Senior Director, Tuck Annual Giving.
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States
Position Information
Posting date 01/13/2026
Open Until Filled Yes
Position Number 1000303
Position Title Senior Director, Tuck Annual Giving
Hiring Range Minimum $150,000
Hiring Range Maximum $175,000
Union Type Not a Union Position
SEIU Level Not an SEIU Position
FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Category Regular Full Time
Scheduled Months per Year 12
Scheduled Hours per Week 40
Location of Position Hanover, NH 03755
Remote Work Eligibility? Hybrid
Is this a term position? No
Is this a grant funded position? No
Position Purpose In partnership with the Chief Advancement Officer and informed by Tuck’s strategic priorities, the Senior Director of Annual Giving provides strategic and operational leadership for Tuck’s best-in-class annual giving program, ensuring ambitious financial and participation goals are achieved each fiscal year. The Senior Director fosters a long-term culture of philanthropy by appealing to a broad swath of alumni, students, and friends across their different stages of life.
Required Qualifications
10 or more years of progressive experience in annual giving or development leadership in non-profits.
Proven record of meeting or exceeding fundraising and participation goals.
Strong strategic planning, analytical, and communication skills.
Demonstrated experience and skill leading and developing a team of successful fundraising professionals.
Deep knowledge of fundraising, culminating gifts, marketing communications, and higher education administration.
Able to anticipate, deliver on, and exceed the expectations of alumni, alumni class officers and volunteers, colleagues, supervisees, and other constituents.
Able to introduce and drive innovation in ways small and large.
Able to collaborate with others as primary means to achieve results.
Able to seek out and create learning opportunities, including through those revealed by setbacks and failures as well as successes.
Willingness to travel as required.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in business school or professional school environment desirable.
Team Leadership and Development Leads, coaches, and inspires a team of annual giving professionals to achieve ambitious fundraising results and ensure participation goals are met or exceeded. Provides guidance and support in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding annual fund prospects and donors, including the student class gift. Serves as an expert on the various ways to make annual fund gifts including: stock, wire, IRA distribution, DAFs, and online gifts. Ensures strong collaboration with Advancement Operations, Communications, and Alumni Engagement to deliver a cohesive donor experience.
Donor and Volunteer Engagement Cultivates and solicits a select portfolio of leadership-level annual donors, in collaboration with major gift officers. Oversees annual fund volunteer programs, including class agents, reunion committees, and the Tuck Annual Giving Executive Committee. Engages alumni leaders, class officers, and volunteers to expand the base of annual fund supporters. Partners with Advancement Communications to craft messages that convey the impact of giving and inspire participation.
Innovation and Institutional Collaboration Partners with institutional leadership, advancement colleagues at Tuck and Dartmouth, and key stakeholders to achieve fundraising goals, build capacity, and create a unified vision for annual giving. Champions innovation in fundraising methods, volunteer engagement, and stewardship. Represents Tuck at Dartmouth and peer Advancement meetings, sharing best practices and trends.
Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* How did you learn about this employment opportunity? Current Dartmouth employee (Please specify full name below)
Word of mouth
Mentioned on social, digital, or print media (e.g. LinkedIn feed, VOX, Valley News, listserv)
jobs@dartmouth.edu email outreach (includes Job Alert notifications, marketing emails from Talent Acquisition)
Recruiter (Please specify full name or event below)
abilityJOBS
Chronicle of Higher Education
Glassdoor
Handshake
HigherEdJobs
HigherEdMilitary
Indeed
Inside Higher Ed
LinkedIn’s Job Board
RecruitMilitary
Dartmouth’s Job Board (searchjobs.dartmouth.edu)
Other (Please specify below)
If you would like to add more information to your answer, please specify here: (Open Ended Question)
Documents Needed to Apply Required Documents
Resume
Optional Documents
Equal Opportunity Employer Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Background Check Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
Driving Requirement Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy.
