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The Office of Gift Planning leads a collaborative university-wide advancement program responsible for a quarter of the University’s overall annual fundraising results. Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Engagement, the Assistant Vice President for Gift Planning is a senior position in University Advancement offering the opportunity to achieve results both through program leadership as well as through personal solicitation success. The position is responsible for increasing the University’s new gifts and commitments coming from bequests, life income gifts, and complex outright gifts through (1) leadership of a ten-person Gift Planning team, (2) building relationships throughout Advancement and the Virginia Tech Foundation that support these efforts, and (3) cultivating, soliciting, and closing six, seven, and eight-figure gifts with a select portfolio of highly rated donors and prospects. The University is gearing up for significant opportunity in the years ahead, as the number of prospective planned gift donors is projected to rise significantly. Gift Planning will be an essential part of this anticipated growth. This leadership role offers the chance to achieve significant professional success at a leading university in a highly regarded college-town atmosphere building on a program that has already doubled, then tripled in the past six to eight years.

Master's degree or bachelor's degree with experience equating to an advanced degree.

Demonstrated experience in trusts and estates law, accounting, wealth management, or charitable gift planning, preferably in a complex and collaborative setting.

Demonstrated knowledge of legal, estate, tax, financial, and gift planning concepts.

Demonstrated strong communication, organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated ability to work within a multifaceted organization requiring collaboration, teamwork, and communication.

Demonstrated experience in charitable gift planning.

Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.

Demonstrated knowledge of Virginia Tech, its history, its operations, its current priorities, and its alumni.

Demonstrated fundraising experience at a large university or other large charitable organization.

JD degree or a CPA designation.

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Regular

$205,000 to $235,000

40+

October 5, 2025

Safe driving record.

Unable to sponsor work visas.

This position requires occasional travel and work hours that include evenings/weekends.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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