Senior Executive Director for Development, Constituency Programs and Regional

University of California Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Executive Director for Development to lead fundraising initiatives and manage a dynamic team. This role involves strategic oversight of development programs, collaboration with academic units, and driving results to meet ambitious fundraising goals. The position requires strong leadership and communication skills, along with a proven track record in donor relations and fundraising in higher education. Join a vibrant community dedicated to making a significant impact through philanthropy and support for academic excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of fundraising efforts at a prestigious institution.

Qualifications

• 8-13 years of experience in fundraising and leadership roles in higher education.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Manage fundraising programs and oversee development staff to meet strategic goals.
• Cultivate and solicit donors while fostering a culture of philanthropy.

Skills

Fundraising

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Team Management

Public Relations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Advanced degree

Job description

Senior Executive Director for Development, Constituency Programs and Regional

Job ID: [Job ID]

Location: Main Campus - UCR

Schedule: 8AM - 5PM

Category: Campus Administration and Operations

Salary: $123,000 - $241,400

Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%)

Organization: University Advancement

Department: Annya Lott

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Position Information:

The Senior Executive Director for Development, Constituency Programs and Regional reports directly to the Associate Vice Chancellor, Development, and serves on the senior development executive team. The incumbent will oversee an administrative coordinator and development officers across campus, forming a hybrid centralized/decentralized development team that works closely with the Deans, Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, and faculty to identify opportunities for private support. In conjunction with the Associate Vice Chancellor, the SED will work to create a holistic, strategic, and thoughtful approach to the development operation for seven academic and central units, overseeing a team of fifteen. The incumbent will supervise and work with senior director-level development positions in the College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (CHASS), School of Education (SOE), School of Public Policy (SPP), Intercollegiate Athletics (ATH), Regional & Pipeline Development, and Student Affairs to set priorities, annual goals, and staff performance metrics required to meet long-term university-wide, college, and school objectives. The SED will foster a culture of accountability around metrics and develop strategies to build fundraising capacity and drive results. The incumbent will hold a portfolio and will be expected to fundraise at minimum $1MM annually.

The full salary range for the Senior Executive Director for Development, Constituency Programs and Regional is $123,000 - $241,400 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is $123,000 - $180,000 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Requirements:

1. Educational Requirements
   
   • Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required
   • Advanced degree. Preferred
2. Experience Requirements
   
   • 8 - 13 years of related experience. Required
   • Previous supervisory/managerial experience. Preferred
   • Minimum of five years demonstrated fundraising or similar leadership experience in higher education institution. Preferred
3. Special Conditions
   
   • Travel. Required
   • Travel Outside of Normal Business Hours. Required
4. Minimum Requirements
   
   • Excellent knowledge of all aspects of fundraising, donor and public relations including advanced knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, etc.
   • Excellent knowledge of leadership/management concepts, procedures, techniques and best practices.
   • Excellent leadership/management skills to select, train, mentor, evaluate and motivate staff.
   • Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communications skills, including excellent political acumen skills, to build and maintain effective working relationships within all organizational levels and with outside constituencies.
   • Excellent skills in meeting predetermined goals and objectives, including securing gifts and meeting fundraising goals.
   • Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, persuasion/negotiation skills and marketing skills.
   • Demonstrated leadership in working with key volunteer organizations, including advisory board members and/or major donors to the schools/colleges.
5. Preferred Qualifications
   
   • Excellent knowledge of the campus, its achievements, vision, mission, goals, objectives, applicable policies, infrastructure and current issues of concern and knowledge of issues of concern for higher education generally.
   • Must be able to demonstrate independent decision-making ability and sound judgment in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment.
   • The ability to inspire confidence as well as motivate others, and the ability to excel in the framework of a highly complex research institution with significant aspirations.
   • Demonstrated experience in developing and managing budgets, built on an institution's strategic mission, as well as programmatic planning.
   • Demonstrated experience in developing and/or advising fundraising strategy, working with an institution's advancement leadership.
   • Demonstrated experience in development annual and long-term work plans, and managing and evaluating employee performance.
   • Experience working in the University of California system.

