Senior Associate Athletics Director, Development , Intercollegiate Athletics

Responsibilities

• Manages a moderately complex, multi-channel fundraising program encompassing the full spectrum of development activities, including leadership giving, annual giving, donor engagement, signature events, volunteer coordination, donor stewardship, and recognition programs.
• In partnership with leadership conceives, creates, and leads the development of comprehensive fundraising strategies designed to achieve predetermined goals; implements and manages these strategies across multiple channels; adjusts tactics to optimize results.
• Manages and oversees a team of development professionals and administrative support staff, establishing clear roles, expectations, and performance standards while fostering collaboration.
• Recruits, selects, trains, mentors, and provides ongoing professional development for staff; provides clear direction and leadership, conducts performance evaluations, offers feedback, and implements corrective actions.
• Participates in long- and short-range strategic planning.
• Oversees and manages the identification, cultivation and solicitation of donors and donor prospects throughout California and nationwide; may travel with donors to home/away football, men’s basketball, and select post‑season events.
• Other duties including professional development.

• Strong knowledge of leadership/management concepts, procedures, techniques, and best practices.
• Proven success in managing, mentoring, motivating, and retaining a professional fundraising staff.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills and political acumen.
• Excellent skills in meeting predetermined goals and objectives.
• Effective strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, persuasion/negotiation, communication, and marketing skills.
• Strong knowledge of all aspects of fundraising, donor and public relations, applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies.
• Excellent knowledge of the campus and higher‑education issues.
• Experience as a manager in fundraising; marketing, communications, or public relations desirable.
• Proven record of accomplishment that demonstrates initiative, creativity, managerial and interpersonal skills, preferably in a university setting.
• Willingness to take risks and solve problems creatively.
• Well‑developed leadership skills with ability to articulate the university’s vision and programs to donors, volunteers, and staff.
• Ability to make a compelling case for supporting the priorities of the Athletic Department in a complex environment.
• Familiarity with intercollegiate athletics culture and environment.
• Knowledge of benefit‑linked giving, athletics, and university development.
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, database tools).
• Must be able to travel and work nights and weekends as required.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable rules (ACC, NCAA, etc.) and avoid violations.

The budgeted salary range is $ – $ (full‑time, 40 hrs/week). The position is exempt monthly‑paid and eligible for UC Benefits.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.