Assoc. VC for Advancement
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- University of South Carolina
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- Columbia
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Assoc. VC for Advancement
Department: BFT Chancellor's Office
Advertised Salary Range:
Part/Full Time: Full Time
About UofSC
From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor's degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.
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Advertised Job Summary
Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement
Lead, Build Partnerships. Advance the Future of the Lowcountry.
The University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) invites applications for an accomplished, relationship-driven, and strategic leader to serve as its Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement.Located in the heart of South Carolina's beautiful Lowcountry, USCB serves the dynamic Beaufort, Bluffton, and Hilton Head Island communities—an extraordinary region known for its coastal lifestyle, strong philanthropic community, thriving business environment, and engaged civic leadership.This is a unique opportunity for an experienced advancement professional to help shape the next chapter of a growing university while building meaningful relationships with alumni, donors, corporate partners, foundations, community leaders, and friends of USCB.
Make an Impact
The Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement is a senior-level leader responsible for planning, directing, and advancing comprehensive fundraising strategies and activities that support USCB's mission and institutional priorities.The Associate Vice Chancellor will provide strategic leadership for major and significant gift development, donor cultivation and stewardship, fundraising initiatives, advancement events, community engagement, and advancement operations. The position will maintain a highly visible, front-line role with current and prospective donors and key community stakeholders, including corporate, civic, state, and local leaders.Working collaboratively across the University, the Associate Vice Chancellor will partner closely with the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost and the Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance & Operations to align philanthropic priorities with USCB's academic, operational, and strategic goals.
Lead the USCB Education Foundation
The Associate Vice Chancellor will also serve as Executive Director of the USCB Education Foundation, providing leadership for Foundation operations, governance support, donor engagement, and philanthropic initiatives.This leader will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual, corporate, and foundation donors, while developing long-term relationships that strengthen private support for USCB.The Associate Vice Chancellor will also:
- Lead, supervise, mentor, and develop the Advancement team, establishing goals, managing performance, and ensuring the team's work aligns with institutional priorities and fundraising strategies.
- Build and execute comprehensive fundraising strategies designed to expand USCB's philanthropic reach and donor pipeline.
- Develop meaningful relationships with prospective and existing donors throughout Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort, and the greater Lowcountry region.
- Engage donors through personalized cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, special events, and strategic communications.
- Partner with University leadership, faculty, staff, alumni, volunteers, community leaders, and corporate partners to identify and advance fundraising opportunities.
- Recruit, engage, train, and motivate volunteers to assist with donor cultivation, solicitation, and the successful closing of significant gifts.
- Strengthen Foundation governance and ensure Advancement and Foundation activities support the University's strategic direction.
- Represent USCB professionally and effectively throughout the Lowcountry and beyond.
The Leader We Are Seeking
USCB is seeking a collaborative advancement professional who understands that successful fundraising begins with relationships, trust, credibility, and a compelling connection to institutional mission.The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience in nonprofit fund development, with higher education advancement experience strongly valued. This individual should possess a strong understanding of fundraising techniques and university-level development principles, along with the leadership presence necessary to engage sophisticated donors, executives, volunteers, community leaders, and public officials.Particularly valuable is experience working with donors, corporate or business experience is also valued as a means of establishing common ground and meaningful connections with business and philanthropic leaders.Experience building or expanding a fundraising program within a nonprofit organization during an important period of growth and development is highly desirable.The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Exceptional leadership and relationship-building abilities.
- Unquestioned integrity and sound professional judgment.
- An open, accessible, and engaging interpersonal style.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
- Strong reasoning, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- A proven commitment to collaboration and a collegial team approach.
- The ability to establish credibility and trusting relationships across the University and surrounding communities.
- An appreciation for the important role volunteers play in building an effective development network.
- A genuine understanding of and commitment to the distinctive educational opportunities offered by USCB.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a bachelor's degree in a job-related field and five (5) or more years of job-related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job-related certification, training, education, and/or experience.
Build the Future at USCB
At the University of South Carolina Beaufort, advancement is about more than fundraising—it is about building relationships that create opportunities for students, strengthen academic programs, expand the University's impact, and connect USCB even more deeply with the communities we serve.With campuses and programs positioned throughout one of the Southeast's most distinctive and rapidly evolving coastal regions, USCB offers an exceptional opportunity for an advancement leader to build upon existing relationships while creating new philanthropic partnerships throughout Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, the greater Lowcountry, and beyond.If you are an experienced advancement leader who can bring together strategy, philanthropy, community engagement, and relationship building, we invite you to consider joining USCB and helping lead the University into its next era of growth and impact.
Join USCB. Build relationships. Inspire generosity. Advance the future of the Lowcountry.
Minimum Qualifications (Classified and Unclassified positions)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with the type of high level, retirement focused donors that reside in the Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Beaufort communities. Corporate business experience is valued in building a common ground with donors. Experience engaging, training, motivating and staffing volunteers in the cultivation, solicitation and closing of significant gifts; appreciation for the role of volunteers in building an effective development network. Experience building a fundraising program with nonprofit organizations early in their growth and development path.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
General knowledge of fundraising techniques and knowledge of university-level fundraising methods and principles. Proven track record in nonprofit fund development with a preference for higher education experience. Proven leadership and written communication skills are crucial to success. An understanding of and commitment to the unique educational opportunities offered at the University is essential..
