Director, Endowments & Foundations
Role Overview
Mercer Advisors is seeking a Director, Endowments & Foundations to help lead the day-to-day execution, growth, and client experience of our institutional nonprofit practice, reporting to the Managing Director of Institutional Partnerships.
Mercer Advisors has served nonprofit organizations since our founding in 1985, and our Endowments & Foundations practice today serves 225+ nonprofit clients across the country.
This is a senior execution-focused role, partnering closely with the Managing Director on practice strategy while carrying direct accountability for new business development, client service delivery, and team coordination. The Director will support the practice's growth agenda, contribute to business planning and resource decisions, help build the marketing and thought-leadership engine, originate and close institutional mandates alongside the Institutional sales team, and oversee day-to-day service and retention of the existing client base. Success in this role requires fluency in institutional investment strategy, nonprofit governance and fiduciary practice, and strong execution discipline within a defined strategic mandate set by firm leadership.
Essential Job Functions for this role include:
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Work Schedule:
- This professional role requires availability during standard business hours of Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM. At times, the role may have early or late hours to meet business tasks and deadlines for external and internal client needs.
- All roles classified as a non-exempt are required to record working time into the timekeeping system daily at the start and end of each workday plus a 30-minute unpaid lunch period.
- Working Conditions:
- This position may be in a professional office environment or a dedicated home office workspace which is free of interruptions. Whether position is in a dedicated office space or home office workspace, basic technology needs will be provided to satisfy position requirements. Routinely sitting and standing for periods of time. No heavy lifting over 10 lbs.
- Application Deadline: The initial deadline for applications is 11/15/2026. Applications submitted after this date may still be considered on a rolling basis until the position/program is filled. We encourage all interested candidates to apply as early as possible. If a final decision has not been made by the initial deadline, subsequent applications will be reviewed as they are received.
- Actual base pay within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s geographic location, relevant experience, education, skills and licenses/certifications. This position is also eligible to earn incentive compensation through one of Mercer Advisors’ incentive compensation programs.
- Base Pay Range $150,000—$175,000 USD
Benefits:
- Mercer Advisors offers a competitive and robust benefit package to our employees. Our benefit programs are focused on meeting all of our employees and their eligible dependents health and welfare needs. We offer the following:
- Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Life & AD&D Short-Term Disability; Accident; Critical Illness; and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Three Cigna medical plans offerings including two High Deductible Health Plans and a Traditional Co-Pay medical plan.
- Kaiser Medical plans available in California
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions if enrolled in either HDHP medical plan.
- Two comprehensive Dental Plans
- Vision Insurance Plan
- Dependent Care Savings Account for child and dependent care.
- 14 Company Paid Holidays including a full week off at Thanksgiving.
- Generous paid time off program for vacation and sick days
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Family Medical Leave
- Paid Parental Leave (8 weeks)
- Maternity benefits utilizing company paid STD, any supplemental STD, plus Parental Leave (8 weeks) to provide time for recovery, baby bonding, and enjoying your family time.
- Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
- Company Paid Concierge Services for you and your loved ones for the spectrum of caring needs for your aging parents, young children, life’s challenges and more.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with both Traditional and Roth plans with per pay period match as well as an after-tax option
- Pet Insurance
- Personalized financial planning and guidance from Mercer Advisors professionals, offered at preferred employee pricing
- We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting.
- Mercer Advisors is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Mercer Advisors participates in E-Verify and complies with federal employment eligibility verification requirements.
- If you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please email [email protected]. This inbox is for accommodation requests only.
- For information about applicant rights, required employment notices, E-Verify participation, and state specific disclosures, please review our Applicant Notices and Employment Rights.
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- If you are a resident of Washington State, learn more about your rights under the Washington Fair Chance Act here.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MPA) and/or CFA preferred
About Mercer Advisors
Wealth management firm delivering a family-office-style approach — investment management, financial planning, tax, estate, and insurance — to high-net-worth families since 1985.
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