Reporting to the Annual Giving Specialist, the Staff Assistant (Annual Giving) provides overall administrative support for the Annual Giving team at Rice University. Typical duties include managing donor communications, coordinating calendars, collecting data and generating periodic reports, assisting with data entry, arranging travel and business meetings, and processing expense reports.

The Assistant Director, Foundation Relations will work on the Foundation Relations team and engage with faculty members, university leadership, and Development and Alumni Relations colleagues to identify, investigate, analyze, organize, and evaluate foundation prospects for research and university funding by researching relevant databases and information sources, analyzing emerging trends in foundation philanthropy, and understanding Rice University’s priorities and strengths. In addition, the Assistant Director, Foundation Relations will support stewardship communication efforts on the Foundation Relations team.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Parent and Family Philanthropy, the Director of Development – Parent and Family Philanthropy will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift prospects within a regional portfolio, with a focus on parents of current students who are capable of making gifts at the $100K to $4.9M level. Additionally, the Director of Development – Parent and Family Philanthropy will play a crucial role in achieving the team’s fundraising goals by developing and executing comprehensive fundraising strategies, including volunteer management, to secure significant financial support. The role will require regular travel and will involve building a strategic plan for the region, integrating cultivation of prospects by the President, Provost, Deans, and other high-level partners.

The Assistant Director, Philanthropy (Leadership Annual Giving) is an ambitious, collaborative, and aspirational fundraiser who is eager to grow in the field of higher education fundraising. This role supports building an inclusive leadership giving and pipeline program to identify, engage, qualify, solicit, and steward the next generation of donors for Rice University.

The Development and Alumni Relations Division (DAR) at Rice University seeks an experienced and creative leader for the position of Executive Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship. As an integral part of DAR, the Executive Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship works to foster lasting relationships between the university and its benefactors, promoting positive attitudes toward giving among current and prospective donors.

The Executive Director, Prospect Management and Development Research and Analysis provides visionary leadership and strategic direction for the prospect research, prospect management, and analytics supporting all fundraising and organizational advancement at Rice University. This role oversees the identification, research, and evaluation of potential donors, ensuring alignment with the institution’s philanthropic objectives and campaign priorities. As a senior collaborator with development teams, the Executive Director proactively drives innovation in building and managing a robust pipeline of major and principal gift prospects essential for the upcoming campaign’s success. In addition, this position champions the adoption and integration of advanced technologies that streamline processes, enhance data-informed decision-making, and directly support the mission and strategic goals of the Development and Alumni Relations division (DAR). This role has a direct impact on the organization’s ability to raise major and principal gifts, drive successful fundraising campaigns, and foster long-term donor engagement through data-driven strategy, relationship management, and leadership in prospect research.

Rice University seeks a strategic and collaborative leader to serve as Assistant Director, Volunteer Engagement. This role designs and manages a dynamic volunteer program that supports the full lifecycle of engagement—from recruitment and onboarding to stewardship and recognition. As the central liaison for campus-wide volunteer efforts, the Assistant Director promotes opportunities, develops resources, and ensures consistent communication across platforms. The role partners with Alumni Relations, Communications, Data Services, and Public Affairs to align volunteer initiatives with university goals. Strong data management and program evaluation skills are essential to measure impact and inform strategy. This position reports to the Associate Director, Alumni Engagement.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Development (Schools), with dotted-line reporting to the Dean of the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, the Director of Development – Continuing Studies will co-create, manage, and execute fundraising strategy to increase philanthropic investment at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies and will help manage the advisory board, consisting of many of the school’s top prospects and donors. This role will actively engage all school constituents and donors—including faculty, students, alumni, foundations, and corporations—and requires an understanding of the school’s mission, priorities, traditions, and programs, as well as its history and future. The Director of Development – Continuing Studies will work closely with Development and Alumni Relations in aligning school-based priorities with those of institutional leadership and will interact with staff and faculty in the school, as well as with other colleagues throughout Rice University. This position will work dually within the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies and Development and Alumni Relations to maximize the school’s development potential and engagement of the school’s prospect pipeline, with a specific focus on qualification, pipeline building, annual giving, and major gifts at the $100K to $4.9M level. As the chief development officer for the school, the Director of Development – Continuing Studies will manage a portfolio of 80-100 prospects comprised of individuals, corporate, foundation, and community prospects with the capacity to give at leadership ($10K-$99K) and major ($100K+) gift levels. This position will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors to the school and will focus on fundraising priorities set by the Dean.

The Associate Director of Development – Parent and Family Philanthropy is an integral member of the Parent and Family Philanthropy team in the Development and Alumni Relations division at Rice University. Working closely with the Senior Director, Parent and Family Philanthropy, the Associate Director of Development will play a key role in the execution and assessment of programming and events that drive parent philanthropy, including, but not limited to, a Parents Council. The Associate Director of Development will also assist with drafting briefing packets and other internal collateral, as well as external communications. They will work closely with the annual giving and stewardship teams to ensure execution of the parent strategy. The Associate Director of Development will also be responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of donors in Greater Houston with the capacity to make annual gifts in the range of $10,000–$100,000. The Associate Director of Development is a fundraising generalist, soliciting and stewarding gifts benefiting any/all of Rice’s schools and programs. To that end, they will work with internal partners in Development and Alumni Relations, including directors of development based in schools, unit development professionals, colleagues on the communications, events, stewardship, research, development services, alumni engagement, and annual giving teams, as well as staff and faculty partners on campus. The successful Associate Director of Development will be a proactive and collaborative member of this dynamic team as Rice builds on its success.

Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Donor Growth (Annual Giving), the Associate Director, School and Unit Marketing (Annual Giving) is a forward-thinking, highly innovative strategic partner who collaborates across teams at Rice University to execute sophisticated, university-wide direct marketing fundraising strategies. This position is crucial in implementing a unified, pan-Rice approach to annual giving by incorporating schools and units into holistic fundraising efforts. This role will be responsible for fostering meaningful relationships with school and unit partners, understanding their individual fundraising priorities and donor bases, and guiding direct marketing fundraising efforts to ensure progress toward institutional goals.