Director of Development

Position: Director of Development 2 or 3
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

November 8, 2026

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):1520- - Director of Development 2, 1520- - Director of Development 2, 1521- - Director of Development 3, 1521- - Director of Development 3

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Title:

Director of Development 2 or 3

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional Position Details:

The Opportunity:

The Director of Development 2 (DOD2) and Director of Development 3 (DOD3) is responsible for supporting the College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences fundraising goals by planning and conducting outreach designed to promote constituent understanding of the College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences activities and research with the aim of cultivating donors and raising philanthropic gifts. Positions at this level may have assigned lead or management responsibilities for assigned development staff.

These efforts may include, but are not limited to annual giving, major gift development, and planned gift identification and advancement. Extensive travel in Washington State, the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere is required. A Director of Development secures 12 – 16 major gifts or pledges, opens a minimum of 20 solicitations, and has a minimum annual fundraising goal of $750,000.The position is located in Pullman or Vancouver.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time (100% FTE), permanent position. Overtime eligibility will be determined based on final salary placement.

Monthly Salary:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Director of Development 2:

Pullman: $6,255.82 - $7,569.55

Vancouver: $6,756.28 - $8,175.11

Director of Development 3:

Pullman: $6,943.96 - $8,402.20

Vancouver: $7,499.48 - $9,074.38

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 , the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits:

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation .

Required Qualifications:

Director of Development 2:

Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years of progressively responsible relevant experience, which includes one (1) year of full-time fundraising experience, demonstrated success in proposal writing and submission, evidence of ability to plan and execute a fund drive (i.e. responsibility for a project from conception to realization), demonstrated success in face-to-face solicitations of gifts of $25,000 or more, OR comparable experience. Comparable experience includes progressively responsible full-time consultative sales in real estate, industrial equipment, vehicles, custom services, or bulk commodities, which include long term relationships between salespeople and clients, which includes negotiating the terms and conditions of individual sales with customers, program oversight and management, clearly defined goals and objectives, and a demonstrated track record of sales success.

A Master’s degree in a related field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience. Experience demonstrating strong interpersonal skills in establishing and maintaining internal and external relationships.

Director of Development 3:

Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of progressively responsible relevant experience, which…