Assistant Vice President for Development
- Employer
- Loyola University Chicago
- Location
- Chicago-Water Tower Campus
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Alumni Relations & Development
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
ASST VP DEVELOPMENT
Position Number:8102470
Job Category:University Staff
Job Type:Full-Time
FLSA Status:Exempt
Campus:Chicago-Water Tower Campus
Department Name:DEVELOPMENT
Location Code:DEVELOPMENT:PLANNED-MAJOR GIFT (03600A)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded? :No
Duties and Responsibilities:Job Summary:
The Assistant Vice President for Development (AVPD) is responsible for developing and implementing fundraising and organizational strategies for Loyola University Chicago’s College of Arts & Sciences, Arrupe College, athletics program, regional major/principal gifts, parent and family philanthropy, and leadership annual gifts. He/she will help drive $10M-$20M annually in philanthropic revenue for Loyola through six- and seven-figure gifts from alumni, parents, and friends.
The AVPD has responsibility for day-to-day management of 15-20 fundraising professionals, a broad but cohesive portfolio of fundraising programs, and an individual portfolio of major- and principal-gift capacity prospects and donors, including some of the University’s highest profile supporters.
The AVPD will work with staff under his/her management and colleagues across the division to engage faculty and University administrators in identifying and shaping fundraising priorities and building out corresponding funding opportunities.
Reporting to the Chief Development Officer/Senior Assoc. Vice President for Advancement, the AVPD is a member of the Development unit’s senior management team, which includes the chief fundraisers for Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business, School of Law, and the Health Sciences, as well as the head of Loyola’s Donor Relations & Stewardship program. This team works together to achieve divisional fundraising and stewardship goals.
•Develop comprehensive fundraising strategies designed to raise gifts between $100K and $5M+ from individuals for the entities described above.
•Provide leadership and guidance to maximize staff productivity and increase fundraising results.
•Day-to-day management of a fundraising team, including hiring, orientation and training; program development and implementation; goal-setting and monitoring of individual/team/divisional progress metrics.
•Manages a portfolio of prospective and current donors with an individual fundraising goal of $5M+ per year.
•Contributes to building and implementing the overall strategy for Advancement’s Development unit as a member of its senior management group.
•Works closely with academic leaders and administrators to identify fundraising priorities and create corresponding funding opportunities.
•Serves as a cultivation and solicitation partner for the President, Trustees, Vice President for Advancement and others.
•As assigned, serves on inter- and intra-divisional working groups and committees.
Bachelor’s degree, preferably with an emphasis in literature, communication, or journalism. Minimum eight years in higher education related advancement and leadership experience, five years of which must have been in increasingly responsible management.
Qualifications:MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of 8 years of relevant fundraising experience. Bachelor’s degree required.
Preferred Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be a seasoned leader and manager of fundraising teams and a successful fundraiser in his/her own right, with 8+ years of relevant fundraising experience. This position requires an appreciation for higher education and an understanding and respect for Loyola’s Jesuit principles and traditions. A Bachelor’s degree is required, with preference for a Master’s degree.
Additional qualifications and characteristics sought include:
•Track record and ability to secure six- and seven-figure philanthropic commitments
•Experience recruiting, managing, and retaining highly-skilled fundraising teams
•Strong commitment to embracing diversity in hiring and managing staff
•Ability to work successfully in a complex, fast-paced organization serving multiple stakeholders and managing varied agendas
•Exceptional interpersonal communication skills and the ability to write persuasively and effectively for varied audiences
•Ability to handle sensitive matters with tact, discretion, and humanity
•Skilled at building consensus and making difficult decisions
•Project management and organizational skills
•Budget management experience
•Flexibility
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Computer Skills:Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Supervisory Responsibilities:Yes
Required operation of university owned vehicles:No
Physical Demands:None
Working Conditions:None
Open Date:01/20/2021
Quick Link for Posting:Organization
Working at Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic University and the only one located in Chicago. Shaped by our city and our Jesuit traditions, Loyola University Chicago offers students an educational environment unmatched for its diversity of thought and experience.
Loyola University Chicago comprises four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to eleven schools and colleges: Arrupe College, Quinlan School of Business, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Stritch School of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communication, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Education, School of Law, School of Social Work, and Graduate School. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois.
With three campuses spread throughout the greater Chicago area, students have access to hundreds of cultural institutions as well as thousands of internships and networking opportunities with the city's Fortune 500 companies. Study-abroad programs at our Rome and Beijing Centers provide engagement with the global community and economy.
While rigorous programs of research and study are one hallmark of a Jesuit education, we're not just preparing students for a career, we're preparing them for life. We challenge our students to learn broadly, to think critically, to serve generously, to lead with integrity, to respect diversity. We come from all faiths and ethnic and economic backgrounds, with a common purpose of building a better society.
Recognizing Loyola’s excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in its annual publications, and named the University a "best value" in its 2008 rankings.
Our faculty take a person-centered approach to education. They’re not just here to teach students what they know, they’re here to teach them to think critically and creatively and to reach for their own discoveries.
More facts about Loyola University Chicago:
- Total enrollment: 15,902
- 80+ undergraduate majors and 80+ minors
- 140+ graduate, professional, and graduate-level certificate programs
- More than 4,000 faculty and staff members
- 14:1 Undergraduate student/faculty ratio
- 150,000 alumni; 85,000 in Chicago
- One of only eight percent of all American colleges and universities to have a Phi Beta Kappa honor society chapter
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