Director of Planned Giving - University Advancement

Washington University in St. Louis • Clayton, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Planned Giving reports to the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Planned Giving and is responsible for qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding high level prospects capable of making major planned gifts to Washington University. This position is within the Office of Planned Giving and is part of the Development Vertical. Travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Relevant Experience (7 Years)

Nice To Haves

• Experience soliciting gifts of $250,000 or more.
• Master's degree
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication
• Complex Systems
• Computer Technology
• Confidentiality
• Database Technologies
• Detail-Oriented
• Donor Management
• Give Feedback
• Major Gift Solicitation
• Microsoft Office
• Multicultural Environments
• Organizational Change Management
• Organizing
• People Oriented
• Project Administration
• Prospect Management
• Receptive to Feedback
• Relationship Building
• Salesforce (Software)
• Working Independently

Responsibilities

• Responsible for university planned and deferred gift activity including qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a portfolio of 60 donors and prospects in an assigned geographic territory.
• In addition to planned giving activities, assists in major and principal gift solicitations.
• Specific gift production and donor contact goals will be established on an annual basis.
• The Director of Planned Giving will work closely with all levels of development officers in a territory to ensure short and long-term fundraising success and will coordinate with the territory Executive Director in reaching the planned giving total for the territory.
• Serve as a resource for all planned giving activities and presentations.
• The position will also work closely with subject matter experts in the Philanthropic Strategy Vertical to meet the fundraising priorities of the Danforth Campus schools, Medicine, programs, university priorities, university initiatives and Principal Gifts team to identify, cultivate, solicit, close, and steward principal gift prospects.
• The Director of Planned Giving will help to create and foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork that celebrates outcomes, builds individual and team capacity, and ensures that WashU UA is a preferred workplace.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

What This Job Offers

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