Description
The Vice President for University Advancement is responsible for providing cohesive vision, leadership, and strategic direction to a successful university advancement strategy, with primary focus on Comprehensive Campaigns, Major Gifts, Foundations, Annual Giving, Planned Giving, and Development Research. This position is also responsible for our university-wide strategy surrounding Alumni Engagement. The Vice President provides leadership to a team of approximately 25 Development and Alumni professionals and ensures appropriately vetted policies and procedures are in place to meet legal and CASE requirements. The position provides leadership to build a fundraising strategy and team aligned with APU’s strategic plan/vision, to identify the resources necessary to successfully implement the plan, and promote team performance by delegating tasks and motivating employees to accomplish set fundraising goals.
The Vice President for University Advancement is responsible for leading APU’s current comprehensive campaign, a $125M effort focused primarily on scholarships, academics, and capital improvements. Furthermore, it is expected that APU will utilize volunteer campaign leadership, and the Vice President will be charged with recruiting and leading this team. The Vice President will leverage the effective use of the president’s time in the donor community and collaborate with the Cabinet for implementation of campaign strategy. This position reports to the President and serves as a member of the President’s Cabinet.
Requirements
- The successful candidate will possess at least seven (7) years of increased experience as a leader and a proven track record of success in Advancement, preferably in higher education.
- Extensive senior-level experience in advancement, with a strong track record in higher education or nonprofit fundraisin
- The successful candidate will possess exceptional leadership skills, including the ability to foster growth for the development team members with diverse levels of expertise by fostering an environment of respect, accountability, efficiency, and productivity.
- Possess the capacity to inspire enthusiasm and collaboration in others.
- Exhibit a solid awareness of higher education fundraising issues and trends related to achieving ongoing momentum and success.
- Additionally, the successful candidate will possess knowledge of technical issues regarding fundraising practices and strategies as well as philanthropic trends and research.
- The candidate must have the ability to successfully develop, interpret, and apply policy and regulations in a complex university setting.
- The successful candidate should have a strong commitment to customer service and community relations, successful experience and orientation toward a collaborative approach to resolving problems, and a willingness to take a proactive approach to improving services through direct personal contact.
- Exhibit a high degree of emotional intelligence needed to interact with the Board of Trustees, the President, the Cabinet, academic leadership, all levels of administrative staff, alumni, parents, and the donor community at large.
- Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills to serve as an effective ambassador of the university mission with both internal and external constituents.
To Apply:
Nominations and applications will be considered until the position is filled. Interested candidates are invited to submit their materials via the University’s website at the following URL.
https://jobs.silkroad.com/APU/StaffJobs/jobs/4658
Azusa Pacific University is a Christ-centered, multicultural community that values and seeks faculty and staff who are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation.
