistant Director will represent the University of Virginia, its programs, policies, personnel, traditions, philosophy, and objectives to all constituent groups. The primary focus of this position will be to cultivate relationships with individuals (alumni, family, and friends of the University of Virginia) to actively solicit future support, deferred gifts, and major outright gifts to the University, its schools and units, and its programs.

The Assistant Director will be responsible for managing a portfolio of planned giving prospects and developing a comprehensive solicitation and stewardship strategy for the portfolio and any assigned liaison relationships. The liaison role includes working closely with assigned schools and units to provide planned giving prospect lists, to attend team/staff meetings as appropriate, and to coordinate efforts to increase planned gifts.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Identify, qualify, and cultivate UVA planned giving prospects using prospect lists for in-person visits, emails, and phone calls.

• Provide sample bequest language and life income gift calculations (e.g., charitable gift annuities) as needed to actively solicit planned gifts from their portfolio and liaison relationships.

This position requires an ability to travel frequently on behalf of the University and participate in occasional evening and weekend responsibilities.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree
Experience: Three years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

At least three years of planned giving experience is preferred. Candidates with experience as a financial planner, trust officer, or estate planning attorney will also be considered.

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, University Advancement honors your experiences, perspectives, and unique identity. Together, we strive to create and maintain working environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming so we can best achieve our mission of supporting our broadly diverse partners, schools, and networks of engaged alumni, parents, and friends of the University.

UVA Advancement offers a flexible and hybrid workplace. All team members must have access to and maintain a secure home office environment with high-speed internet service and be able to work collaboratively with others using a variety of technologies and tools. While this position is eligible for a remote or hybrid work arrangement, the successful candidate will be expected to work intermittently in a shared office space located in Charlottesville, Virginia, at least once each month.

For additional information about the position, please contact April Sibiski, Sr. Associate Director for Staff Success, at [email protected].

This is an Exempt level, benefited position. This position is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding and performance. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

This position will remain open until filled. Review of applicants will begin December 18, 2023.

This position will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

To Apply:
Please visit UVA job posting to apply:

https://jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0055804/Assistant-Director-of-Gift-Planning

Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV

• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

For questions about the application process, please contact Jon Freeman, Recruiting Specialist, at [email protected].

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person’s perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.