Senior Director, Advancement Operations & Data Strategy

Farmingdale State College; Village of Farmingdale (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmingdale State College (FSC), a SUNY campus, invites applications for the Senior Director of Advancement Operations in Farmingdale, NY. This full‑time role leads strategic operations across fundraising, data governance, gift administration, and prospect research to support institutional priorities.

The role emphasizes CRM stewardship, analytics, budget oversight, and compliance with SUNY and donor standards. Evening/weekend events may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five (5) years of progressive experience in advancement services or related function within higher education or similarly complex organization.
• Experience supervising or leading a team in an advancement services or related environment.
• Expertise in advancement operations including donor database management, gift administration, reporting, analytics, data governance, and CRM platforms such as Raiser’s Edge.
• Experience overseeing financial processes, budget management, reconciliations, and fund accounting in higher education.
• Knowledge of regulations and standards related to advancement services, donor stewardship, data privacy, and gift administration.
• Strong strategic planning, analytical, organizational, problem‑solving, communication, and relationship‑management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Advancement Operations and advise the VP on technology, data strategy, and process improvement.
• Manage the Office of Advancement budget and support Foundation financial administration with Finance.
• Lead operational planning, resource allocation, vendor relationships, and initiatives.

Skills

Donor database management

Gift administration

Reporting

Analytics

Data governance

CRM platforms (Raiser’s Edge)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Raiser’s Edge NXT

Job description

Farmingdale State College (FSC), a SUNY campus, invites applications for the Senior Director of Advancement Operations in Farmingdale, NY. This full‑time role leads strategic operations across fundraising, data governance, gift administration, and prospect research to support institutional priorities.

The role emphasizes CRM stewardship, analytics, budget oversight, and compliance with SUNY and donor standards. Evening/weekend events may be required.