The Executive Director of Gift Planning envisions, manages, implements, and leads a creative program for identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding planned and blended gift donors. This role is critical to advancing Rice University’s mission and strengthening the University’s philanthropy programs and will play a crucial role in the upcoming campaign. Reporting to and working closely with the Associate Vice President, Individual Giving in the Development and Alumni Relations division, the Executive Director of Gift Planning will help cultivate high-value opportunities for transformational giving and advance long-term support through effective stewardship. Collaborating effectively with the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, Major Gift and Principal Gift Officers, and key stakeholders across campus, the Executive Director of Gift Planning will foster relationships and expand the pipeline for planned and blended gifts. This individual will create proactive strategies designed to facilitate legacy and asset-based gifts that accomplish both the donor’s and Rice’s mission. The Executive Director of Gift Planning will manage a small portfolio of donors, will lead the Gift Planning team of five, will provide gift planning expertise for the larger development team, and will work closely with Rice Trust, Inc.