Director of Development, Law

Location: Eugene, OR
Categories: Communications/Public Relations/Marketing, Development, Executive/Management/Director, Legal/Law

Department: School of Law and University Advancement
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: Starting at $90,000 per year
Compensation Band: OS-OA09-Fiscal Year 2024-2025
FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins
June 1, 2025; position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants
Please submit the following with your online application: 
1) A cover letter in which you clearly describe how your knowledge, skills, and abilities prepare you for the job responsibilities and requirements outlined in the job announcement. 
2) A resume of your educational and professional work experience. 

We are interested in finding the best candidate for the position. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t think you meet every one of our preferred qualifications. Use your application to let us know what is meaningful to you about the role and what transferable skills or other qualities you would bring.

All applications must be submitted here, careers.uoregon. edu/en-us/job/535381/director-of-development-law

Department Summary
University Advancement (UA) supports the University of Oregon’s (UO) mission of providing exceptional teaching, discovery, and service by strategically positioning the university to create awareness, build long-term relationships, and secure resources that increase understanding and further its aims. We are committed to fostering equity and inclusion in a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment that recognizes the value of all members of our community.

The University of Oregon School of Law is a dynamic ABA-accredited law school and Oregon’s only public law school. Degrees offered include: Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (CRES), and a minor in undergraduate legal studies. Oregon Law’s mission is to provide a world-class education. We prepare students through excellent classroom teaching paired with a multitude of practical experience opportunities and robust professional development. Our faculty produce exceptional research and scholarship. We accomplish our mission in a positive, inclusive environment where we strive to provide everyone opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop. Our aim is to learn, teach, and practice the principles of equity and justice as critical foundations for our overall effort to achieve excellence as a top-ranked law school. Success in this work requires a diverse group of people in various faculty and staff roles working in one of our two locations, Eugene and Portland. The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya. Learn more about Oregon Law at law.uoregon.edu, and consider joining our team.

The Office of Development as part of University Advancement has a mission to maximize philanthropic impact at the University of Oregon. We do this by identifying, connecting, and engaging alumni and friends around the globe with their passions to advance the vision and priorities of the university.

Position Summary
The Director of Development works as part of Development to promote university fundraising priorities and image to alumni, parents, and friends of the university. The director will be assigned to a specific unit and is responsible for the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of current donors, as well as the identification and qualification of new prospects. This position will concentrate on gifts in the major gift ($100k+) range and help build the pipeline for future major donors over the duration of the campaign.

This position is externally facing, requiring frequent travel, thoughtful communication, and interaction with donors and donor prospects. The director collaborates with colleagues in the Law School, Development, and across the university to identify new prospects and strategically cultivate alumni, parents, and friends. The director will be responsible for setting and executing fundraising goals that align with the future strategic plan of the Law School and the University’s strategic plan, Oregon Rising. The director will be measured by individual portfolio performance and the overall fundraising performance of the Law School on an annual basis.

Reporting jointly to the Dean of the School of Law and the Assistant Vice President for Academic Development, this position leads the School of Law development program and is responsible for managing all fundraising activity, including representing the school in campaign planning, development initiatives, and achieving cash and commitment fundraising goals and strategies in conjunction with leadership in the college/school/unit and Development. Traveling within Oregon as well as to cities in other states up to 50% of the time is an essential expectation of this position.

This position is jointly funded by the School of Law and University Advancement.

Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
• Three years of professional frontline fundraising experience or five years combined experience in development and in a closely related field such as corporate sales.
• One year of experience as a permanent supervisor or three years of lead work and mentorship of junior staff.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in higher education development that provided an understanding of the nature of a professional school and research university.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with volunteer boards.
• Advanced degree, especially in Law.

FLSA Exempt: Yes