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• Executive Director, Alumni Engagement - The Executive Director, Alumni Engagement, as a member of the Development leadership team, provides vision, leadership, and oversight of a comprehensive, centrally coordinated, university-wide alumni engagement program. This role leads the development of a cohesive engagement strategy across UTHealth Houston's seven academic schools and programs, advancing lifelong relationships with alumni, parents/family, and students. Serving as the university's senior alumni engagement expert, the Executive Director partners with school leadership, faculty, and staff to align engagement initiatives with institutional priorities and philanthropic goals. This position builds and applies data-informed engagement metrics to strengthen the alumni donor pipeline and expand participation through integrated communication, volunteerism, experiential learning and philanthropy.
• Alumni Engagement Assistant Director in Development - UTHealth Houston’s Office of Development and Alumni Engagement is seeking an Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement to lead initiatives that strengthen lifelong relationships between alumni and the university. This role is responsible for developing and implementing a broad range of alumni engagement programs, events, and recognition opportunities that foster meaningful connections with graduates across UTHealth Houston. The Assistant Director will oversee institution-wide and school-specific engagement strategies, including reunions, receptions, regional events, networking opportunities, and signature alumni programs. The position also manages alumni awards and recognition initiatives, while partnering closely with colleagues across the university to align outreach efforts, enhance alumni participation, and support strategic engagement goals.
• Executive Services Administrator in Development - UTHealth Houston is seeking an experienced Executive Services Administrator to serve as a trusted operational partner to the Vice President, Principal Gifts and Strategic Initiatives, and the Executive Director, Principal Gifts. This role provides executive-level administrative support, strategic project coordination, and operational management, enabling the principal gifts team to cultivate, solicit, and steward transformational philanthropic investments. The position manages complex priorities that require exceptional judgment, discretion, initiative, and organizational expertise, while ensuring the seamless execution of executive operations, donor engagement activities, proposals, stewardship initiatives, and cross-functional projects. As a key member of the Principal Gifts team, this role strengthens operational effectiveness, enhances the donor experience, and enables leadership to focus on advancing the university's ambitious philanthropic goals.
• Development Director in the Office of Development -

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ("UTHealth Houston") seeks an established fundraiser to serve as a Development Director, Major Gifts. This is a unique opportunity to join a philanthropic team supporting one of the most respected academic medical centers. This search is in partnership with WittKeifer, Nominations and inquiries can be directed to Ashley Buderus and Jevon Walton at [email protected]. Their advertisement can be found at:  https://wittkieffer.com/positions/a1wut000006cizhmak

  You are welcome to apply here as well. We will be reviewing these submissions. 
  
  
• Constituent Experience Assistant Director in Development - The Assistant Director of Constituent Experience designs and executes high-impact experiences that connect donors, prospects, volunteers, and external audiences to UTHealth Houston's academic mission, faculty, and priorities. Working in close partnership with frontline fundraisers, faculty, and academic leadership, this role serves as a subject-matter expert in experiential engagement and develops personalized experiences that strengthen donor relationships and advance philanthropic goals. This position develops and maintains a scalable framework of constituent experiences aligned with the donor lifecycle and campaign priorities, ensuring interactions are intentional, mission-driven, and consistently executed. This Assistant Director coordinates complex engagement activities, allowing frontline fundraisers to focus on relationship strategy, cultivation, and solicitation. 
• Associate Director Corporate Engagement in Development - UTHealth Houston's Office of Development is seeking an Associate Director of Corporate Engagement. This role offers the opportunity to build strategic partnerships and secure philanthropic support from a diverse portfolio of corporate donors invested in advancing UTHealth Houston's mission to improve health through education, research, and clinical care. This Associate Director will work as part of a team to develop and implement strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate support. The successful candidate will play an important role in growing UTHealth Houston's Corporate Relations program by building new partnerships and connecting the institution's educational, research, and clinical priorities with corporate funding interests. The focus will include both corporations with existing relationships with the university and new prospects not currently engaged with UTHealth Houston.
• Donor Relations Officer II in Development - UTHealth Houston’s Office of Development and Alumni Engagement is looking for a Donor Relations Officer II to join our team. You will implement various pillars of our donor relations program, including acknowledgment, stewardship, recognition, and engagement activities. You will also cultivate positive relationships with internal and external partners, all of whom serve an integral role in our collaborative processes. Familiarity with comprehensive and integrated technology systems is essential.
• Senior Digital Marketing Specialist for Department of Development - UTHealth Houston is seeking a Senior Digital Marketing Specialist to join the Alumni Engagement team and lead digital communication and engagement initiatives that strengthen connections between alumni and the university. This role is responsible for managing alumni email communications, coordinating virtual events and livestreams, and leveraging digital engagement platforms to enhance the alumni experience and increase participation in programs, events, and volunteer opportunities. The successful candidate will combine strong communication skills, technical proficiency, and data-driven decision-making to create meaningful digital experiences for alumni audiences. This position plays a key role in executing engagement strategies through platforms such as Constant Contact, ThankView, digital class books, virtual event and webinar technologies, and alumni engagement systems.
• Program Manager for Academic Programs and Events in Development and Alumni Engagement - UTHealth Houston is looking for a Program Manager to assist with Academic Programs and Events. This position, working in the Office of Development and Alumni Engagement, serves as a central consultative resource for departments across the university to enhance the planning, promotion, and delivery of academic programs, including conferences, symposia, lectures, and other institutional academic events. This role focuses on ensuring efficiency, compliance, cost effectiveness, and brand consistency while preserving departmental ownership of program execution.  You will collaborate with various faculty and staff who are organizing events to help them comply with university policies and procedures. You should have an events background that makes you an expert in logistics and event planning. Any experience with academic or health symposia will be a plus.