Additional Information:
In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

Job Description Details:

General Information

Job Title: FUNDRAISING MGR 2 Job Code: 000465 Grade: 27 Department Head: Annya Lott Supervisor: Annya Lott

Positions Directly Supervised:

Job Code	Title	FTE
000463	FUNDRAISER 5	6
004722	BLANK AST 3	1
000464	FUNDRAISING MGR 1	1

Generic Scope:
Oversees through subordinate managers a large department or multiple smaller units, OR manages a highly specialized technical function/team. Has significant responsibility to achieve broadly stated goals through subordinate managers. Determines objectives, directs programs, develops strategies and policies, manages human, financial, and physical resources, and functions with a high degree of autonomy. Proactively assesses risk to establish systems and procedures to protect organizational assets. Determines strategies for a program with organization-wide impact.

Custom Scope:
Manages a moderately complex fundraising program. Assignments typically require managing a fundraising staff comprised of several professionals and related administrative support staff. Position is responsible for the full range of development programs and has responsibility for other external relations functions, such as events, volunteer coordination and management and other marketing activities. May oversee and manage personal donor portfolios.

Department Custom Scope:
The Senior Executive Director for Development, Constituency Programs and Regional reports directly to the Associate Vice Chancellor, Development, and serves on the senior development executive team. The incumbent will oversee an administrative coordinator and development officers across campus, forming a hybrid centralized/decentralized development team that works closely with the Deans, Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, and faculty to identify opportunities for private support. In conjunction with the Associate Vice Chancellor, the SED will work to create a holistic, strategic, and thoughtful approach to the development operation for seven academic and central units, overseeing a team of fifteen. The incumbent will supervise and work with senior director-level development positions in the College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (CHASS), School of Education (SOE), School of Public Policy (SPP), Intercollegiate Athletics (ATH), Regional & Pipeline Development, and Student Affairs to set priorities, annual goals, and staff performance metrics required to meet long-term university-wide, college, and school objectives. The SED will foster a culture of accountability around metrics and develop strategies to build fundraising capacity and drive results. The incumbent will hold a portfolio and will be expected to fundraise at minimum $1MM annually.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Manages a staff comprised of several professionals and related administrative support staff.
   • Manage development operational services including college and school development budgets, staff recruitment and hiring, and annual work-plan development to meet strategic objectives and staff management performance.
2. Selects, trains, mentors, guides, and directs staff, and, as required, takes corrective action.
   • Foster and model collegiality and collaboration in the Office of Development and University Advancement.
3. May oversee and manage the identification, cultivation and solicitation of donors and donor prospects.
   • Successfully cultivate, solicit and steward a limited, but ongoing, portfolio of leadership-gift donors and prospective donors. Work with colleagues across campus to build a culture of philanthropy among students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
4. Manages a moderately complex fundraising program, comprised of the full range of development programs and includes responsibility for other external relations functions, such as events, volunteer coordination and management, donor relations and stewardship, and other marketing related activities.
   • Staff key committees of major donors as part of University of California Riverside's Foundation.
5. Conceives, creates, develops, implements, evaluates and manages development programs and strategies to meet predetermined goals and objectives, and ensures that predetermined goals are met.
   • Work with development leadership to create and implement value-added programs and procedures that advance the university's fundraising efforts.
6. Conducts and participates in long and short-range strategic planning.
7. Attend university events; may/often occur evenings, weekends, off-site. Travel as appropriate to represent the university and support fundraising efforts.
8. Work with Vice Chancellor for Advancement and development leadership team to develop a strategy for the colleges and schools in portfolio including comprehensive campaign planning.

To apply, visit https://jobsportal.ucr.edu/jobs/34993149