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Director, Gift Planning
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Position Number: 5733359
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Position Type: Development and Fund Raising

Director of Gift Planning

UCLA's donors who have chosen to remember the University through various planned gifts are a special group. A group whose philanthropic vision has looked ahead to the needs of future generations and ensured excellence campus-wide. UCLA's Gift Planning team is highly experienced, creative, and leaders in the field, regularly closing complex planned gift arrangements and gifts of 7- and 8-figures. Working from a strong donor base, UCLA more than doubled its number of bequests intentions during the Centennial Campaign and is poised to do it again in the next campaign. As the Director of Gift Planning, you will be working alongside the Senior Executive Director, one of the leaders in the gift planning industry, and given the opportunity to represent the top public school in the country with incredible brand recognition that is synonymous with excellence - including 16 Nobel Laureates, 17 MacArthur Fellows and 123 NCAA championships. Working as part of UCLA's world renowned fundraising team, you will qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward planning giving donors to increase gifts to programs campus-wide as well as grow our overall donor base. Your ability to develop creative strategies to secure gifts and engage donors will further UCLA's mission and priorities as the No. 1 public university in the United States. This is a great opportunity to bring your knowledge and experience in gift planning to assist our fundraising officers and leadership campus-wide to enhance the pool of planned and major donor prospects.As a member of UCLA's Office of Gift Planning, you will be part of our highly motivated, well-supported, collaborative team that offers many professional growth opportunities at UCLA. UCLA is a great place to work, helping you achieve financial wellbeing with a pension and other retirement savings plans. Invest in you and explore how you can embark on a meaningful career at UCLA via Requisition 5113 and other opportunities at https://jobs.ucla.edu/careers-home/jobs/5113

UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.