Marquette University

Marquette University seeks a Managing Director of Development, College Advancement who will provide strategic leadership and direction for fundraising in the Colleges of Communication, Health Sciences, Dental School, and Nursing. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, College Advancement, this role serves as both a lead fundraiser—maintaining a personal portfolio of major and principal gift prospects—and a manager of a team of four major gift officers. The Managing Director will partner closely with deans and faculty across the assigned colleges to establish fundraising priorities, cultivate relationships with top donors and volunteers, and ensure alignment with Marquette’s strategic plan.  

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university in the heart of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that prepares their students with the knowledge, skills and sense of community they need to build meaningful careers, lead purposeful lives and transform the world around them. They are dedicated to serving God by serving their students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Their mission, therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. All this they pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human community.

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For more information, including core competencies and qualifications,
please refer to the full prospectus.

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