Vice President Institutional Advancement
Vice President Institutional Advancement
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$ 225000 - 260000
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Job Posting Summary
The Vice President for Institutional Advancement is responsible for developing and leading overall strategic direction for institutional advancement philanthropic giving and alumni relations. This is including implementing/managing all fundraising annual and capital campaigns planned and major gifts and alumni relations.
The individual will lead and guide the advancement team senior leadership team deans and Board of Trustees to increase the impact of advancement at Mercy University. The fundamental purpose of this role is to significantly increase financial support from foundations and major and principal gift commitments. This individual will lead the growth and strategic direction of Mercys Institutional Advancement department to support achievement of the Universitys ambitious strategic plan goals.
Empowered by superb relational interpersonal and management skills a datadriven mindset and sophisticated prospect management systems this individual will lead a team to develop strategies to identify new major and principal gift prospects foundation funding develop metrics for gift officers to achieve their fundraising goals and to significantly increase philanthropic revenue for Mercy University.
The Vice President for Institutional Advancement will manage a portfolio of donors and will actively solicit prospects at and above the $100000 level. This leader will meet or exceed a goal of 80 personal contacts (virtual and inpersonal visits) per year utilizing virtual meeting technology and travel to visit identified prospects and will meet or exceed annual fundraising and strategic goals of the University.
Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities
- Responsible for all institutional fundraising and the creation of relationship maintenance with all external constituencies
- Develop a comprehensive growth strategy that effectively identifies cultivates and solicits funds
- Maintain a personal portfolio of major gift prospects to steward and solicit
- Help formulate and execute the Universitys next comprehensive capital campaign; guide the strategies for cultivating and soliciting major donor prospects; manage and direct all aspects of the donor giving societies; and enlist and manage volunteers
- Utilizeexcellent written and verbal communication skillswith Mercys heterogeneous stakeholder community of donors volunteers alumni faculty and staff and community partners
- Develop and implements initiatives to build the team engage the department in the University community as a team member and build positive morale in the department
- Provide mentoring coaching leadership and training for employees to improve productivity achieve goals and have strong morale
- Assesses departmental operations and policies to ensure optimal productivity and efficiency continuously
- Maintains confidentiality in the management of information
- Contribute to overall institutional strategy as a member of the Universitys senior leadership team
- Analyze and leverage appropriate data to achieve goals and advance the University
- Demonstrates flexibility in the acceptance and completion of work assignments
- Ensure all members of the advancement team demonstrate highly effective customer serviceoriented delivery
- Manages departmental budgets appropriately and with an appreciation for the thoughtful stewardship of all University resources
- Ensure the advancement team and all aspects of operations is always fully compliant with Mercy policies all applicable laws and best practices in institutional advancement
- Ensure the advancement team and all aspects of operations operate as a model of ethical behavior
- As needed lead development of policies and procedures to ensure all aspects institutional advancement are current and consistent with best practices in the field
- Effectively lead the advancement team and facilitate their engagement in the larger University
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 15 years fundraising experience with demonstrated effectiveness securing major gifts to support institutional mission and goals
- Experience leading fundraising teams in higher education or similar nonprofit organizations
- Demonstrated leadership interpersonal written and oral communication problemsolving organizational and presentation skills
Education Requirements
- Masters degree preferred but bachelors degree from an accredited fouryear university required
About Mercy
Mercy University is a dynamic independent coeducational New York City area university that offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs in six schools: Business Education Health and Natural Sciences Liberal Arts Nursing and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Mercy is the regions largest private nonprofit MinorityServing Institution proud to serve a student body that is highly diverse. As a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Mercy University has been ranked nationally among top colleges in the country for Hispanics by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and by Excelencia in Education earning their prestigious Seal of Excelencia for intentionally serving Latino students.
Mercy University was further recognized by HACU as a national leader in awarding bachelors degrees to Hispanics in several disciplines including Psychology Sociology and Business. Westchester Magazine has also named Mercy the Best College in Westchester County inand 2022.Mercy is committed to offering an inclusive learning environment to help a diverse student body set a course for their future. To support its student body Mercy has been awarded a number of federal grants which enable us to better develop and deliver education to our students.
Mercys student body reflects the rich diversity of the New York metropolitan area. Enrollment including fulltime and parttime undergraduates and graduates is approximately 8800. Mercy students learn on campuses in Dobbs Ferry the Bronx and Manhattan as well as online.
At Mercy University we strive to provide employees and their families with a comprehensive and valuable benefits package. We offer highquality health care plans retirement benefits tuition discounts flexible spending and much more.Our Mission:
Mercy University is committed to providing motivated students the opportunity to transform their lives through higher education by offering liberal arts and professional programs in personalized and highquality learning environments thus preparing students to embark on rewarding careers to continue learning throughout their lives and to act ethically and responsibly in a changing world.EEO Statement
Mercy University is an equal opportunity employer. Mercy University actively engages in recruiting a diverse workforce and student body that includes members of historically underrepresented groups and strives to build and sustain a welcoming and supportive campus community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color national origin ethnicity creed religion marital status sex sexual orientation gender gender identity pregnancy height weight genetic information disability or protected veteran status.
As part of this commitment Mercy University will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact The Office of Human Resources atOption 6 or via email at .
The posted salary range for this position is based on several legitimate nondiscriminatory factors set by the organization. Mercy is committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender race or any other category protected by federal state or local pay equity laws.Campus Safety
Mercy University is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all. Information regarding campus safety can be foundhere.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
