Associate Director, Gift Agreements
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
New York, NY · HybridFull-time$100–120K/yrPosted 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today
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The Associate Director, Gift Agreements serves as the university’s senior subject matter expert on complex charitable gift agreements, donor intent, and related compliance. The role advises Advancement Services, Development, and UDAR leaders; guides agreement drafts; and collaborates with university stakeholders to resolve complex issues and ensure agreements are accurately executed and administered. The position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement.
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Position Summary
University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) is dedicated to soliciting the private funding necessary to support the strategic goals of the University in teaching, learning, and research. The personnel of UDAR work university-wide as well as within individual schools and colleges of the University to discover, motivate, cultivate, solicit, and steward alumni, parents, faculty, and friends for immediate, long-range, and future financial support, through gifts and pledges to the University, for critical operations such as student aid, faculty support, academic and research program development, and facilities and infrastructure. UDAR's endeavors raise funds for immediate University use and also for the University's endowment.
The Associate Director, Gift Agreements will serve as the University’s senior subject matter expert for complex charitable gift agreements, donor intent, and related compliance matters. Manage the review, interpretation, implementation, and administration of gift agreements and serve as a trusted advisor to Advancement Services, Development, and other UDAR leaders on complex gift agreements and charitable gift compliance matters. Serve as the escalation point for the gift agreements team and provide guidance on agreement drafts. Exercise judgment to determine whether proposed agreement language is consistent with donor intent, NYU gift acceptance, naming and other policies, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and IRS guidelines. Collaborate with Development, Finance, Treasury, General Counsel, Sponsored Programs, Stewardship, and other University stakeholders to resolve complex issues, identify provisions requiring revision, and ensure gift agreements are accurately executed and administered.
UDAR encourages work-life integration for our employees, therefore this position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement.
Qualifications
Required Education:Bachelor's Degree or equivalentPreferred Education:Advanced degree in legal fieldRequired Experience:5+ years experience in Development, Gift Processing, or Advancement Services experience, including relevant experience drafting, reviewing, or processing donor pledge agreements, or an equivalent combination of education and experiencePreferred Experience:2+ years in a University Development Office and experience in nonprofit accountingRequired Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:Comprehensive knowledge of CASE and IRS guidelines for qualifying and accepting tax-deductible contributions, specifically for higher education institutions
Experience interpreting and applying institutional gift administration policies and procedures, and working knowledge of grants and grant systems
Excellent judgement and decision-making abilities, ability to interpret and evaluate policy and procedural requirements; excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational and interpersonal skills
Must possess the ability to think strategically, make independent decisions and manage time effectively
Thorough knowledge of development databases
Additional Information
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $100,000.00 to USD $120,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
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Posting Number2026-16501
Posted Date (11/5/2026 10:31 AM)
Location : LocationUS-NY-New York
Hybrid Remote Work ClassificationHybrid: 60% to 80% Onsite
DepartmentAdvancement Services
School/DivisionUniversity Development and Alumni Relations (WS1006)
Compensation GradeBand 53
UnionN/A
FT/PTFull-Time
CategoryDevelopment/Sponsored Research/Grant Writing
How this job compares
Set against the 593 open Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$100–120K/yr
- New York median$86–107K/yr42 salary ranges
- US median$97–140K/yr327 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $110K, is 12% above the New York median midpoint ($98K) — in the middle half of Development salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 67 open Development jobs in New York and 593 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (this employer)4 open
- Syracuse University4 open
- Cornell University3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Development postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (456 postings).
- Education
- 299 of the 593 open Development jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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