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WUCF:
WUCF serves as the region's trusted source for educational programming, arts, culture and local storytelling. As Central Florida's only PBS affiliate and home for jazz, WUCF offers free, accessible content that enriches lives, fosters curiosity and strengthens the community. Guided by the mission "We Change Lives," WUCF is committed to connecting, inspiring and empowering audiences across all platforms. To explore WUCF's impact and programming, visit www.wucf.org.
The Opportunity:
Join WUCF as the Assistant Director, WUCF Development and help grow meaningful philanthropic support for Central Florida’s only PBS affiliate and home for jazz. In this role, you’ll build relationships with donors and community supporters, helping connect supporters to programming, education initiatives, local storytelling, and WUCF's mission of changing lives through accessible public media. This is an excellent opportunity for a relationship-focused professional who enjoys connecting people to a meaningful mission while helping strengthen the future of public media in Central Florida.
WUCF is Central Florida's trusted source for educational programming, arts, culture, and local storytelling. Recognized as one of Central Florida's Top Workplaces by the Orlando Sentinel for two consecutive years, WUCF fosters a collaborative and mission-driven environment where employees have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the communities they serve.
Classification Title: Assistant Director, Development
Responsibilities:
Manages a portfolio of current, lapsed, and prospective mid-level and major donors, focused on building meaningful donor relationships and growing philanthropic support.
Develops and executes individualized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for assigned donors and advancing them through the pipeline.
Conducts donor outreach and meetings to build relationships and move donors through the giving pipeline.
Identifies and qualifies new donor prospects within the existing pipeline, supporting portfolio growth and sustainability.
Solicits and closes gifts in support of WUCF priorities, including programming, education initiatives, and overall strategic needs.
Partners with WUCF leadership and staff to translate organizational priorities into compelling donor opportunities for fundraising priorities.
Collaborates with UCF Advancement & Partnerships to identify and advance prospects, ensuring alignment with broader fundraising efforts.
Tracks and manages donor activity and portfolio performance to ensure consistent engagement and progress toward revenue goals.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6).
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in a relationship-focused role such as fundraising, nonprofit development, customer success, account management, community engagement, public relations, marketing, or communications.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships with a variety of stakeholders, customers, clients, donors, members, or community partners.
Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, track activities, and follow projects through to completion.
Experience using a CRM, customer database, or similar platform to manage relationships and track engagement activities.
Familiarity with Canva or similar design platforms to support communications, presentations, materials, or engagement initiatives.
The most successful candidates may possess the following qualities:
An appreciation for public media, education, community impact, or other mission-driven organizations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences and build rapport with stakeholders.
Special Instructions to the Applicants:
All applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, and the university cannot accommodate H‑1B transfers or employment-based visa processing for individuals currently sponsored by another employer.
Classification Title: Assistant Director, Development
Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?
As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 12 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills, and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.
Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:
Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program
Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays
Retirement savings options
Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions
Education assistance
And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.
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Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.
Department
WUCF TVWork Schedule
Monday-Friday; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Some nights and weekends required to support events.Type of Appointment
RegularExpected Salary
$56,030.00 to NegotiableJob Posting End Date
07-27-2026-12-00-AMThe University of Central Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any characteristic protected by law. The University maintains programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws.
As a Florida public university, the University of Central Florida makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.
UCF is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.
If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 407-823-1336 or email [email protected].
For general application or posting questions, please email [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination)
- Authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship not available
- Experience in a relationship-focused role (fundraising, nonprofit development, customer success, account management, community engagement, PR, marketing, or communications)
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships with stakeholders, donors, or community partners
- Strong project management and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and track activities to completion
- Experience using a CRM or customer database to manage relationships and track engagement
- Familiarity with Canva or similar design platforms
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including audience-tailored messaging
University of Central Florida Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about University of Central Florida and has not been reviewed or approved by University of Central Florida.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is provided through the State of Florida Group Insurance Program, including medical, dental, vision, basic life, and optional supplemental plans administered via People First. Enrollment timing is clearly defined for new hires, with coverage able to start as soon as the month after hire.
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Retirement Support — Retirement options include the FRS Pension Plan, FRS Investment Plan, and the State University System Optional Retirement Program for eligible roles, plus voluntary 403(b) and 457(b) plans. Reemployment rules and continuation of health/life coverage in retirement are also outlined.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Nine paid holidays are recognized annually, with the possibility of additional paid personal leave days at the President’s discretion, and certain employees receive a personal holiday each year. Faculty also have access to leave programs such as sabbaticals and professional development leave.
University of Central Florida Insights
What We Do
Founded in 1963 to provide talent for Central Florida and the growing U.S. space program, UCF has been making an impact on the state, the nation — and outer space — ever since. With 13 colleges and more than 230 degree programs, your passion lies at one of our campus locations designed to help you succeed. From the main campus in east Orlando to UCF Downtown and Rosen College of Hospitality Management to the Academic Health Sciences Campus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn in the heart of your industry. UCF also has multiple regional locations and fully online programs — including online bachelor’s degrees, online graduate degrees, online certificates and more — to ensure that you can achieve your dreams whenever and wherever you want. Being part of the UCF alumni family means... being a community. A group of people who have a UCF experience, who care about the university and who want to stay connected to it. Being the voice of UCF alumni. Upholding and creating the traditions of UCF. We began with 423, and now we are over 340,000 strong. Our UCF experience has altered us. It has stuck with us. It has changed us. We engage the world with spirit and pride. We are passionate. We are enthusiastic. We are dedicated. We inform, educate and inspire. We embrace our inner Knights. We love our alma mater. We bleed black and gold. We are UCF.
