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Location: Huntsville, TX
Requisition: [contact details available in the full listing]S
Title: Associate Director of Annual Giving
FLSA status: Exempt
Hiring Salary: This position is a pay grade 14. Please see Pay Grade Table at: https://pa-hrsuite-production.s3.amazonaws.com/116/docs/636763.pdf
Occupational Category: Professional
Department: Alumni Relations & Annual Giving
Division: Division of University Advancement
Open Date: 08/10/2026
Open Until Filled: Yes
Educational and Experience Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in business administration. Five years of experience in fundraising, membership, and/or marketing.
Nature & Purpose of Position: Performs complex managerial work providing direction and guidance in operations and planning for other annual giving programs with oversight of the Director. Organize and manage volunteers in support of the University’s strategic plan and goals.
Primary Responsibilities: Grows and retains annual donors to the University. Seeks new annual giving strategies and growth opportunities. Identifies major gift prospects through annual gifts. Plans, organizes, and directs the operations of the annual Faculty and Staff Campaign to increase faculty and staff participation under the direction of the Director of Annual Giving. Organizes and implements staff leadership (i.e. volunteers) and recognition programs. Develops annual strategies, goals, and objectives for annual giving. Oversees and approves schedules, priorities and standards for achieving goals. Develops, implements, and evaluates policies and procedures and oversees compliance with policies and procedures for annual giving. Oversees the preparation of management and productivity reports for programs including faculty and staff campaign, online giving, and other “giving days” and “giving campaigns”. Manages programs to increase engagement and annual giving support such as Senior Class Legacy, young alumni activities, fiscal year-end solicitations, and produces all email solicitations. Monitors budget expenditures. Makes decisions independently under the authority of the director when the director is absent. Enforces department policies and procedures. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Other Specifications: Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws. Ability to manage business functions. This position may be designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA).
Full Time Part Time: Full Time
Quicklink: https://shsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/48205
EEO Statement: Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or protected veteran status. The University takes seriously the initiative to ensure equal opportunity in the workforce and to comply with Title VII as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Sam Houston State University is an “at will” employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security-sensitive positions at SHSU require background checks in accordance with Education Code §51.215. Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
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About Sam Houston State University
For more than 140 years, Sam Houston State University has been preparing students for meaningful lives of achievement. Its motto, “The measure of a Life is its Service,” resonates among its 21,000 students, eight colleges and well beyond its historical roots through research, creative endeavors, service learning, volunteering and more.
SHSU is an institution whose mission is to provide high quality education, scholarship, and service to students. With over 90 bachelor degrees, 50 master’s, and 11 doctoral programs—including the nation’s first Ph.D. in forensic science, SHSU provides an exceptional college experience for every student: traditional or non-traditional; first generation; international; or online.
Service to self and others is paramount at SHSU and reflected in all university organizations and programs. In fact, the university was named to USA Today’s Top 50 in the U.S. for “commitment to civic engagement and global awareness,” in addition to being classified a "Community Engaged Campus" by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. This honor, bestowed to only 311 public institutions nationwide, acknowledges the university's significant commitment to service.
Sam Houston State University has a small town feel with large scale opportunities. Located in the Piney Woods region of East Texas, Huntsville provides area residents with a sense of community and belonging, although just an hour drive north of Houston.
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