Senior Director, Major Gifts and Planned Giving

The Senior Director for Development of Major Gifts and Planned Giving serves as a leader and technical advisor within the Office of Institutional Advancement. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Donor and Alumni Relations, the Senior Director builds and manages a portfolio of prospective major and legacy giving donors. In addition to direct cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors, the Senior Director provides oversight and expert guidance on all aspects of planned giving. The Director creates planned giving programs, materials, and policies; serves as a liaison to the University finance department and external estate and real estate legal counsel; and provides training and technical assistance to other fundraising staff.

Ranked by Niche as the second (#2) most diverse private college in Washington State in 2020. Saint Martin’s is extremely proud of our student diversity.  Our university treasures persons of all abilities, ages, ethnicities, genders, nationalities, orientations, races, and religions.  In particular, we know that students educated in an ethnically diverse settings perform better academically and reap greater professional success than their peers from more homogeneous learning environments. We proudly celebrate that our student population is 51% undergraduate and 32% graduate students of color.  We are committed to pursuing an employee community which reflects a similar, if not the same percentage.  

Therefore, we intentionally encourage and request that members of historically underrepresented groups apply to join this community.  All of us, from all backgrounds, are making a commitment to do and be better for our students, faculty and staff.

Established in 1895, Saint Martin’s University serves as the educational mission of Saint Martin’s Abbey.  The Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery, whose members pray, work, and live together on the University campus.  As the mission is Catholic and Benedictine, one of our values is a spirit of hospitality welcoming all, regardless of an individual’s faith, religion, or spirituality.  

To review the job description and apply for this position please visit “Work at Saint Martin’s” on our website at https://www.stmartin.edu/directory/office-human-resources.