Principal Gifts Officer - Northern Kentucky University
Position Summary:
The Principal Gifts Officer reports to the Assistant Vice President of Development and will serve as the university’s lead fundraiser focused on cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding transformational philanthropic investments from NKU’s highest-capacity donors and prospects. This is a newly created role designed to elevate the university’s principal gifts strategy and expand engagement with individuals capable of making leadership-level commitments of $500k+ and transformational gifts of $2M or more.
The Principal Gifts Officer will manage a highly curated portfolio of approximately 40-45 principal gift prospects and will work collaboratively across campus to align donor passions with the university’s most strategic priorities and opportunities. This individual will partner closely with university leadership, deans, faculty, and Advancement colleagues to drive sophisticated donor strategies and deepen institutional relationships.
Because this portfolio spans all colleges and units across campus, the successful candidate must possess the emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and collaborative instincts necessary to navigate complex internal relationships while building trust across academic and Advancement stakeholders.
The Principal Gifts Officer will have the unique opportunity to build and shape a newly established principal gifts function at a university with significant untapped philanthropic potential. This individual will partner closely with senior Advancement leadership and university stakeholders to cultivate transformational donor relationships and drive long-term philanthropic growth for NKU.
SALARY RANGE: $90,000 - $120,000
TO APPLY: Apply on the Gilman Partners website at: https://gilmanpartners.com/job_listings/principal-gifts-officer/