Development Manager

CARLOS ALBIZU UNIVERSITY • Doral, FL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Albizu University is seeking a Development Manager for its Miami Campus. This role is a frontline fundraising professional responsible for building and advancing a philanthropic culture. The position leads donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, while also managing alumni engagement initiatives. Working under a centralized development strategy, this role serves as the primary development representative in Miami, engaging donors, alumni, and community stakeholders. It is a results-oriented position requiring an entrepreneurial mindset to build relationships and generate philanthropic revenue in a growing market. The Development Manager will be responsible for building Albizu’s donor pipeline in the Miami market from the ground up, including identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual, corporate, foundation, and alumni prospects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in fundraising, development, or alumni relations.
• Fully bilingual (English and Spanish), both written and spoken.
• Demonstrated experience building donor pipelines from early-stage prospecting through cultivation, solicitation, gift closing, and stewardship.
• Experience with CRM systems for prospect tracking and pipeline management; Raiser’s Edge NXT or equivalent preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently in a early-stage, market-building environment with a high degree of autonomy, initiative, and accountability.
• Excellent written communication skills, including donor proposals and correspondence.
• Must be based in the Miami metropolitan area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in higher education, healthcare, or behavioral health fundraising.
• Established network within the Miami philanthropic or nonprofit community.
• Familiarity with South Florida donor landscape (foundations and corporate giving).
• Experience planning donor and alumni engagement events.
• Graduate degree in nonprofit management, public administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual, corporate, foundation, and alumni donors in the Miami/South Florida region.
• Lead donor meetings, site visits, solicitations, and follow-up strategies to move prospects through the giving cycle.
• Prepare and deliver donor-facing proposals, presentations, correspondence, and stewardship materials.
• Develop and execute donor stewardship strategies.
• Manage restricted gifts and scholarships in coordination with leadership.
• Support grant prospecting and proposal development.
• Meet or exceed established annual fundraising targets.
• Build and manage a prospect portfolio with giving capacity generally ranging from $1,000 to $25,000+.
• Serve as the primary contact for alumni engagement in Miami.
• Plan and execute alumni events and communications.
• Build relationships to strengthen long-term giving potential.
• Identify and transition high-potential alumni into donor pipelines.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely records of donor and alumni interactions in Raiser’s Edge NXT or the institution’s designated CRM system.
• Track and manage prospect pipelines and segmentation.
• Prepare reports and activity summaries for leadership.
• Lead Miami-based fundraising and engagement efforts for institutional campaigns, including anniversary initiatives and other strategic fundraising priorities.
• Execute fundraising events and engagement activities.
• Collaborate with Marketing & Communications on outreach strategies.
• Align Miami initiatives with institutional development strategy.
• Partner with campus leadership to identify funding opportunities.
• Represent the Office of Development at institutional and community events.

Benefits

• Vacation Leave: Accumulation of 11.25 hours per month for employees who work 120 hours or more.
• Sick Leave: Accumulation of 11.25 hours per month for employees who work 120 hours or more.
• Holidays: Approximately 18 paid holidays per year, based on the academic calendar.
• Medical Insurance: participation in the group medical plan; the institution contributes $3,600.00 annually to the insurance premium.
• Retirement Plan: Employer contribution of 5% of annual base salary.
• Life Insurance: Coverage equal to two (2) times the annual base salary; Optional supplemental coverage available.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Tuition discount for employees and family members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level