October 29th, 2025
Catawba College
Job Description
Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Catawba College in the search for a Major Gifts Officer.
Reporting to the Vice President of Development, the Major Gifts Officer will cultivate transformational partnerships that help Catawba achieve its vision: “GOOD goes FAR.” This role requires a vision-driven professional committed to developing strong donor relationships and implementing strategies for soliciting major gifts, including outright and deferred/planned gifts. The selected candidate will develop and nurture a portfolio of rated prospective donors who can make a significant gift to support initiatives that create a lasting impact across our community. This opportunity offers the chance to thrive in a role where your results directly fuel student success, faculty discovery, and community transformation. The Major Gift Officer will serve as a Catawba ambassador, building authentic connections that drive meaningful change and demonstrate how good goes far through intentional partnership and shared purpose.
Ranked as one of the best colleges in the south, Catawba offers 70 academic majors to approximately 1,300 students representing 34 US states and 19 foreign countries. Students are instructed by nearly 90 full-time faculty, more than 83% of whom hold the highest degree in their field. Catawba provides an education focused on an institutional philosophy of a liberal education, which entails a broad range of knowledge, intellectual and practical skills, and individual and social responsibility fostered and developed in all academic programs. Catawba is a learning community that provides students unique opportunities to explore vocation, helping students to consider their calling, their passions, and their purpose as they prepare to reach their highest potential. Catawba College is regularly recognized for their innovative approach to education by Colleges of Distinction and their expert blending of the liberal arts with professional programming in business and education.
A bachelor’s degree and at least five years of higher education experience or equivalent experience in a related field is required for this position. Catawba College will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds. If you are excited about this role and feel that you can contribute to Catawba College, but your experience does not exactly align with every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Catawba College and the responsibilities and qualifications specified in the position prospectus.
The salary range for this position is $110,000 to $125,000.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the selection process, please contact BJ Davis at bjdavis@aspenleadershipgroup.com
To apply for this position, visit: https://apptrkr.com/6672174