- Ability to command credibility and respect in forming trusting relationships across the University. Unquestioned integrity. Open and accessible interpersonal style
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Unrelenting commitment to a collegial team approach
- Exceptional reasoning, problem-solving and analytical skills
Job Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicant
Positions will remain posted on our employment website for a minimum of five (5) business days. After this period, postings may be closed at the department's discretion. Our site is updated regularly, and the length of the recruitment and screening process may vary depending on the position and related factors. If your qualifications are selected for further consideration, you will be contacted directly by phone or email.The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:
- Health and Life Insurance
- Retirement Programs
- Paid Tuition
- Dependent Scholarships
- Annual Leave
- Sick Leave
- 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
- Paid Parental Leave
To apply, please visit: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/214097
EEO Statement
The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
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With more than 200 years of history and tradition, the University of South Carolina is redefining itself for decades to come. There's never been a better time to be at South Carolina, the state's flagship university and one of only 62 public universities to receive the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation for research.
The University is located in the heart of South Carolina in the capital city of Columbia, which is the nexus of government, a thriving arts and culture center, a venue for big-time Southeastern Conference intercollegiate athletics, and a community that is reinventing itself with redevelopment projects citywide. Much of the development is tied to land along the scenic, slow-moving Congaree River. Working with government, business, and community leaders, Carolina has developed a unified plan that will allow the University to expand from its origins on the historic Horseshoe to its future-Innovista, a research and innovation district that will stretch to the banks of the Congaree.
Innovista represents a new vision for research by creating a vibrant, urban community where students and researchers, including those from private firms, will live, work, learn, and play. Innovista will represent the University's four core research areas-hydrogen fuel cells, nanoscience and technology, biomedical and public health, and the environment-but will include other initiatives and business partners that serve the knowledge economy. Innovista's first private tenant, for example, is a leader in software applications for the insurance industry and will create several hundred high-paying jobs.
By attracting similar companies and jobs-and by capitalizing on an attractive location for restaurants and residential and retail space-Innovista will help drive the economy and increase per-capita income in the city and state. Recreational space will include a world-class waterfront park along the Congaree River and a new stadium for the Gamecocks' nationally ranked baseball program. Greenway paths for biking, walking, and running already line much of the river area. Innovista's 8 million square feet will blend seamlessly with the Vista, the city's nearby entertainment district of restaurants, bars, shops, and art galleries.
Chartered in 1801, Carolina began classes in 1805 with nine students and a single building, Rutledge College. As the campus grew and buildings were added during the next 50 years, a horseshoe layout was adopted. Today, the Horseshoe is on the National Register of Historic Places, with 10 of its 11 buildings dating to the 19th century. Those renovated buildings house, among other areas, the South Carolina Honors College and Undergraduate Admissions, representing much of the University's current and future lifeblood.
In fact, incoming freshman classes have never been larger or more competitive. The freshmen from fall 2006 set records for their size (more than 3,700) and SAT scores (1171 average). Freshmen enrolling in the Honors College had average SAT scores of 1398. Members of the University's prestigious scholarship programs, Carolina Scholars for in-state students and McNair Scholars for out-of-state students, had average scores of 1449 and 1477, respectively. Total enrollment at Carolina for undergraduates and graduates is more than 27,300, with some 350 degree programs to choose from. Since 1994, Carolina students have earned more than $9.9 million in prestigious national scholarships such as the Goldwater, Truman, Rhodes, and NSF scholarships and the Fulbright Fellowships.
South Carolina's student body is diverse. In fact, Carolina was recently recognized as the state flagship university with the highest percentage of African-American student enrollment in the nation. Research by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education shows African-American students made up 14.7 percent of enrollment in 2004, the latest year available. The JBHE also ranks Carolina eighth in the nation in percentage of African-American faculty at a state flagship university with 4.3 percent.
The University's faculty garnered a record $173.3 million in federal, state, and private funding for research, outreach, and training programs in 2005-06, and several key hiring plans will introduce more talent and expertise to the faculty ranks. An aggressive campus building master plan and the faculty recruiting initiatives will change the collective face of the University and the faces of many of its key teachers and researchers.
South Carolina is recruiting world-class faculty to be endowed chairs-and change agents-for a series of "research centers of economic excellence" in areas such as nanoelectronics, polymer nanocomposites, brain imaging, regenerative medicine, cancer therapeutics, drug discovery, vision research, hydrogen fuel cells, and travel and tourism technology. These centers, some in collaboration with other state research universities and health and hospital systems, are funded with $30 million annually in state lottery money, as well as private matching money. Carolina is in the midst of a faculty recruitment plan to hire 600 new members. The Faculty Excellence Initiative is recruiting 150 faculty, many in interdisciplinary clusters of emphasis, while the Centenary Plan will recruit 100 elite research faculty to lead the University's core initiatives. Additionally, 350 faculty will be hired across disciplines to replace retirees over the next few years.
The University has forged a number of international collaborations in research, and the University's global connections are also strong in academics, particularly in international business. U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked the Moore School of Business best in the nation for its undergraduate and graduate programs in international business; the undergraduate program is No. 1 for the 10th consecutive time, while the graduate program is No. 1 among public universities for the 18th consecutive year and No. 2 overall, continuing a streak of 18 years with a top-two overall ranking.
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