Major Gift Officer, Athletics Development

Position Summary:

Ignite Your Career at Villanova University! Whether undergraduate or graduate, faculty or staff, each community member brings with them a wealth of experiences that enrich our University and shift our perspectives. As a part of this community, your work will improve lives and ignite change!

Posting Number: S

Position Title:

Major Gift Officer, Athletics Development Position Type:
Staff

Location:

Villanova, PA Recruitment Type:
Internal/External Applicants

Work Schedule:

full-time/12-months Avg Hours Week Department: 604 - University Advancement

Join a mission-driven organization. Since Villanova University’s founding in 1842, we have been inspired by the values of truth, unity, and love, and are a community dedicated to service to others.

• Villanova has been included among the nation’s best colleges and universities. VU’s inclusion again in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 “Best Colleges” rankings is another indication of the University’s continued prominence and forward momentum.
• Villanova’s most precious asset is our people. As an employee, you will receive a holistic benefits package, generous paid time off, a competitive retirement savings plan, flexible work options, wellness programs including gym membership, professional development, tuition assistance, and more . Villanova University has embarked on a 10-year strategic plan, Rooted. Restless., with the goal of enhancing the Augustinian Catholic living and learning experience for all members of our community.
  
  University Advancement is seeking exceptional talent to join our mission-driven team working together toward our shared vision for Villanova, fueled by the generosity of the University’s philanthropic supporters as we “keep moving” in the spirit of St. Augustine in the public phase of Villanova’s comprehensive capital campaign:
  Espiritus Nova.

The Major Gift Officer for Athletics Development will report directly to the Assistant Vice President, Athletics Development. Under the direction of the AVP , the Major Gift Officer for Athletics Development will identify and qualify potential donors, and design and implement successful multiple gifts strategies in support of the priorities of Villanova Athletics. Primary duties include establishing and managing effective relationships with varied donor prospects and existing major donors.

The Major Gift Officer will solicit prospects, and identify and motivate those alumni, faculty, volunteers and friends who can advance the development function of Villanova Athletics, in support of the Villanova University Strategic Plan. The Major Gift Officer is expected to conduct a high volume of prospect visits per month and manage a portfolio of 125 prospects per year. The Major Gift Officer will assume stewardship responsibilities for assigned prospects in conjunction with the Director of Stewardship and implement cultivation opportunities for all Villanova Athletics alumni, parents and friends.

The Major Gift Officer will work with individuals with gift capacity of $100,000 or greater.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. The University is an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify and manage a portfolio of at least 125 major gift prospects which includes primarily individuals and some corporations and foundations with specific affiliation and/or giving interest to Athletics.
• Establish and manage effective relationships with significant prospects and major donors. Will plan and implement major gifts strategies using work plans and stewardship plans;…