We are seeking team members who are committed to greatness.
To the hungry, humble and smart.
To the game changers and goal setters.
To the leaders, the doers and the innovators.
To those who aren’t afraid to level up.
We see you.
Current Job Listings
Assistant Director of Editorial Content
The Assistant Director of Editorial Content plays a key role in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations’ Office of Communications. (DARCOMM). This team of approximately 15-20 staff members and student interns is responsible for producing all communications and marketing materials to support the University’s alumni engagement and fundraising efforts. This position takes the lead on major writing assignments, including the creation of a style guide for major campaigns which serves as a guide for others on the team who need to write copy for those campaigns, and leads the content creation portion of the DARCOMM team.
Assistant Director of Gift and Estate Planning
Reporting to the Senior Director of Gift & Estate Planning in the Division of Development & Alumni Relations, the Assistant Director of Gift & Estate Planning is critical to University of Georgia’s efforts to identify and cultivate private support across all schools, colleges, and units on campus. The position supports key efforts to raise private funds that support student career preparation, scholarships, faculty support, research, innovation, public service and outreach, facility renovations as well as unrestricted money. This position focuses on managing a pipeline of deferred major gifts by establishing annual goals for individual donor prospects. Likewise, this position has responsibility for contributing to the university’s fundraising goals while supporting each development office in the schools, colleges, and units on campus. The position works collaboratively with UGA Foundation trustees and other key volunteers as needed on university-wide and unit-based planned giving efforts.
Career Consultant, UGA Career Center
The Career Consultant serves as the primary career services liaison to assigned colleges or schools at the University of Georgia. This role acts as a critical link between the Career Center and the college, serving as a resource for students, employers, and faculty on career planning, industry trends, and professional development. Internally, the Career Consultant advocates for the college’s career-related needs and serves as a key referral point for students and stakeholders. Through open, honest, and respectful communication, all staff, supervisors, and colleagues of the Division of Development & Alumni Relations are expected to interact with fairness, compassion, and decency. All employees will be held accountable for meeting the expectation of promoting a stable, productive, and healthy work environment.
College Engagement Coordinator, College of Pharmacy
The College Engagement Coordinator plays a critical role in fostering meaningful connections between the College of Pharmacy and its alumni, donors, parents, corporations, and industry partners. This position executes coordinated engagement strategies that work together to strengthen the donor pipeline—including special events, targeted digital marketing efforts and personalized outreach. These efforts are designed to move individuals toward deeper involvement with the College, creating a natural progression from broad-based engagement to more meaningful philanthropic relationships.
Data Collection Specialist
This position reports to the Assistant Manager of Records Management and works closely with the Associate Director of Records and colleagues in the unit. The position is primarily responsible for data entry and maintenance of all University of Georgia donor and alumni information. This includes the processing of biographical updates of donor and alumni data received from fundraisers, alumni, and other campus databases. Data entry varies in complexity in relation to projects that range from daily to annual time frames. This position is critical to advancing the University’s fundraising mission by proactively seeking biographical updates as well as processing information provided to the department regarding all constituents.
Development and Stewardship Coordinator, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
This Development and Stewardship Coordinator will support the Development and Alumni Relations efforts of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences by coordinating comprehensive donor relations and stewardship initiatives. This individual manages donor acknowledgement processes, organizes stewardship events, and ensures donor intent is upheld through accurate record-keeping and detailed briefings. This employee also provides administrative support to the development team, oversees gift processing and financial transactions, and assists with planning and logistics for donor and alumni engagement activities. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential, as the role involves managing confidential information, event coordination, and frequent interaction with donors and college leadership.
Director of Annual Giving
The Director of Annual Giving is responsible for daily oversight of the direct marketing side of Annual Giving along with the affiliated Annual Giving staff. The Annual Giving team is primarily responsible for raising unrestricted revenue to support schools, colleges, and units across campus and maintaining the health of the donor pipeline.
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Events Manager, Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication
The Events Manager is responsible for the strategic planning, production, and management of events that support the mission and goals of Grady College. This position oversees all logistical aspects of event execution, ensures consistent branding and high standards of quality, and works collaboratively across departments, vendors, and university systems.
Foundation Relations Officer, Odum School of Ecology
This position is based in the UGA Odum School of Ecology and reports directly to the Director of Development. Its purpose serves to promote and enhance development through foundation relations, grant writing and campus collaboration. This position will independently manage and coordinate various special projects that connect and build meaningful relationships between faculty, students and foundations with the ultimate goal of philanthropic support. This position’s chief responsibility is to expand and enhance the development functions of the school through systematic and personalized engagement.
Senior Director of Development, College of Engineering
The Senior Director of Development serves as a liaison between the College of Engineering and University Development. As Engineering’s chief development officer, this position is responsible for raising major ($50,000+) and principal ($1,000,000+) gifts to enable the college to fulfill its mission and implement its programs and initiatives. In addition to major and principal gifts, the position is also responsible for providing strategy, leadership, direction, coordination, and management of all levels of giving for the College of Engineering, including annual gifts and stewardship.
Contact Christy Dasher to learn more about any of our open job positions or to introduce yourself if you’re looking for something that might become available in the future.
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (ude.agu@bewrh).
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Competitive Benefits
The University of Georgia offers a competitive benefits package to faculty and staff. These benefits include comprehensive retirement and health insurance packages (medical, dental, vision), long- and short-term disability, accrued annual and sick leave along with 12 official paid holidays each year, and a variety of other discounts, savings plans and lifestyle benefits.
Financial Benefits
UGA partners with financial experts, including Captrust, Corebridge Financial, Fidelity, and TIAA, to provide free tools and information to help USG employees enhance their financial well-being and make more confident decisions.
Health Benefits
The University System of Georgia provides health care to employees working 30+ hours per week. All employees are covered by workers’ compensation, and certain employees qualify for Social Security.
Retirement Benefits
All employees (excluding students) must be enrolled in a retirement plan. In addition to one of the required plans, USG offers supplemental retirement saving plans.
Well-Being Benefits
UGA Human Resources promotes a culture of well-being by offering programs and resources to help faculty and staff achieve a healthy, balanced life in all areas, including physical, emotional, financial, and work/life balance.
Reasons to Join UGA DAR
What is UGA DAR?
The Division of Development and Alumni Relations seeks to ensure every Bulldog is committed to Georgia. We work collaboratively across 20 central teams and with colleagues in every UGA school/college/unit across camp us to engage alumni and friends; fundraise to support students, research, teaching and service; and to prepare students and alumni for fulfilling careers beyond graduation. We work hard, but our spirit and pride shines through in all that we do.
Fall in Love with Athens
Athens is a one of America’s top college towns nestled in northeast Georgia, just 1.5 hours from bustling Atlanta. The city boasts a robust music scene, fun performing and visual arts offerings, myriad eateries and watering holes catering to all dietary needs, and easy access to plenty of outdoor activities both in town and in surrounding counties. The university and Athens abut each other in the heart of downtown Athens where you’ll often find UGA alumni, visitors and fans eating, shopping and enjoying the unparalleled nightlife offered by the Classic City.
It’s More Than Our Passion. It’s Our Calling.
