Assistant Vice President of Development

About the role

The University Is Being Assisted By Isaacson, Miller. Applications And Expressions Of Interest Can Be Submitted Electronically And In Confidence To https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/california-state-university-monterey-bay/assistant-vice-president-development

Responsibilities

• Management Of University Fundraising
  • Works with the Vice President, University Advancement to set annual fundraising goals.
  • Provides leadership, supervision and evaluation for the Directors of Development, Corporations and Foundations, and Annual Giving.
  • Creates and implements methods for improving individual and team productivity, performance and collaboration.
  • Oversee the preparation of written proposals, informational materials, planned gift illustrations, and other materials to secure major and principal gifts, including proposals to corporations and foundations.
  • Supervise the development of and compliance to policies and procedures relating to all university fundraising initiatives and work collaboratively with leadership on collateral materials for those efforts.
  • Review and modify or approve the fundraising plans of any fundraising initiative.
  • Support college deans and program leads to maximize their effectiveness in fundraising for approved initiatives.
• Fundraising
  • Provide management, cultivation, and solicitation for a personal portfolio of top prospects and donors as assigned.
  • Lead the development efforts for a college and partner with their dean to manage their annual advancement business plan.
• Unit Management
  • Supervise fundraising personnel with assigned responsibility for major and principal gifts, planned gifts, corporation and foundation relationships, annual giving and other personnel in fundraising.
  • Analyze and evaluate the performance of staff.
  • Supervise budgets, allocating fundraising personnel and financial resources; track and forecast expenditures in comparison to approved budgets.
• Other Duties
  • Represent the Vice President for University Advancement and/or the division by participating on committees relating to university initiatives.
  • Serve as a member of Extended Cabinet.
  • Performs other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Ten years professional experience as a seasoned performance-driven senior development officer of a higher education or nonprofit institution which may include major gifts, planned giving, and capital campaign.
• Minimum of 3 years management experience.
• Success in major gift fundraising ($100,000+).
• Proven results in managing a development team.
• Knowledge and proficiency working with CRM database.

Skills and Abilities

• Donor-centered fundraising, fundraising techniques, proposal development, prospect identification, prospect research and cultivation, campaign management, fund solicitation, donor recognition and stewardship.
• Modern management and administrative techniques related to the development and implementation of appropriate methods of work planning, scheduling and coordination in a team environment to meet changing organizational objectives.
• Commitment to higher education and philanthropy.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills to motivate and inspire staff, volunteers, donors, and others to achieve their maximum potential.
• Ability to be an effective team builder and maintain positive working relationships, on and off campus, with a population of diverse and ethnic cultural backgrounds.
• Strong supervisory, management, and organizational skills with excellent time management and follow-through abilities.
• Ability to function on multiple tasks and self-motivation and initiative.