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Executive Director, Advancement

Boston, MA (Main Campus)💼 Full-time💰 $157,130–$157,130🗓 2026-02-11 → 2026-07-30

Core

Leading major and principal gift fundraising for Northeastern University's global network of colleges, programs, and campuses.

Role type

Senior individual contributor advancement executive (major gifts)

Builds

Major and principal gift commitments from alumni, parents, and friends

Domain

Higher education fundraising

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Major gifts solicitation, principal gift cultivation, team management, strategic fundraising planning, donor relationship management, data-driven performance tracking, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Higher education fundraising experience, entrepreneurial mindset, innovation in fundraising strategies

Technologies

Ascend (donor database)

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of 80+ prospects and donors; solicit at $500K-$5M gift levels; manage a small team of fundraisers; develop and execute solicitation strategies; oversee design of fundraising reports; coordinate with academic leaders on dean travel and cultivation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team management

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