State Title: Assistant Director

Bargaining Unit: Non-Unit

Employment Type: 35 hours per week/Full-time

Salary Range: $78,000 - $90,000

NON-UNION POSITIONS : For non-unit positions, salary commensurate with experience and is accompanied by a competitive benefits package.

About TCNJ
Founded in 1855, TCNJ offers a highly personalized and collaborative liberal arts education with over 7,400 undergraduates and 700 graduate students. The college is consistently ranked among the top comprehensive colleges in the nation, offering small classes, a 13:1 student-faculty ratio, and an immersive living-learning experience. With a 4-year graduation rate ranked #1 in New Jersey and #9 among U.S. public institutions, TCNJ is a model for public higher education.

Position Overview:
Reporting to the Senior Director of Principal & Major Gifts, the Assistant Director of Major Gifts will support the College's fundraising priorities through donor engagement, prospect identification, and portfolio management. The role will support the cultivation and solicitation of major gifts, with responsibility for securing no fewer than 10 gifts of $25,000 or more annually. It will contribute to the growth of a comprehensive major gifts program by building and maintaining meaningful relationships and supporting efforts to secure philanthropic support for institutional priorities.

The Assistant Director will manage a portfolio of 50–100 prospects and donors, developing and implementing individualized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to strengthen engagement and support long-term relationship building. The role will help move prospects through the donor cycle, with an emphasis on consistent follow-up and identifying opportunities to grow annual and mid-level donors into the major gifts pipeline. The Assistant Director will also identify, research, qualify, and develop new major gift prospects through data analysis, referrals, events, and collaboration with colleagues to strengthen the College's pipeline of future donors.

The Assistant Director will support the preparation of donor materials as needed, including proposals, briefing documents, correspondence, and gift agreements, and will help ensure accuracy and alignment with College policies and donor intent. The role will also maintain timely and accurate records in the advancement database, participate in donor meetings and events when appropriate, and stay informed on general best practices in major gift fundraising and prospect development to support overall program effectiveness. %5C

Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of 50-100 assigned prospects and donors, developing tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies designed to deepen engagement and maximize philanthropic investment.

State Title: Assistant Director

Bargaining Unit: Non-Unit

Employment Type: 35 hours per week/Full-time

Salary Range: $78,000 - $90,000

NON-UNION POSITIONS : For non-unit positions, salary commensurate with experience and is accompanied by a competitive benefits package.

About TCNJ
Founded in 1855, TCNJ offers a highly personalized and collaborative liberal arts education with over 7,400 undergraduates and 700 graduate students. The college is consistently ranked among the top comprehensive colleges in the nation, offering small classes, a 13:1 student-faculty ratio, and an immersive living-learning experience. With a 4-year graduation rate ranked #1 in New Jersey and #9 among U.S. public institutions, TCNJ is a model for public higher education.

Position Overview:
Reporting to the Senior Director of Principal & Major Gifts, the Assistant Director of Major Gifts will support the College's fundraising priorities through donor engagement, prospect identification, and portfolio management. The role will support the cultivation and solicitation of major gifts, with responsibility for securing no fewer than 10 gifts of $25,000 or more annually. It will contribute to the growth of a comprehensive major gifts program by building and maintaining meaningful relationships and supporting efforts to secure philanthropic support for institutional priorities.

The Assistant Director will manage a portfolio of 50–100 prospects and donors, developing and implementing individualized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to strengthen engagement and support long-term relationship building. The role will help move prospects through the donor cycle, with an emphasis on consistent follow-up and identifying opportunities to grow annual and mid-level donors into the major gifts pipeline. The Assistant Director will also identify, research, qualify, and develop new major gift prospects through data analysis, referrals, events, and collaboration with colleagues to strengthen the College's pipeline of future donors.

The Assistant Director will support the preparation of donor materials as needed, including proposals, briefing documents, correspondence, and gift agreements, and will help ensure accuracy and alignment with College policies and donor intent. The role will also maintain timely and accurate records in the advancement database, participate in donor meetings and events when appropriate, and stay informed on general best practices in major gift fundraising and prospect development to support overall program effectiveness. %5C

Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of 50-100 assigned prospects and donors, developing tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies designed to deepen engagement and maximize philanthropic investment.