Vice President of Institutional Advancement

St. Catherine University; Saint Paul (MN); Sur place; USD 170 000 - 220 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid holidays

Free tuition for employees

Health insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Sick time

Résumé du poste

St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, invites applications for a full-time Vice President of Institutional Advancement who will lead fundraising, alumni engagement, donor stewardship, and advancement operations.

The role reports to the President and collaborates with senior leadership and the Board to advance the institutional advancement strategy. The VP will strategize with the President, manage gifted portfolios, staff supervision, and analytics, and oversee departmental budgeting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in institutional advancement or nonprofit fundraising, including demonstrated success securing major gifts.
• Commitment to the core elements of the University's mission: Catholic, women and liberal arts.
• Three years of personnel supervision with ability to coach staff and make decisions in a nimble environment.
• Strategic thinking about how to financially raise money to achieve St. Kate's priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the President, Board of Trustees and senior leadership.

Responsabilités

• Work with the President and senior leaders to strategize, cultivate, and solicit gifts to support the university's priorities.
• Recruit, mentor, and evaluate advancement staff; establish KPIs; oversee budgeting and donor relations.
• Lead fundraising strategies including annual fund, major gifts, planned giving, private foundation grants, and multi-year campaigns.
• Own the alumni strategy, directing high-impact initiatives and university-level partnerships.

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

CFRE

Description du poste

Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Division: Institutional Advancement

Department/Office: IA Leadership

The Institutional Advancement Leadership department at St.Catherine University invites applications for a full-timeVice President of Institutional Advancementposition.

The position, reporting to the President and serving as a member ofthe President's Council, is responsible for leading fundraising,alumni engagement, and donor stewardship along with advancementoperations, and setting the direction and oversite of the financialand personnel performance of the O'Shaughnessy Performing Arts atSt. Catherine University. The Vice President shall assumeleadership of philanthropic and advancement relationships whileworking regularly with the Office of Sponsored Programs, Research,and External Engagement coordinating grant opportunities funderrelationships. The role will collaborate with the Offices ofMarketing and Communications and University Events in the executionof Institutional Advancement objectives while partnering with thePresident and members of the Board of Trustees to advance theinstitutional advancement strategy for St. CatherineUniversity.

The Vice President of Institutional Advancement will:

• Work with the President and senior leaders to strategize,cultivate, and solicit gifts to support the advancement of theUniversity's strategic priorities. Manage the presidential prospectportfolio and actively engage Board members in donor cultivation,solicitation, and stewardship initiatives while staffing the Boardcommittees of Institutional Advancement and Trustee andGovernance.
• Recruit, mentor, and evaluate advancement staff; establishclear performance KPIs; and cultivate a collaborative,high-performing departmental culture. Oversee departmentalbudgeting, gift administration, prospect management, andcross-departmental efforts to ensure effective execution Lead thestrategic management of the constituent database, prospect trackingprotocols, and analytics reporting.
• Execute comprehensive fundraising strategies including theannual fund, major gifts, planned giving, private foundationgrants, and multi-year campaigns.
• Own the overarching alumni strategy, directing high-impactinitiatives while leading university-level initiatives thatincorporate alumni knowledge and skills to support admissions,student success and corporate partnerships.
• Direct cultivation and stewardship programs across individual,corporate, and foundation sectors to deepen University affinity anddonor loyalty. Design personalized engagement approaches for majorgift prospects and University partners to grow support andphilanthropic contribution. Ensure completion of acknowledgement,reporting, fulfillment of donor intent along with ongoing retentionefforts.

St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a comprehensiveCatholic university and home to one of the nation's largestcolleges for women, with associate and graduate programs for allgenders. Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in1905, the University integrates liberal arts and professionaleducation within the Catholic traditions of intellectual inquiryand social teaching. Committed to excellence and opportunity, St.Catherine enrolls students in certificate, associate,baccalaureate, master's and doctoral programs in traditional dayand evening/weekend/online formats.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in institutionaladvancement or nonprofit fundraising, including demonstratedsuccess securing major gifts.
• Commitment to the core elements of the University's mission:Catholic, women and liberal arts.
• Passionate about the education of women at every stage of life.Must value diversity in all of its forms and organize people aroundtheir individual strengths and potential.
• A minimum of three years of personnel supervision with the ability to coach staff to pursue goals and resolve challenges; tomake large as well as small decisions needed in a nimble,transformative environment.
• Ability to think strategically about how to financially raise the money to achieve St. Kate's priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with thePresident, Board of Trustees and senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree.
• Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE)
• Minimum of 8 years of significant advancement experience,preferably in higher education, with demonstrated results inleading officer and director-level staff in fundraising, alumniengagement, operations and with a track-record of cultivating,soliciting and securing of six and seven figure gifts.
• Demonstrated capacity to understand the complex issues facinghigher education.
• Excellent organizational, written, oral and interpersonalcommunication skills.
• Able to identify and develop opportunities and create anddevelop fundraising initiatives; including capital or legacycampaigns.
• Ability to interact credibly with high-net-worth individuals,and other corporate and foundation executives.
• Knowledge of the Catholic and Twin Cities philanthropiccommunity.

Compensation:

Annual wage is $170,000 - $220,000 depending on qualifications and experience.

The salary range listed reflects a good-faith estimate of what we reasonably anticipate to pay for this position, based on marketdata and internal equity, at the time of posting. Actualcompensation will be determined based on qualifications,experience, skills, and other relevant factors. St. Catherinereserves the right to modify or adjust compensation depending onUniversity needs.

Benefits:

• Thirteen (13) paid holidays plus one floating holiday, andpaid "gift" days when the University is closed.
• Free tuition for employees and reduced tuition for theirfamilies after one year of service
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 403b retirement plan access
• Accrued sick time

Specific information on all of our available benefits for full-timeemployees can be found HERE.

St. Catherine University is an equal opportunity employer. Ourcommitment to inclusion reflects the central value of the Sistersof St. Joseph of Carondelet to "love of neighbor withoutdistinction" and provides a learning and working environment thatis enriched by the diversity of all our members. Individuals of allreligious, racial, ethnic, gender identity, nation of origin, ordisability groups are encouraged to apply. Should you need aninterview accommodation please contact us at [e-mail] or651-690-6565.