University System of New Hampshire

Summary of Position:
The Senior Managing Director of Principal and Planned Giving, will report to the

Associate Vice President of Development (AVP) and will manage the planned giving team and maintain an active portfolio of high net-worth prospects capable of making gifts of $1 million or more. The Senior Managing Director will work directly with the AVP, and in collaboration with the Senior Managing Director of Development and Campaign Giving and the Senior Managing Director of Development Operations, Annual and Leadership Giving, as a thought partner on the strategic plan, planned and principal gift pipeline, and annual and campaign goals and metrics. The Senior Managing Director will ensure the plans are implemented and goals are met by managing UNH Wide planned giving and managing their own portfolio of principal giving prospects. This position is critically important to the University’s fundraising and campaign success as it focuses on identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding constituents capable of financially supporting, at the highest levels, UNH’s mission and priorities and growing its base of donors and total philanthropic revenue.

Additional Job Information:
The Senior Managing Director may serve as backup to the Associate Vice

President of Development in other situations they may delegate for. The Senior Managing Director of Development will join the University of New Hampshire Foundation at a critical time during an ambitious fundraising campaign in anticipation of a public launch in fall 2025. The incumbent will embrace goal-oriented outcomes, be an entrepreneurial and creative thinker, and have passion about the fundraising potential of the University. They must possess outstanding interpersonal competencies, the ability to effectively manage projects and staff, and be initiative-taking, organized and detail oriented.

Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.

About the UNH Foundation (UNHF) and UNH Development: Established in 1989, UNHF exists to build private support for the university with the goal of strengthening programs, supporting students, and providing new opportunities for faculty excellence. UNHF wrapped up “CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH” in 2018, successfully raising over $300M from 45,000+ donors, and is now working through its next fundraising campaign set to conclude in 2027. The UNH Development team advances the mission of the university by inspiring private giving among alumni, parents/families, friends, employees, corporations and foundations. By building and strengthening relationships, our donor-centered approach connects stakeholders’ passions and philanthropic goals to opportunities to support the university priorities that matter to them. Our team produces meaningful and lasting impact for students and our state, embraces diverse perspectives, commits to professional growth, and is breaking UNH fundraising records. With annual giving, leadership giving, major and principal giving, planned giving, and foundation relations and support staff, our team is structured to ensure every level of the donor pyramid is poised to grow for success in the short and long-term. While most Development team members are assigned to fundraise for a specific unit across UNH and a few positions work across the university, we are a unified Development group that embraces a culture in which we all succeed, and we maximize collective fundraising success for UNH. Join us!

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

 

UNH Diversity Statement: The University of New Hampshire is committed to building and nurturing an environment of inclusive excellence where all students, faculty, and staff can thrive. We also are committed to providing open and inclusive access for all alumni, volunteers, learners, employees, and visitors seeking to participate in our programs and activities. We venture to sustain a campus environment that fosters mutual respect and understanding. We believe diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are foundational values inextricably linked to achieving our core educational mission and embrace the many characteristics of our community members that make them uniquely themselves. Here, you belong, and all are welcome.

The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide