The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with University of the Pacific in the search for an Assistant Vice President of Annual Giving.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations, the Assistant Vice President of Annual Giving will be responsible for the strategy, design, management, and execution of a comprehensive annual giving program through developing and growing a philanthropic connection with alumni, parents, employees, students, and friends. The Assistant Vice President will lead and manage a multi-channel, datadriven approach utilizing methods such as mail, email, phonathon, Day of Giving, crowdfunding, reunion class gift planning, and college and alumni specific funds.

University of Pacific’s six core values — academic excellence, community engagement, diversity and inclusion, integrity and accountability, respect and civility, and student-centeredness — align with themes of character, community, and excellence. Pacific is a nationally ranked comprehensive university and California’s first chartered institution of higher learning. Established in 1851, Pacific has nearly 6,300 students and 10 schools and colleges across three campuses in northern California. The majority of students and the NCAA Division 1 athletics program are based on the Stockton Campus, often cited as one of the nation’s most beautiful college campuses. The Sacramento Campus in California’s state capital is home to the McGeorge School of Law, the new School of Health Sciences, and an array of graduate programs, while the renowned Dugoni School of Dentistry is based on the downtown San Francisco Campus.

Pacific’s mission is to provide a superior, student-centered learning experience, integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities. Its student body thrives in Pacific’s small classes and dynamic cultural environment, while its distinguished alumni are transforming their communities every day. Pacific takes pride in providing the highly personalized and caring educational, social, and residential environments of a small college combined with the choices and opportunities of a major comprehensive university. Pacific enjoys national recognition for its leadership in higher education, consistently ranked among the best national universities, including as a Best Ethnic University (#7), Top Performer on Social Mobility (#39), and Best Value School (#53) by U.S. News & World Report; Best in the West (#18) by The Wall Street Journal; Best Western University by The Princeton Review; and Top Colleges and Universities in the West (#49) by Forbes.

University of the Pacific seeks an Assistant Vice President of Annual Giving with a commitment to University of the Pacific’s mission to provide a superior, student-centered learning experience that prepares individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities. A bachelor’s degree is required for this position as is at least eight years of experience in annual giving fundraising with progressively responsible management and leadership experience in higher education fundraising and campaigns. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of University of the Pacific and the responsibilities and qualifications stated in the prospectus.

The University of the Pacific community is dedicated to the belief that diversity and inclusion are essential to the fulfillment of its institutional mission and is deeply committed to promoting and maintaining a civil community that facilitates opportunities for shared understanding and expression of individual and collective truths. University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.