EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT - NORMAN CAMPUS

About the role

The Executive Director of Advancement – Norman Campus reports to the Assistant Vice President of Advancement for the Norman Campus and serves as a member of the Norman Campus leadership team. The role advances philanthropic support for the Colleges of Journalism & Mass Communications, Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, Education, and Architecture at the University of Oklahoma.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of fundraising professionals
• Advances a unit fundraising goal of $17 million annually across the assigned colleges
• Collaborates with donors and maintains major- and principal-gift relationships
• Manages performance expectations and delivers fundraising results
• Maintains an active portfolio and manages complex, interdisciplinary fundraising priorities
• Carries an expected individual fundraising metric of $5 million annually ($25 million over a rolling five-year period)
• Demonstrated record of advancing complex, interdisciplinary fundraising priorities across multiple academic units and senior leaders

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
• 8-10 years of experience in fundraising or advancement
• Management experience required
• Experience in comprehensive fundraising campaigns, preferably for a higher education institution
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certification preferred

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership skills
• Experienced fundraiser
• Donor-first mindset
• Self-directed, results-oriented work style
• High level of accountability for fundraising results
• Professionalism and integrity aligned with the ethical standards of the fundraising profession

Skills

• Collaborative approach
• Results-oriented work style
• Portfolio management
• Stewardship of high-impact philanthropic investments

Benefits

• On-site role in Norman, Okla.

Pay

• Details TBD

Schedule

• Details TBD