Senior Development Manager, Philanthropy

6 days ago

Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland Maynooth University Full time
Department: Development & Alumni Relations

Vacancy ID: 037083

Closing Date: 15-Sep-2025

We are seeking a Senior Development Manager - Philanthropy to play a key role in a growing alumni relations and fundraising operation. The Senior Development Manager - Philanthropy will be an experienced fundraiser with a sophisticated understanding of the higher education sector and the role of philanthropy in furthering a university's mission.

They must have a track record of building strong one-on-one relationships with both individuals and corporate funders that result in philanthropic success, including a track record of securing major gifts; an ability to work with internal and external stakeholders to craft cases for support for a variety of projects and disciplines; and exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communications skills.

They will be responsible for a portfolio of donors and prospective donors, and play a key leadership role in implementing the University's fundraising plan and development of the function while reporting to a series of KPIs. They also will be comfortable in stepping outside the box as needed to assist and support a small but highly capable, ambitious and growing team.

This position will report into the Vice-President External Affairs at the present time, this may change with growth in the function.

Salary Scale

Senior Administrative Officer IV (2025): €70,034 – €111, 202 p.a. (7 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Monday, 15th of September 2025.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University
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