Advancement Director Craft Education

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Professional 312

Pay Range: $109900.00 - $170400.00

Job Description

WGU is dedicated to making workforce-based education affordable and attainable for all by increasing and improving access to higher education and accelerating innovations in learning. WGU Advancement partners with national scale and regionally based foundations corporations associations and high net-worth individuals to solicit and steward impactful investments in support of our strategic initiatives. Since 1997 WGU has redefined ways to access and attain a post-secondary credential of value and fundamentally changed American higher education to be more equitable affordable and achievable. As such our donors reflect that same spirit of innovation and invention in their generosity.

The Advancement Director Craft Education is responsible for identifying cultivating soliciting and stewarding gifts of $100000 and above from foundations corporations and individual constituents in support of WGU affiliate Craft Education. Acquired by WGU in 2024 Craft Education is the technical platform behind apprenticeship and work-based learning. The Craft team is building a public data utility that scales apprenticeship and ends skilled labor vacancies in the country so the next generation can earn learn and build a career without taking on debt.

The qualified candidate will manage a portfolio of approximately 100-125 donor prospects and will conduct a minimum of 12-15 personal visits a month entailing online meetings national or regional travel. This position must work independently and collaboratively with the WGU Advancement team the Craft Education team and other stakeholders. The Advancement Director demonstrates progressive development experience in all aspects of fundraising particularly major and principal gifts. The Director develops long-term relationships with various constituencies and helps ensure a pipeline of major gift donors.

***The Director selected will work primarily from a remote home office in Nashville yet will be flexible enough to work weekly in a regular cadence as needed from Crafts downtown Nashville/The Gulch offices***

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

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Job Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:

• The Director selected will work primarily from a remote home office in Nashville yet will be flexible enough to work weekly in a regular cadence as needed from Crafts downtown Nashville/The Gulch offices

Up to 25% travel and some weekend work expected.

This position requires travel of up to 25% as well as some weekend work. Attendance at designated company summits is also required (typically one to two per year). Other travel will include attendance at conferences visits to Craft client and WGU locations and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

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