Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving

Title: Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving

Employee Classification: Dir Alumni Rel & Annual Giving

Campus: University of North Texas - Dallas

Division: DAL-University Advancement

Sub Division-Department: DAL-University Advancement

Department: DAL-University Advancement-545000

Job Location: Dallas

Salary: Commensurate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

The Office of University Advancement at the University of North Texas at Dallas is dedicated to advancing the university's mission through philanthropy, alumni and community engagement, strategic partnerships, marketing, and communications. The department works closely with donors, alumni, corporate partners, foundations, and community stakeholders to cultivate relationships, secure financial support, and provide stewardship that enhances student success, academic excellence, scholarships, and institutional growth.

University Advancement also leads efforts to promote the university's achievements, strengthen its brand, and increase visibility through strategic marketing and communications initiatives. By fostering meaningful engagement and securing critical resources, the Office of University Advancement plays a key role in expanding opportunities for students and supporting the continued growth and long‑term success of UNT Dallas.

The Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving leads strategies that strengthen alumni connection and increase broad‑based giving at the University of North Texas ough innovative programming, digital engagement, and technology‑enabled outreach, the Director creates opportunities for alumni and other constituents to connect, volunteer, advocate, and give. This position builds scalable alumni and annual giving programs, collaborates with campus and Advancement partners, and uses data to evaluate results and refine strategy.

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business and three (3) years of professional experience in fundraising, alumni and donor relations, public relations, sales or related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Knowledge of alumni engagement, annual giving, philanthropy, donor participation, volunteer engagement, and constituent relationship‑building principles.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, build, implement, evaluate, and improve innovative engagement and fundraising programs.
• Fluency in technology‑enabled outreach, digital communications, data management, online giving strategies, and emerging engagement tools.
• Ability to translate institutional priorities into meaningful alumni engagement opportunities and compelling annual giving campaigns.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate program and campaign data and make informed strategic recommendations.
• Excellent relationship‑building and collaboration skills across diverse alumni, donor, campus, and community constituencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written, verbal, digital, and presentation formats.
• Strong attention to detail, follow‑through, sound judgment, creativity, adaptability, and commitment to constituent‑centered engagement.

• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in alumni engagement, annual giving, higher education advancement, nonprofit fundraising, or related work.
• Experience building new programs, expanding an emerging alumni program, or launching new annual giving initiatives.
• Experience designing and managing digital fundraising or digital engagement campaigns.
• Experience with advancement CRM systems and digital engagement or giving platforms, such as Raiser's Edge, Salesforce, Ellucian Advance, Give Campus, Thank View, Hustle, Anthology, email marketing platforms, or similar tools.
• Experience using segmentation, analytics, dashboards, testing, or performance metrics to assess and improve engagement or fundraising outcomes.
• Experience working with alumni volunteers, ambassadors, advisory groups, or campus partners.
• Experience supervising staff, directing project teams, or coordinating…