Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Job Posting for Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Concordia University
Position Summary: The Vice President of Institutional Advancement is responsible for resource development through the solicitation and management of gifts, including, but not limited to:
The Vice President will serve as Chief Operating Officer of Concordia Foundation Nebraska and be responsible for recruitment, cultivation, and solicitation of Foundation directors; provide guidance and direction to the Foundation Board of Directors; and enable the Foundation to achieve its stated mission, goal, and objectives in alignment with the mission, vision, and strategic plan of the University.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The candidate will demonstrate a passion for the commitment to the mission and vision of Concordia University, Nebraska as a distinctive Lutheran university that increasingly engages and influences the world; as well as an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service, and leadership in church and world. As a university of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), the ideal candidate will demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the mission, ministry, and confession of the LCMS.
The selected candidate will have:
- The Concordia Fund (current gifts for operations and scholarships)
- The endowment
- Alumni and constituent relations and engagement
- Deferred gift planning
- Grant development
- Gift processing and stewardship
- Event and campus venue coordination
The Vice President will serve as Chief Operating Officer of Concordia Foundation Nebraska and be responsible for recruitment, cultivation, and solicitation of Foundation directors; provide guidance and direction to the Foundation Board of Directors; and enable the Foundation to achieve its stated mission, goal, and objectives in alignment with the mission, vision, and strategic plan of the University.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Advance the mission, vision and short- and long-term goals of the University in concert with the University President and senior administrative colleagues.
- Work closely with the President in all phases of advancement and campaign leadership activities.
- Serve on the Presidents Cabinet and participate in university-level planning and decision making.
- In partnership with the president, maintain a dynamic portfolio of as many as 75 major donors and secure major, principal, and planned gifts for annual, endowment, operations, and capital support.
- Participate in strategic discussions and development programs to strengthen the financial resources of the University.
- Create and execute fundraising plans that use best practices in annual, major, and planned gift programs to meet fundraising goals.
- Ensure dynamic processes in donor qualification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, gift processing, and reporting.
- Assist in the hiring, training, and managing of direct reports of the Advancement team toward accountable, goal-oriented outcomes.
- Engage and enhance the culture of philanthropy on campus while maintaining cooperative working relationships with faculty, staff, departments, and offices whose cooperation is essential to effective outreach and fundraising.
- Provide leadership to constituent relations programs in the areas of alumni relations, community relations, and other key constituent relations, both existing and new.
- Implement effective internal and external messaging and methods of advancement communication.
- Along with the president, represent and serve as chief spokesperson for the University in a variety of settings, both local and national.
- Be willing and able to travel extensively to cultivate and work with donors and to represent the University.
- Be willing and able to work evenings and weekends, as needed.
- Handle other duties as assigned by the President.
The candidate will demonstrate a passion for the commitment to the mission and vision of Concordia University, Nebraska as a distinctive Lutheran university that increasingly engages and influences the world; as well as an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service, and leadership in church and world. As a university of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), the ideal candidate will demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the mission, ministry, and confession of the LCMS.
The selected candidate will have:
- Demonstrated leadership and accomplishments in advancement with a track record of fundraising success, especially in campaign planning and execution and major gift solicitations.
- Strong organizational, supervisory, and demonstrated skills in supporting and leading a high-performing team.
- The ability to hold others accountable and help them meet and exceed goals.
- Expertise in endowment-building.
- Proven success in the solicitation of numerous major and principal gifts.
- A history of leading an advancement program with solid fundraising performance.
- Exemplary interpersonal skills and the ability to interact favorably with volunteers and donors of all backgrounds.
- A bachelors degree is required; a masters degree is preferred.
- A minimum of five years of experience as a senior-level advancement professional strongly preferred. Experience must demonstrate the ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies in a university or similar environment.
- Essential characteristics include a strong work ethic, competitive nature, personal integrity, detail-oriented, highly relational, emotional intelligence, a sense of humor, excellent and persuasive oral and written communication skills, a mindset of mission-minded innovation, professional demeanor, flexibility, strategic thinking and planning, and excellence at executing plans.
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