Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
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Vice President for Institutional Advancement
The Vice President for Institutional Advancement reports to the President of the University. The VPIA is one of the senior leaders as a Cabinet member of the University.
Principal Duties:
- Champion and fulfill the Bethel University Christ-centered mission
- Manage ones own portfolio of major gift prospects approximately 67% time then 33% leadership vision casting and strategic direction of Division leaders:
- Fundraising staff (covering major gifts planned giving grants annual fund campaigns)
- Alumni Relations Staff
- Communications & Public Relations Staff (covering advancement marketing communication storytelling and building a successful goal-achieving department)
- Refine and execute monthly work outcome scorecards with IA staff on strategies and add necessary metrics essential for the success of the IA division.
- Cultivate more Friends of Bethel in the local community and region through outreach events active networking and strategic engagement with local & denominational influencers
- Steward current and recent donors well
- Enrich alumni services alumni communication and increase the giving rate of Bethel alumni both in number and overall amount
- Support the Institutional Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees as Cabinet liaison
- Guide Communications & Public Relations strategy and planning with responsibilities for developing and implementing marketing strategy in collaboration with marketing leader (cross-departmental)
- Contribute meaningfully to strategic University-wide decisions in partnership with other vice presidents on the Presidents Cabinet
- Position is an on-campus position needing to be embedded in the local community immediately with transition flexibility given and understood.
- Other duties as assigned by the President to tailor the position around a candidates strengths
Professional characteristics:
- Masters degree (Doctoral degree preferred)
- Relevant certifications desired but not mandatory (CFRE etc.)
- Experience with relevant professional organizations (CASE etc.)
- Proven track record in leading a team for Annual Fund drives and capital campaigns of requisite scale to Bethels goals
- Evidence of experience in personally closing major gift solicitations
- Knowledge of estate planning
- 7-10 years of experience in senior leadership as an advancement professional
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Public speaking (large and small audiences)
- Experience in staff professional development
- Experience preferred with Christian Higher Education either as an alumnus or parent of a student or alumnus of a Christian University or work experience in Christian Higher Education
Personal characteristics:
- Demonstrated maturity in the Christian faith (i.e. beyond a profession of faith the capacity to disciple another)
- Capacity to articulate the merits of this affiliated denomination to denominational constituents doctrinal comfort with University belief statements (denominational membership not required but encouraged)
- A person of action self-starter
- Trustworthy above reproach high character authentic
- Potential for good working chemistry with the President as a close partner in Friend-and-Fundraising
- Clear communication on weekly expectations of staff (attention to detail and an implementer of strategy and execution toward goal-achievement)
- Winsome / a friend-maker / capable of building quick rapport and trust
- Energy / optimism
- Capacity to calibrate and motivate teamwork
- Meaningfully contribute to long range strategic planning
- Ability to identify and value institutional interests separate from the IA division
- Professional in every manner while representing the University
- Must agree with the Bethel University Employee Covenant of Lifestyle
About Bethel University
The mission of Bethel University affiliated with the Missionary Church denomination is to be a community of learners building lives of commitment for leadership in the Church and world. Bethels liberating academic programs challenge the mind enlarge the vision and equip the whole person for lifelong service.
Launched in 1947 Bethel is urban situated in the northern Indiana region hosting 250000 residents seven colleges (including Notre Dame) the 2nd largest shopping district in the state of Indiana 15000 businesses 50 parks and beautiful riverwalk developments in South Bend and Mishawaka. Resort venues on Lake Michigan are 45 minutes away. The university community is composed of about 1500 traditional and adult/graduate students from 35 states 90 students born outside the United States and 225 full-time employees. Bethel also hosts more than 8000 guests annually to arts productions 25000 annually in conference services and many thousands of community members in support of 40 national athletic championships.
Bethels 20000 alumni occupy 49 states and 64 world areas and enjoy a medical school acceptance rate double the national average 100% job placement rate in Nursing whose program was ranked No. 7 in the United States a Top 4% finish nationally in competitive math performance tests and 100% pass rate every year on the national performance standard for a unique academic major in American Sign Language.
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Bethel University does not discriminate on the basis of race color age sex disability national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. In keeping with the mission of the institution Bethel University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution we require faculty and staff to adhere to the Universitys Lifestyle Covenant and to enforce a religiously based statement of responsibilities for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Bethel University as an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Missionary Church reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII Sections 702-703 United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
