Associate VP, Adv. Comm., Donor Relations, Volunteer Management
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- DePaul University
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DePaul University
DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.
Job Title Associate VP, Adv. Comm., Donor Relations, Volunteer Management
Job ID 3678
Location Loop Campus
Full/Part Time Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Multicultural Statement
At DePaul University, we are looking for candidates who want to join us in our mission to provide access to education for all. Successful candidates welcome ideas and perspectives from colleagues and students representing a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds, religious beliefs, and experiences. We seek collaborative, open-minded and hard working professionals to work in a real world urban learning environment. Are you exceptional, yet modest and open to challenges? We seek achievers and leaders that want to bring their passion and skills to our well-respected community of approachable colleagues. Build your career with us.
General Summary
Reporting to the Vice President of Advancement, the Associate Vice President (AVP) of Advancement Communications, Donor Relations, and Volunteer Management is responsible for developing and leading strategies for donor relations, volunteer management and advancement communications. The AVP will be expected to coordinate efforts across the Advancement division, and with various campus partners, including the University offices of Public Relations and Communications, and Enrollment Management and Marketing, in the development and delivery of Advancement messaging, communication assets and channels, initiation and implementation of strategies to steward the gifts of all donors to the University, with a special emphasis on donors of $1M+, and to build a higher education "best practices" model of volunteer management for college and school advisory boards.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Oversee Advancement Communications strategy, complete an assessment and audit of Advancement Communications needs and capacity, deploying current staff accordingly, enhance the capacity of Advancement Communications, including print (cases for support, gift proposals, donor and constituent communication, university magazine and college/school newsletters, event collateral) and digital (website, social media, video) channels; and create a client-service/donor-prospect orientation to meet Advancement goals. Special attention will be given to developing a digital communications plan that will be the centerpiece of the comprehensive campaign strategy.
- Oversee the Advancement stewardship and donor relations functions, build towards a more imaginative, innovative, service oriented unit that can deliver a robust donor centric culture, as well as highly-personalized stewardship for major and principal gifts with a specific focus on creating stewardship strategies for all major gifts made in support of campaign priorities.
- Develop and lead a new function for volunteer management including the creation of procedures and best practices for the management of college and school advisory boards; manage a pipeline of potential volunteers and develop a continuum of volunteer opportunities that lead to meaningful engagement; and develop processes to integrate this work with other units across campus to leverage resources and support collaboration.
- Manage principal level strategy, cultivation and stewardship of a small portfolio (10-20) of major gift prospects. Key member of the VP/Presidential team working with the DePaul Top 200 portfolio.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Significant history of working with volunteers, major and principal gift-level donors, and managing communications focused on fundraising and alumni, parent, and community engagement.
- Minimum of 10 years experience working with major and principal gift donors, volunteers, and in developing Advancement communication strategies.
Preferred Requirements
- Fundraising experience or comparable experience involving individual relationship building.
Managerial Responsibilities
- Will directly manage head of advancement communications, head of donor relations, and head of volunteer programs.
Financial Responsibilities
- Will manage budgets for Advancement Communications and Donor Relations and eventually expenses aligned with school/college dvisory council volunteer management.
Other Skills & Abilities Reqd
- Expertise with digital media, written communications, and donor relations within a non-profit
- context.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate staff and manage staff through change.
- Track record in leadership positions of increasing responsibility.
- Demonstrated experience working with senior executive and macro management of complex organizations.
- Ability to work independently and to manage in a complex environment.
- Goals-oriented temperament.
- Superior communications and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to promote and successfully solicit high-level major gifts by identifying major gift prospects, managing caseload, designing and implementing stewardship strategies and ensuring follow-up activities.
- Demonstrated communications and interpersonal skills and success in working in a team setting.
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Additional Information
Must be able to travel to attend professional conferences and to meet with donors/volunteers.
Salary & Benefits Package:
DePaul offers a comprehensive package including competitive pay and benefits to attract and retain the best talent in order to further the University's mission. For more information, please visit the following pages:
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Organization
Working at DePaul University
Enrolling more than 23,000 students, DePaul is the ninth-largest private and largest Catholic university in the country. It offers over 200 graduate and undergraduate degree programs through nine colleges and schools. Nearly one third of DePaul’s students are of color—the most diverse of any private university in Illinois—and about 30 percent of each year’s freshmen class intend to be the first in their families to earn a college degree. DePaul’s success extends beyond recruitment—it is among the nation’s top 100 universities in awarding degrees to students of color.
Educating Chicago’s business leaders, lawyers, judges, teachers, artists and public servants for more than a century, DePaul enjoys an excellent academic reputation. It has earned impressive rankings from U.S. News & World Report for its business and law programs as well as distinctions for diversity and community service. A host of higher education guides have recognized DePaul for everything from its economic value and happy students to its hot and trendy campus and great town-gown relations.
DePaul prides itself on the strength of its academic programs, especially the programs in entrepreneurship, real estate, and the part-time MBA; computer science, network assurance and digital media; psychology and philosophy; music and theater; health and intellectual property law; and adult learning initiatives. Despite its size, the university is committed to providing students with personal attention; the student/faculty ratio is just 16:1. Professors who teach graduate students also teach undergraduates in small-group settings.
DePaul’s goal, expressed in the VISION twenty12 strategic plan, is to become one of the finest urban, Catholic universities in the United States. It is focused on creating nationally recognized, rigorous programs of study; preparing women and men to be at the forefront of their chosen fields as ethical and socially engaged leaders; and further strengthening its financial and operational foundations.
DePaul was founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission (or Vincentian) religious community, which follows the teachings of 17th century French priest St. Vincent de Paul. Established to provide a high quality education to immigrants and others who were denied access to college, DePaul continues to embrace this mission today, recruiting and graduating significant numbers of students from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups.
Location
Located in Chicago, Illinois, DePaul has two primary campuses and four suburban locations. The Loop Campus is in the heart of the downtown business and cultural district and is home to four of DePaul’s colleges, a theater, a residence hall and most administrative functions. It is separated by a 20-minute trip on Chicago’s “el” train from the Lincoln Park Campus, close to Lake Michigan and Wrigley Field. Considered one of the nation’s most beautiful urban campuses, Lincoln Park is home to five colleges, the main library, numerous residence halls, a student center and the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, open to employees and students.
Both campuses are located in thriving business and residential districts that are well served by public transportation, providing a full array of housing choices for employees. Chicago boasts six professional sports teams and some of the best theater, music and art venues in the nation. As an international business hub and conference center, Chicago enables employees to build strong professional networks and remain on the leading edge of their fields.
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