Assistant Vice President, University Development

Penn State University

State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Hybrid
Major gift fundraising experience
Staff management through metrics
Strategic planning for fundraising goals
This senior development position requires a candidate with extraordinary experience to provide strategic leadership to the University's fundraising teams

Job Summary

  • This senior development position requires a candidate with extraordinary experience to provide strategic leadership to the University's fundraising teams.
  • The role involves managing, overseeing, and mentoring Directors and Senior Directors of Development for select campuses and colleges.
  • Candidates must articulate Penn State's needs and values while identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts on behalf of the University.

Matching Summary

This senior development position requires a candidate with extraordinary experience to provide strategic leadership to the University's fundraising teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Major gift fundraising experience
  • Staff management through metrics
  • Strategic planning for fundraising goals
  • Prospect pool engagement and cultivation
  • Budgetary and personnel management

Nice-to-have

  • Passion for higher education mission
  • Inclusive and respectful environment creation
  • Collaborative leadership approach
  • Diplomacy with high-net-worth audiences
  • Commitment to professional development

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher
  • 12 years or more of combined major gifts experience
  • Valid driver's license required
  • Successful background check completion
  • Leadership in complex higher education institutions

Work Rights

Not specified

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