Assistant Director of Portfolio Strategy & Solutions

Responsibilities

• Project Management and Process Coordination: Leads and coordinates Portfolio Strategy & Solutions team projects that support major and principal giving strategies, ensuring initiatives are clearly scoped, documented, assigned and executed in alignment with Portfolio Strategies & Solutions priorities.
• Manages workflows, timelines, and key decision points to promote consistency, efficiency, and measurable outcomes.
• System Wide Training and Portfolio Solutions: In partnership with Portfolio Strategy & Solutions Leadership, designs, creates supporting resources, and coordinates enterprise wide training and portfolio solutions that strengthen prospect development practices across UTFI Advancement.
• Supports the adoption of shared tools, standards, and methodologies related to portfolio construction, prospect movement, and strategy execution, enabling fundraisers and advancement partners to achieve system level results.
• Enterprise Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborates with advancement services, fundraising leadership, and campus-based colleagues to align prospect development practices with institutional priorities. Serves as a connector across teams to ensure shared understanding of processes, roles, and expectations related to prospect strategy, portfolio management, and data inputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of professional experience related to or similar to higher education development, fundraising, alumni engagement, training and project management
• A valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record is required due to travel responsibilities of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Experience in higher education

Application Process

Priority will be given to applications received on or before June 25th via our DASH application system. Applications must include a completed candidate profile, cover letter, and resume. Candidates selected to move forward in the evaluation process will be asked to provide contact information for three professional references. References will not be contacted without explicit permission of the candidate.

Benefits

• Generous paid leave, accruing up to 24 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually, plus 14 paid holidays and administrative closing days
• Flexible work arrangements, offering a hybrid schedule to most team members
• Education benefits for employees and their dependents at UT System campuses
• Retirement and deferred compensation plans, including 401(k), 403(b), etc.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Employee discounts to attractions, services, and goods