Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the search for a Director of Major Gifts. 

Reporting to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, the Director of Major Gifts will create and implement strategies that secure financial support from various sources. The Director will provide direct leadership and oversight for a team of gift officers, ensuring that the staff set and attain ambitious goals, develop effective fundraising strategies, and manage fundraising projects and initiatives developed by the President, Vice President, and Institute Administration. This is a remote/flexible location position. The Director of Major Gifts may work remotely from any location near a major metropolitan airport.

Founded in 1874, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has established itself as the consistently top-ranked undergraduate engineering college in the United States. The beautiful campus in west-central Indiana is home to some of the nation’s best STEM students, faculty, staff, and facilities. Averaging more than 2,000 undergraduate students and 70 graduate students, Rose-Hulman offers over 25 STEM academic programs. Students represent 49 states and territories and 29 countries. Since its founding by businessman Chauncey Rose in 1874, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (then Rose Polytechnic Institute) has thrived under dedicated leaders whose vision has propelled the Institute from its beginning as a little-known, all-male engineering college to a world-class institution on the leading edge of engineering education in the United States. Today’s Board of Trustees, acting president Robert A. Coons, and cabinet members are committed to continuing, and building upon, this legacy of excellence.

Ranked as the No. 1 undergraduate engineering program for 25 straight years by U.S. News & World Report, Rose-Hulman is also nationally ranked for value and teaching excellence. The Wall Street Journal ranked the institute top for Learning Opportunities and Learning Facilities, as well as fourth for Career Preparation in 2024. Many of the individual programs and degrees are ranked in the top 10 by College Factual, such as #1 Computer Engineering, #2 Chemical Engineering, #4 Computer Science, and #3 Mechanical Engineering. 

The Rose-Hulman experience builds lifelong connection. These “Forever Rose” relationships have supported the growth and enhancement of the Institute, its facilities, and programs. Since its move to the current campus in 1922, Rose-Hulman has benefited from the generosity of many alumni, faculty, and staff whose belief in its mission and love for its community have been manifested through investments of time, expertise, and financial support. Many of the buildings enjoyed by students today, such as White Chapel, Hatfield Hall, and Percopo Residence Hall, trace their roots to a legacy first planted years ago by a donor with a desire to enhance the Rose-Hulman experience for the next generation. 

A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least five years of experience in donor relations, overseeing at least two staff, is preferred for this position, as is experience in higher education advancement. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds. If you are excited about this role and feel that you can contribute to the Institute, but your experience does not exactly align with every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply. 

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is committed to the inclusion of all qualified candidates. 

The salary range for this position is $103,500 to $126,500 annually.