Vice President for Advancement
- Employer
- Wright State University
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Dec 21, 2022
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- Position Type
- Executive, Fundraising, Alumni Affairs, Annual Fund, Capital Campaigns, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Fundraising Administration, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Programs, Community Outreach, Government Relations and Advocacy
- Fields
- Community Foundations, Education, Philanthropic Advisors
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Vice President for
Advancement
Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio
Wright State University invites applications for the position of Vice President for Advancement who will lead a dynamic and comprehensive team of professionals dedicated to fundraising, outreach, engagement, and transformation. The Vice President will build and develop a talented team whose collective vision of a successful Wright State includes forging partnerships at the community, regional and national levels. Priority activities for this team include:
- Corporate, Community, and Foundation Engagement
- Alumni and Donor Relations
- Major, Planned, Annual Giving
- Advancement Services
- Marketing and Communications
- Events and Sponsorships
- Comprehensive Campaigns
- Liaison work with the Wright State University Foundation
Chartered by the State of Ohio in 1967 and named for aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright, Wright State University is a student-centered public research institution based in the Dayton, Ohio Metropolitan Area. Wright State offers a comprehensive list of undergraduate and graduate programs through colleges of: Business; Health, Education and Human Services; Engineering and Computer Science; Liberal Arts; Science and Mathematics; and Medicine. Surrounded by a lush 200-acre biological reserve, Wright State University’s 557-acre main campus is located in a suburban setting just outside of Dayton, Ohio. The accessible and state-of-the-art campus enrolls nearly 10,000 students. Wright State’s Dayton Campus is complemented by the Lake Campus in west-central Ohio on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys, which serves another 1,200 students. Together with Cincinnati and Columbus metropolitan areas, which are both within a 70 minutes-drive radius, our campus is centered within a region of about 5 million people. Dayton is a very livable, affordable cost of living city with numerous arts and cultural opportunities (e.g., www.cultureworks.org; http://www.activedayton.com/). The area is home to many international organizations, especially in areas of defense, healthcare, science, and business services.
Required Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree.
- Ten years of progressively responsible experience in leading a dynamic philanthropic organization in higher education, healthcare, or the not-for-profit sector.
- Experience in leading comprehensive, capital, or major gifts campaigns.
- Success in cultivating and closing principal gifts.
- Experience in developing diverse and impactful volunteer boards.
Preferred:
- Master’s Degree preferred.
- Experience with working in a complex, dynamic environment connecting the philanthropic interests and needs of students, faculty, staff, and alumni with donors.
- Proven ability to manage in challenging times, with multiple and diverse interests of many groups, and willingness to connect to the community.
- Ability to serve as the bridge between the University and prospective donors while advancing and protecting the interests of both.
- Experience with being accountable to multiple constituents such as donors, volunteers, senior university leadership, and academic colleagues.
- Superb communications skills with the ability to speak passionately about the university, our students, vision, and future.
To apply, go to https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/17750
. Review of confidential applications and nominations will begin
immediately and continue until the position is filled. Wright State
University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, is
committed to an inclusive environment and strongly encourages
applications from minorities, females, veterans and individuals
with disabilities.
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