Associate Athletic Director for Development

Lead Athletics fundraising strategy, with emphasis on major gifts, campaign priorities, annual fundraising goals, and donor engagement.

Manage a personal portfolio of high-capacity prospects and donors; identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift opportunities.

Develop individualized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies in partnership with Athletics, University Development, campus leaders, coaches, and volunteers.

Establishes strong collaborative partnerships with frontline officers across the schools and colleges to co-manage shared prospects and donors, ensuring coordinated strategies that maximize philanthropic outcomes.

Provide leadership and supervision for Athletics development staff, setting clear performance expectations, metrics, and accountability for fundraising results.

Ensures the Athletics development staff builds and maintains a strong strategic partnership with University Development’s Annual Giving team to align Athletics fundraising priorities with broader annual giving strategies (including crowdfunding and the university’s annual Giving Day), creating a coordinated donor pipeline and consistent messaging across all communication channels.

Prepare proposals, briefings, donor correspondence, and other materials that advance major gift conversations and philanthropic commitments.

Integrate Athletics fundraising priorities into University Development’s strategic and campaign planning efforts.

Build and sustain relationships with alumni, parents, friends, community leaders, corporations, foundations, and volunteers whose interests align with Pacific Athletics.

Oversee Athletics development operations, including budget planning, program effectiveness, donor events, and collaboration with annual giving and advancement services.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations.