Associate Vice President for Advancement

State of South Carolina; Rock Hill (SC); Presencial; USD 118.000 - 138.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Winthrop University seeks an Associate Vice President for Advancement to lead major gifts and planned giving campaigns, cultivating donors and managing a portfolio to support the university's educational mission.

Reporting to the VP for University Advancement, this role provides leadership to development staff, sets goals, expands donor pipelines, and collaborates with advancement services and events to raise funds for capital needs, scholarships, and leadership gifts.

Formación

• Five+ years of fundraising or non-profit experience.
• Experience in major gifts and planned giving.
• Strong leadership and strategic planning experience.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a donor portfolio to cultivate relationships with alumni and friends.
• Solicit major and planned gifts of $25,000+ for campaigns and capital projects.
• Provide leadership and supervision of development staff through coaching and meetings.
• Set short- and long-term goals for the major gifts team.
• Oversee growth of the planned-giving program in coordination with leadership.

Conocimientos

Fundraising expertise

Donor relations

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Integrity & diplomacy

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Herramientas

Raiser’s Edge

Descripción del empleo

Reporting to the Vice President for University Advancement, the Associate Vice President for Advancement manages the university’s major gift and planned giving operations and raises financial support for the university’s educational mission by soliciting individuals and organizations for annual, major and planned gifts.

• Manages a portfolio of donors in order to develop and cultivate relationships with alumni and friends of the university.
• Solicits major and planned gifts of $25,000 or more for capital needs, special programs, scholarships and leadership gifts to the Winthrop Fund.
• Provides effective leadership and supervision of development officers through one-to-one coaching and team meetings and effective prospect management.
• Sets short- and long-term goals for the major gifts team.
• Oversees growth of the planned-giving program in consultation with the Vice President.
• Works closely with advancement services and stewardship teams to develop strategies for expanding the overall donor pipeline, increasing donor engagement and promoting special events for giving societies.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least five years of experience in fundraising or relevant non-profit organizational work, alumni relations, sales or related field.
• At least three years of experience in management or team leadership, including budgetary oversight and strategic planning.
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and best practices of fundraising and capital campaigns.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Lead-by-example management style and demonstrated ability to empower, build and motivate individual performance while encouraging effective teamwork.
• Ability and willingness to embrace and promote effective change and to seek program growth and longer-term sustainability through entrepreneurial risk-taking.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in decision-making.
• Must possess a high degree of integrity, political sensitivity and diplomacy.
• Sufficient technical ability to master required software.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience in higher education fundraising, preferably in major and planned giving.
• Proficiency with Raiser’s Edge or similar fundraising software.

• Travel/Overtime Requirements: Travel required correlative to fundraising responsibilities.
• License/Certification: Valid driver's license.
• Annual Salary/Hiring Range: $117,569 - $138,317; actual salary depends on qualifications.
• Telecommuting: Employees are not eligible for telecommuting/remote work during their 12-month probationary period. After that time, certain positions may be eligible for telecommuting/remote work at the discretion of the supervisor and in accordance with Winthrop policies.