Director of Parent and Family Giving

Job Title

Director of Parent and Family Giving

Job Description Summary

Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (37.5 hours per week), exempt benefits-eligible Director of Parent and Family Giving opportunity.

Job Description

Total Compensation

• Salary: Starting at $104,750
• Benefits: The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day), affordable medical plans, Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals and$1400 for families (no match required, available to employees enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan), and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page (https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits) for more information.
• Work Location: This position will be eligible for a hybrid work schedule, pursuant to the College’s Work Location Policy.

About Institutional Advancement

The next decade will be a time of significant transformation and growth as Haverford approaches the 200th anniversary of its founding in 1833. This is an exciting time to join Haverford’s Institutional Advancement (IA) team – a team whose work helps to strengthen the unique learning experience at the core of the College’s mission. With a people-first, data-driven approach to philanthropy, the IA team builds and stewards relationships with the College’s deep constituency base. Focused on the future, the IA team is expanding its impact by leading a comprehensive, multi-faceted campaign aligned with Haverford’s strategic plan, Haverford 2030. As the campaign ramps up, the team is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated philanthropy professionals who want to innovate and usher Haverford College into a new era.

Built upon a Quaker foundation of hands-on, values-based learning, Haverford fosters a transformative, inclusive community of inquisitive students, exceptional faculty, and dedicated staff who are wholly invested in the institution. Haverford instills in its students self-directed leadership and active engagement within the College and beyond, leading to an alumni constituency, including parents, families, friends, and more, who believe deeply in the College’s mission and are committed to Haverford’s long-term success and sustainability in an ever-changing landscape.

About the Position

The Director of Parent and Family Giving is a frontline major gift fundraiser who leads Haverford’s parent and family philanthropy program at a defining moment in the College’s history. Playing a critical role in our comprehensive campaign, this individual carries a personal portfolio of leadership and major gift prospects while shaping the strategy, volunteer leadership, and donor engagement that drives parent and family giving forward. We are looking for an entrepreneurial fundraiser who can sustain the strong momentum already built, identify new opportunities within the campaign, and bring proven success by closing gifts at the leadership and major gift level.

Primary Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Senior Director of Advancement and Campaign Manager, develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising plan for Parent and Family Giving including creating donor engagement opportunities for current and prospective parent donors
• Provide strategic direction and oversight to the Parent Leadership Council (PLC), an engaged constituency of current and alumni parent volunteers who partner with IAE to engage with and solicit support from current, alumni, and prospective parents across the Haverford community
• Actively manage a portfolio of parent and family prospects (rated $50K-$1M), pursuing annual metrics for meetings, solicitations, and dollars raised, with a focus on personally closing leadership and major gifts in support of campaign priorities
• Develop and implement individual prospective donor strategies including partnership solicitations with volunteers and senior Haverford leadership
• In collaboration with IAE colleagues, plan, execute, and attend a variety of events designed specifically for parent constituents including regional, national, international, and affinity group events
• Work closely with Prospect Research and other members of IAE to develop and implement individual Donor Engagement Plans, and to identify new parent prospects, including new demographic segments, for the overall campaign, and general cultivation pool
• Work collaboratively with the Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship on parent prospect follow-up, proposal creation, and acknowledgement of gift commitments 
• Document capacity/gift/engagement related information in Raiser’s Edge in a timely manner to ensure accurate data and reporting
• Other responsibilities as needed to meet the goals of IAE

Line of Report: The Director of Parent and Family Giving reports to the Senior Director of Advancement and Campaign Manager and has no direct reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Five (5) years of fundraising experience, or equivalent experience in a relationship-driven, goal-oriented field (such as annual/leadership giving, planned giving, independent school or healthcare advancement, membership/recruitment, consultative/relationship-based sales, or the like)

Professional Competencies 

• Demonstrated track record of personally identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and closing leadership and major gifts, with experience managing a prospect portfolio through a full moves-management cycle
• Ability to function independently with assigned prospects while simultaneously working collaborative across departments and functions to achieve goals
• Knowledge of fundraising philosophies and approaches 
• A dedication to and understanding of the skills needed to build relationships with a variety of constituencies
• Ability to interact with gift prospects at all levels and members of the Board of Managers as needed 
• Demonstrated experience working with and/or leading parent volunteers 
• Outstanding project management and organization skills with a high level of attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills 
• Familiarity with fundraising databases (CRM, Raiser’s Edge) and basic computer software (Google Office Suite, Microsoft Office Suite)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education advancement, independent school, or other nonprofit fundraising, or a comparable philanthropic environment involving gifts at the $50k+ level
• Familiarity with comprehensive campaign fundraising - campaign priorities, projections, and the pace of a campaign environment - or the demonstrated ability to ramp quickly in a dynamic fundraising context

We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet qualifications as described in the job advertisement. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, and have skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply and share how you meet the position’s qualifications.

Special Requirements

• Ability to travel several days per month
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed
• Possession of a valid U.S. Drivers’ License and ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record check

To Apply: Interested applicants are invited to submit an application, to include a cover letter and resume, through Haverford College's career website via Workday (no other form of application is accepted). The application deadline is July 29, 2026. Application review will begin after the deadline has passed. Please email [email protected] with questions about submitting your materials. Should the search committee be interested in pursuing your candidacy, you will hear from them directly. Finalists will be asked to provide three professional references.

Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply.

We at Haverford College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.