Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the Montgomery College Foundation (A01072)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive fundraising, development, alumni relations, donor stewardship, and foundation operations efforts.
• Partner with Foundation Board leadership to advance strategic priorities, governance, board engagement, and philanthropic growth.
• Drive annual fundraising efforts of approximately $6–10 million and help complete the College's $50 million comprehensive campaign by 2028.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward major and principal gift prospects, maintaining a personal portfolio of 40–50 donors and prospects.
• Develop relationships with influential community, business, and philanthropic leaders to expand support for Montgomery College.
• Lead alumni engagement strategies that strengthen volunteerism, advocacy, and philanthropic participation.
• Oversee foundation financial management, compliance, budgeting, gift processing, and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible fundraising and development experience, including capital campaigns, major gifts, principal gifts, annual giving, planned giving, donor stewardship, and team leadership.
• Demonstrated success securing six- and seven-figure gifts and leading comprehensive fundraising campaigns.
• Strong knowledge of foundation governance, nonprofit regulations, and advancement best practices.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, strategic planning, and leadership skills.

Hiring Range

Hiring Range: $135,044–$236,298 annually. Initial salary placement is typically between the minimum and midpoint of the range ($135,044–$185,671 annually), based on the selected candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and internal equity. Exceptional candidates with highly relevant qualifications and experience may be considered for placement above the midpoint, consistent with the College’s compensation guidelines.

Application Process

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Best consideration for applications received by July 24, 2026.
For consideration, you must:
Submit a cover letter.
For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation service, must be included in your application.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes: generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.

About the Role

Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, belonging, and inclusiveness. More details can be found here.