https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy
Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries Lorin Parker, Executive Director of Talent Management
Phone 603.646.2904
Cover Letter and Title Please find application instructions via this link: https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/6461
Address Dartmouth College Office of Human Resources | 7 Lebanon Street Suite 203 | Hanover, NH 03755 | Ph 603.646.3411 | jobs@dartmouth.edu
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Open Until Filled Yes
Position Number 1000303
Position Title Senior Director, Tuck Annual Giving
Hiring Range Minimum $150,000
Hiring Range Maximum $175,000
Union Type Not a Union Position
SEIU Level Not an SEIU Position
FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Category Regular Full Time
Scheduled Months per Year 12
Scheduled Hours per Week 40
Location of Position Hanover, NH 03755
Remote Work Eligibility? Hybrid
Is this a term position? No
Is this a grant funded position? No
Position Purpose In partnership with the Chief Advancement Officer and informed by Tuck’s strategic priorities, the Senior Director of Annual Giving provides strategic and operational leadership for Tuck’s best-in-class annual giving program, ensuring ambitious financial and participation goals are achieved each fiscal year. The Senior Director fosters a long-term culture of philanthropy by appealing to a broad swath of alumni, students, and friends across their different stages of life.
Required Qualifications
10 or more years of progressive experience in annual giving or development leadership in non-profits.
Proven record of meeting or exceeding fundraising and participation goals.
Strong strategic planning, analytical, and communication skills.
Demonstrated experience and skill leading and developing a team of successful fundraising professionals.
Deep knowledge of fundraising, culminating gifts, marketing communications, and higher education administration.
Able to anticipate, deliver on, and exceed the expectations of alumni, alumni class officers and volunteers, colleagues, supervisees, and other constituents.
Able to introduce and drive innovation in ways small and large.
Able to collaborate with others as primary means to achieve results.
Able to seek out and create learning opportunities, including through those revealed by setbacks and failures as well as successes.
Willingness to travel as required.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in business school or professional school environment desirable.
Team Leadership and Development Leads, coaches, and inspires a team of annual giving professionals to achieve ambitious fundraising results and ensure participation goals are met or exceeded. Provides guidance and support in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding annual fund prospects and donors, including the student class gift. Serves as an expert on the various ways to make annual fund gifts including: stock, wire, IRA distribution, DAFs, and online gifts. Ensures strong collaboration with Advancement Operations, Communications, and Alumni Engagement to deliver a cohesive donor experience.
Donor and Volunteer Engagement Cultivates and solicits a select portfolio of leadership-level annual donors, in collaboration with major gift officers. Oversees annual fund volunteer programs, including class agents, reunion committees, and the Tuck Annual Giving Executive Committee. Engages alumni leaders, class officers, and volunteers to expand the base of annual fund supporters. Partners with Advancement Communications to craft messages that convey the impact of giving and inspire participation.
Innovation and Institutional Collaboration Partners with institutional leadership, advancement colleagues at Tuck and Dartmouth, and key stakeholders to achieve fundraising goals, build capacity, and create a unified vision for annual giving. Champions innovation in fundraising methods, volunteer engagement, and stewardship. Represents Tuck at Dartmouth and peer Advancement meetings, sharing best practices and trends.
Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* How did you learn about this employment opportunity? Current Dartmouth employee (Please specify full name below)
Word of mouth
Mentioned on social, digital, or print media (e.g. LinkedIn feed, VOX, Valley News, listserv)
jobs@dartmouth.edu email outreach (includes Job Alert notifications, marketing emails from Talent Acquisition)
Recruiter (Please specify full name or event below)
abilityJOBS
Chronicle of Higher Education
Glassdoor
Handshake
HigherEdJobs
HigherEdMilitary
Indeed
Inside Higher Ed
LinkedIn’s Job Board
RecruitMilitary
Dartmouth’s Job Board (searchjobs.dartmouth.edu)
Other (Please specify below)
If you would like to add more information to your answer, please specify here: (Open Ended Question)
Documents Needed to Apply Required Documents
Resume
Optional Documents
Equal Opportunity Employer Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Background Check Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
Driving Requirement Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy.
https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy
Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries Lorin Parker, Executive Director of Talent Management
Phone 603.646.2904
Cover Letter and Title Please find application instructions via this link: https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/6461
Address Dartmouth College Office of Human Resources | 7 Lebanon Street Suite 203 | Hanover, NH 03755 | Ph 603.646.3411 | jobs@dartmouth.edu
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