Hybrid Regional Director-Central at Wheaton College

Job Overview 

The Regional Director advances the mission of Wheaton College by building strategic relationships with alumni, parents, and friends to secure major and planned gifts with enduring kingdom impact, both for the college and the world.   This position is full-time and pays between $80,000 - $90,000 annually.   

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Intentionally Relate: Advances strategic relationships through stages of the development cycle: discovery, engagement, proposal, closure, and stewardship. Develop and regularly update individual relationship plans for each person in your portfolio.   
• Thoughtfully Engage: Discern the interests and passions of current and potential donors in alignment with Wheaton's mission.  Engage them meaningfully through one-on-one meetings, regional events, gift planning seminars, and opportunities for advisory service.   
• Specifically Propose: Personally present and close an agreed-upon number of proposals for 5-, 6- and 7-figure gifts to the College. Proposals include both outright and planned gifts. 
• Fill the Pipeline: Identify and build relationships with individuals in your territory who will become future major donors by engaging or reengaging their journey with Wheaton College. 
• Consistently Learn: Demonstrate ongoing learning and competency in presenting College priorities, funding opportunities, and giving tools through a program of team-initiated and self-initiated learning and involvement in campus activities. 
• Collaborate: Actively contribute to the collegial culture of the Development team and the broader Advancement division.  Foster positive relationships across the Wheaton College campus and the external community.

This job description is intended to represent key areas of responsibility; specific assignments may vary from time to time, and other duties may be assigned.  

 Qualifications 

• A call to advance God's kingdom through financial stewardship through Wheaton's mission. 
• Ability to ask for and secure major, principal and planned gifts. 
• A goal orientation in task accomplishment and a collaborative spirit with colleagues. 
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to be self-sufficient in an office setting.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic and a high level of integrity. 
• Strong organizational and computer skills, including database management. 
• 40%-50% travel required, including evening and weekend work. 
• A bachelor’s degree is required; a graduate degree is preferred. 

Physical Requirements 

The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 10 pounds.  The employee is regularly required to travel by both air and ground and attend meetings in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. 

 FLSA Status - Exempt

As a Christ-centered community, Wheaton College faculty and staff must affirm the College’s Statement of Faith as expressing their own theological convictions and agree to live by the moral standards in Wheaton’s Community Covenant, modeling these commitments for the Christian formation of our students.  Wheaton College faculty and staff also support the Christ-Centered Diversity Commitment which highlights our desire to treat all individuals as equal image-bearers of Jesus Christ through diversity, inclusion, justice and unity. 

Updated May 2025