Senior Associate Vice President — Principal Gifts & Family Philanthropy

Job overview

The Senior Associate Vice President — Principal Gifts & Family Philanthropy role is onsite in North Andover, MA, with compensation of $175,000–$200,000 per year. Merrimack College’s Institutional Advancement team supports the College’s fundraising priorities and Together We Rise campaign. This senior fundraising leader builds family philanthropy and Board of Advisors engagement while managing a portfolio of principal gift prospects. The role develops donor relationships and connects donor interests with institutional priorities to secure significant campaign and principal gifts and expand the College’s long-term philanthropic pipeline.

What you'll do

• Lead philanthropic and engagement strategies for Boards of Advisors
• develop family philanthropy and Parents Leadership Council programs
• identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward families and principal gift prospects
• manage a portfolio of principal and campaign gift prospects
• develop individualized donor strategies
• partner with College leadership and advancement teams
• translate institutional and campaign priorities into philanthropic opportunities
• coordinate complex gifts and assess engagement goals.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior associate vice president

principal gifts

family philanthropy

fundraising leadership

boards of advisors

campaign gifts

institutional advancement

north andover ma

merrimack college

$175k–$200k

donor relations

together we rise

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Senior leadership role spanning principal gifts, family philanthropy, and Boards of Advisors, with a role in the Together We Rise campaign.

About the employer

Merrimack College is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.