Director, Donor Relations

University of Nevada Reno • Reno, NV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director provides strategic leadership for the University’s comprehensive donor relations program and serves as the institution’s senior donor relations expert. The position leads efforts to provide a consistent, high-quality donor experience through effective acknowledgment, impact reporting, and engagement strategies. The Director supervises a professional team, collaborates closely with fundraising professionals and campus partners, and oversees endowment and scholarship reporting. The position also uses data, technology, and performance metrics to demonstrate philanthropic impact, strengthen donor relationships, and support institutional goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and five (5) years of related professional work experience OR Master’s Degree and three (3) years of related professional work experience
• Related Professional Experience: Donor relations, development, non-profit management, fund raising, alumni relations, public relations, or marketing, preferably in higher education or other large, complex institution, to include supervisory experience or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership for the University’s comprehensive donor relations program.
• Serves as the institution’s senior donor relations expert.
• Leads efforts to provide a consistent, high-quality donor experience through effective acknowledgment, impact reporting, and engagement strategies.
• Supervises a professional team.
• Collaborates closely with fundraising professionals and campus partners.
• Oversees endowment and scholarship reporting.
• Uses data, technology, and performance metrics to demonstrate philanthropic impact, strengthen donor relationships, and support institutional goals.

Benefits

• Remarkable Retirement: 19.25% contribution generously matched by the University, 100% vested on the first day.
• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments.
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees: Reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents (up to six credits per semester for faculty, unlimited for eligible dependents).
• Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program: Provides resources and assists new faculty spouses/partners to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

What This Job Offers

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