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Associate Vice President of Principal Giving

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Position Number:

9936183

Location:

Moscow, United States

Position Type:

Development and Fund Raising Associate Vice President of Principal Giving University of Idaho Appointment Information Working Title:

Associate Vice President of Principal Giving, UI Foundation Division/College:

3913-

Development Department:

604-

FDN Development Location:

Moscow Location Details:

This position could work from

Moscow or Boise FTE:

1

Advertising Pay Range:

$160,000 annually, commensurate with experience Is this position contingent on work and/or funding:

False FLSA Status:

Exempt Type of Appointment:

Full Fiscal Year Position Overview:

The University of Idaho Foundation partners with alumni, friends, and philanthropic leaders to advance the university's mission through private support. The Principal Gifts position will establish and develop a strategic principal gifts program to secure transformational philanthropic investments aligned with university priorities. This role will build the strategies, relationships, and cross-campus partnerships needed to identify, cultivate, and advance significant gift opportunities, creating a sustainable program that strengthens philanthropic support and drives lasting impact for the University of Idaho. This position is responsible for managing assigned principal gift prospects through strategic cultivation, face-to-face visits, proposal development, and the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of principal gifts, primarily of $5 million or more, from individuals, corporations, and foundations. The incumbent develops and executes strategies for complex, transformational gifts, aligning donor interests with institutional priorities and strategic initiatives. A key member of the foundation team, the incumbent collaborates with institutional leadership and development colleagues to identify and advance opportunities for transformational philanthropy. The position serves as a strategic resource on principal gifts, coordinates complex opportunities across units, and helps develop compelling funding strategies that support the university's highest priorities. The incumbent will contribute to principal giving strategy and portfolio management while balancing independent initiative with a highly collaborative, team-oriented approach. The position may have supervisory responsibilities and will help advance the university's most significant philanthropic opportunities and fundraising goals.

Duties may include:

Identify, cultivate and manage assigned prospects

Collaborate with university leadership, development officers, academic departments and other stakeholders on fundraising campaigns and initiatives

Develop and present principal gift level fundraising proposals or higher

Develop and implement annual plans to raise money to resource the priorities of the university

Build the overall principal giving program, including communications, stewardship, annual giving, planned giving, timelines and accountabilities

Utilize data analytics and reporting tools to track and analyze giving metrics, donor trends and fundraising progress

Supervision of employees

Other duties as assigned Positions at this level typically manage a portfolio of donors rated primarily at $500,000 or more. They will typically raise a minimum of $10,000,0000 annually, in collaboration with other development officers.

Required Experience:

Eight years in fundraising or related work such as high-level sales, marketing, constituent-based outreach

Five years as a supervisor OR five years recruiting, organizing and managing volunteers

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree Required Other:

Ability to travel

Ability to work nonstandard business hours , including weekends and holidays

Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to meet policy requirements for driving university-owned vehicles

Additional Preferred:

Education:

Master's Degree; JD Degree; CPA or CFP certification

Experience in/with:

Extensive major gift fundraising

Development activities, preferably in higher education

Securing major gifts and/or planned gifts

Public relations or marketing

Database computer systems and applications, preferably with customer relationship management systems

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

None

Posting Information Open Until Filled:

True Special Instructions to

Applicants:

To receive first consideration, please submit a letter of qualification and current resume no later than November 19, 2026. In your letter of qualifications ( https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/applicant-resources ) using details and examples, please address all of the required and preferred qualifications for this position and how your experience and skills align. If you would like to see the full job description, please contact Christy Day at cday@uidaho.edu.

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No Degree Requirement Timeline:

Degree required at time of hire To apply, please visit: https://careers.uidaho.edu/jobs/associate-vice-president-of-principal-giving-moscow-idaho-united-states