Director, Foundation Operations

Tarrant County College; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 845,000 - 1,142,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarrant County College Foundation seeks a Director, Foundation Operations at the Trinity River Campus to lead core operational functions that support the Foundation’s mission. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the role ensures effective coordination of fundraising, scholarship agreements, and stakeholder engagement.

The Director plays a key role in advancing the Foundation’s mission through thoughtful planning and operational oversight, guiding strategy and execution across programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and seven years of related experience or equivalent.
• Three years of experience supervising direct reports, including coaching and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily Foundation office operations including scholarships, records management, communication, donor stewardship, and fundraising.
• Assists the Chief Development Officer with project and event planning, design, development, and implementation.
• Supports Board of Directors activities, including preparing materials and agenda items.
• Contributes to fundraising initiatives, including annual giving campaigns and strategic planning.
• Communicates milestones, challenges, and recommendations to leadership.
• Maintains accurate records related to donors, scholarships, and board documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Donor stewardship

Data analysis

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Title: Director, Foundation Operations

Department: DT Res Dev & Coll Fndtn

Campus Location: Trinity River Campus

Employee Classification: APT - Administrative

Position Type: FT - Regular

Grant Funded: No

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Compensation Details: Starting Pay - $89,100; Commensuratewith education and experience

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Occasional evening and weekend hours are required during peaktimes

Remote Eligible: This position is not eligible for remotework

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director,Foundation Operations is responsible for managing core operationalfunctions that support the Foundation’s strategic goals. This roleensures effective coordination of fundraising, scholarshipagreements, and stakeholder engagement. The Director plays a keyrole in advancing the Foundation’s mission through thoughtfulplanning and operational oversight.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Performance Requirements*

• Oversees daily operations of the Foundation office, includingscholarships, records management, communication, donor stewardship,and fundraising
• Assists the Chief Development Officer with project and eventplanning, design, development, and implementation
• Supports the Chief Development Officer with Board of Directorbusiness, including preparation of meeting materials and agendaitems
• Contributes to the development and execution of fundraisinginitiatives, including annual giving campaigns and strategicplanning
• Communicates project milestones, challenges, and recommendedsolutions to the Chief Development Officer in a timely manner
• Maintains accurate and organized records related to donoractivity, scholarships, and board documentation
• Coordinates internal and external communications to ensureconsistent messaging and stakeholder engagement

General Supervision and Management

• Provides leadership for all assigned employees

Service Excellence

• Participates on behalf of the College in external communityorganizations and associations as assigned to support the essentialperformance requirements
• Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, andfollows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of theworksite
• Completes all required training and professional developmentsessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)
• Supports the mission, values, goals, and principles of theCollege

Supervision

• Works under the general supervision of the Chief DevelopmentOfficer of the Tarrant County College Foundation

*Performs Other Related Tasks as Required

The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of thevarious types of work that may be performed. The omission ofspecific statements of duties does not exclude them from theposition if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment tothe position. The job description does not constitute an employmentagreement between the employer and employee and is subject tochange by the employer as the needs of the employer andrequirements of the job change.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of work-related experiencerelevant to the Essential Performance Requirements; or anyequivalent combination of education and work-relatedexperience.
• Three (3) years of experience supervising direct reports,including assigning work, managing performance, coaching employees,and supporting employee development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• At least three (3) years’ working experience leading strategicplanning and implementation
• At least three (3) years’ working experience leading thedevelopment of fundraising and engagement initiatives
• At least three (3) years’ working experience in a communitycollege environment related to the Essential PerformanceRequirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Foundation activities, including fundraising,stewardship, board relations, scholarship awarding, andcommunication
• Skilled in oral and written communication, with the ability topresent creative content
• Skilled in customer service and interpersonal interactions
• Skilled in using applications and enterprise systems, includingRaiser’s Edge, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Able to work effectively and collaboratively with districtpersonnel, community partners, and Foundation team members
• Able to think critically to solve and communicate problems in a faste-paced environment with varied and unpredictable demands
• Able to analyze data and provide sound recommendations based onpolicy, procedure, and practice
• Able to delegate work appropriately to staff to meet Foundationand College deliverables

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representatives of thosethat must be met by an employee to successfully perform theessential functions of this job. While performing the duties ofthis job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands tofinger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach withhands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionallyrequired to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee mustoccasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific visionabilities required by this job include close vision, distancevision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and theability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentatives of those an employee encounters while performingthe essential functions of this job. While performing the duties ofthis job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanicalparts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. Thenoise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Accommodation/EEO Statement:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential duties andresponsibilities.