Senior Director, Foundation Relations - University Advancement
Washington University in St. LouisMissouri, United States
Posted September 25, 2025
96000 - 169300 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those from underrepresented groups.
Job Description
The Senior Director is responsible for securing major gift level support from foundations whose charitable objectives are consistent with those of Washington University. The position raises funds for a diverse range of purposes including but not limited to research, facilities, programs, scholarship, and endowment with primary focus on the STEM departments, centers and initiatives.
Requirements
- Fundraising: Identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of foundations and philanthropic organizations.
- Engage in qualification, strategy, relationship building, and proposal development for gifts or grants at the $250,000-level and above.
- Work with faculty and fundraising colleagues to develop effective fundraising strategies that translate into successful proposals.
- Develop and implement innovative plans for enhancing stewardship of foundation donors.
- Provide timely reports of grants from foundations that have made philanthropic gifts to the University.
- Serve as the department’s liaison to the Internal Selections Committee.
- Conduct regular meetings with faculty and academic staff to identify research and programs at the university that align with foundations’ funding interests.
- Identify, secure, and attend meetings for leadership and faculty with foundation staff.
- Host campus visits by foundation representatives.
- Attend professional Corporate and Foundation Relations conferences.
- Oversee annual benchmarking of peer institutions’ funding from foundations.
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation
- 10 recognized holidays
- Sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages
- Free Metro transit U-Pass
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan
- Wellness challenges
- Annual health screenings
- Mental health resources
- Mindfulness programs and courses
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Financial resources
- Access to dietitians
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave
- Family care resources
- Tuition coverage for you and your family
