Chief Advancement Officer
Chief Advancement Officer
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Job Category:
LimitedEmployment Type:
RegularJob Profile:
Alumni Relations Director (B)Job Duties:
The Wisconsin School of Business is seeking a strategic and relationship-driven leader to serve as Chief Advancement Officer (CAO). This role leads alumni engagement and donor stewardship efforts that strengthen ties to the school expand student and alumni opportunities and support key initiatives. Working closely with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association the CAO will help grow philanthropic support and advance the schools mission and strategic priorities. This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to the continued success of a top public business school.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Advises leadership on alumni relations objectives strategies and performance
- Monitors alumni operational activities and ensures adherence to established objectives
- Recommends changes to ensure goals are met and to foster relationships and promote alumni impact
- Exercises supervisory authority including hiring transferring suspending promoting managing conduct and performance discharging assigning rewarding disciplining and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
- Serves as the chief alumni liaison to leadership and internal and external stakeholders at large events promotes and advocates for institutional alumni relations goals and initiatives
- Direct advancement strategic planning initiatives and serve as units primary liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups including the development team fostering collaboration alignment and shared accountability for philanthropic success
- Develops and oversees the budget
- Advise dean on philanthropic strategy and engagement of board members/VIP stakeholders
- Develops strategic planning initiatives and objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial administrative and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan
Department:
Wisconsin School of Business Advancement
Compensation:
Negotiable
Required Qualifications:
Five years of experience in higher education
Seven years of experience overseeing engagement strategies or communications
Seven years of leadership experience overseeing a team and managing staff
Experience managing relationships with donors and external partners within higher education
Preferred Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelors Degree Required
Masters Degree Preferred
How to Apply:
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Letter of Qualification
Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. The search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. References will be requested of final candidates. All applicants will be notified after the search is complete and a candidate has been selected.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States a lawful permanent resident a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
Contact Information:
Se Ann Yang
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Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
