Executive Director of Development, Communications

Leadership:Provide leadership and mentorship to the writing team by fostering a culture of service-orientation and high standards for proposal writing and support.Build and maintain a strong relationship with fundraising stakeholders, Chief Development Officers, and the University Marketing and Communication team..Oversee proposal team workflow to ensure timely completion of assignments.Stay current on best practices in advancement writing, particularly within the health and science philanthropy landscape.Proposals, Stewardship, and Donor Communication:Lead the development of high-quality, persuasive proposals tailored to donors, with a focus on transformational gifts and health and science initiatives.Collaborate closely with gift officers, researchers, faculty, and program leaders to gather information and insights necessary for crafting compelling cases for support.Develop case statements for presidential and university-wide priorities as needed.Work with VP, AVPs and Donor Relations team to create personalized impact stories and other materials to recognize donors and demonstrate the impact of their contributions.Work closely with the VP for Development to generate written content for VP needs.Compose correspondence from the university president and the vice president related to development.Assist with donor correspondence and written content for events, boards, and meetings as needed.Internal Communications:Oversee Texas Developments internal communication strategy, including communication channels such as newsletters, intranet, meetings.Oversee the communication strategy for the VPs executive leadership and key internal initiatives, including Talent Development and gift officer enablement.