Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Company: University of the Pacific
Location: Stockton
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Job Title
Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Department
Foundation / Corporate Campus Stockton Posting Number 201302694P
Full or Part Time Full Time Number of Months 12 Work Schedule Work
is performed during standard hours. Must be prepared to work
non-business hours and weekends. Position End Date Open Date
02/02/2022 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to
Applicants For first consideration, please apply on or before
February 16, 2022. - Primary Purpose University of the Pacific
seeks a driven, strategic and entrepreneurial Senior Director of
Corporate and Foundation Relations with the knowledge and skills to
secure six and seven-figure gifts from foundations, corporations
and other private grant-making organizations locally, regionally
and beyond. Reporting to the Associate Vice President for
Development, the Senior Director will work with senior university
leadership, faculty and staff to help guide and pursue funding
opportunities that align with mission-driven priorities. Essential
Functions
- Responsible for identifying, qualifying, cultivating,
soliciting and stewarding a portfolio of approximately 75 diverse
CFR donors and prospects to promote long-term relationships with
the university.
- Implements and manages a comprehensive development plan focused
on expanding and enhancing foundation and corporate relationships;
directs and coordinates activities related to obtaining foundation
and corporate support at the major giving level.
- Works closely with university administrators, faculty, and
other development personnel to build awareness and expand positive
fund-raising relationships with foundation and corporate
constituencies. -
- Identifies key alumni within foundations/corporations and
reviews corporate profiles that suggest potential relationships
because of common interests. -
- Takes an active role in researching potential funding prospects
and manages assigned foundation and corporate prospects across the
University's three campuses. -
- Advises other university personnel on foundation and corporate
areas of interest, in the cultivation of foundations and
corporations, and in the development and presentation of proposals.
-
- Visits and develops relationships with foundation and corporate
directors, presidents, and trustees on behalf of the University and
arranges for foundation and corporate administrators to visit the
campus. -
- Assists senior administration and faculty in the preparation of
proposals and other communication support, and at times assuming
the full responsibility for proposal development from start to
finish.
- Maintain strategic oversight of and responsibility for all
program elements, including budgeting and supervising the Assistant
Director of of Corporate and Foundation Relations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. Minimum
Qualifications Education/Experience/Certifications: -
- Bachelor's Degree. -
- Five (5) years of progressively responsible and successful work
experience with foundation and/or corporate fundraising. -
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in higher education environment. -
- Demonstrated track record in successfully soliciting and
stewarding 5 and 6-figure foundation and corporate grants. -
- Demonstrated ability in grant and proposal writing at
appropriate levels for varied proposal development.
- Excellent communication skills - both written and oral.
- Self-motivation and discipline to regularly set and achieve
work goals.
- Excellent management, organizational, interpersonal and
networking skills with large groups as well as with individuals are
essential.
- Demonstrated responsibility for managing a diverse number of
projects and to complete them in a timely manner with limited
supervision. Physical Requirements The physical demands described
here are representative but not definitive of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions
of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment with
use of computer and phone. Requires extended periods of sitting and
repetitive hand/wrist motion while using computer keyboard and
phone. Occasional standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending,
stooping and reaching. Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds. -
Work Environment/Work Week/Travel:
Must be prepared to work non-business hours and weekends.
Occasional travel both local and overnight. -
Valid driver's license required. Incumbent must also be able to
meet the University's fleet rules and be eligible to drive for
University business. The University and its insurance carrier
reserves the right to exclude applicants based on their driving
record. Hiring Range Commensurate with experience, Exempt All
applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are
required to execute a release and authorization for a background
screening. AA/EEO Policy Statement University of the Pacific is an
affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to
workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own
policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse
faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of
faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits
to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender,
marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation,
medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression,
or mental or physical disability. Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher degree?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have at least five (5) years of progressively
responsible and successful work experience with foundation and/or
corporate fundraising?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have at least five (5) years of fundraising experience
in higher education?
- Yes
- No
- * What is the largest gift you have closed and describe the
gift strategy/process behind it? (Open Ended Question)
- * What are your personal attributes that qualify you for this
position and why? (Open Ended Question)
- * Describe your experience partnering with multiple departments
within your organization on collaborative fundraising projects?
(Open Ended Question)
- * Pacific participates in federal healthcare programs. As such,
a required part of the hiring process is to verify that potential
employees have not been excluded from participating in federal
programs for mandatory exclusions (including for fraud, controlled
substances crimes, patient abuse or neglect, or other
program-related crimes) or for other permissive exclusions by the
Office of Inspector General. A "Yes" response would be considered
disqualifying. Please answer the following question accordingly:
Are you currently excluded from participation in federal programs
(including Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal healthcare
program)?
- Yes
- No
- * Pacific participates in federal healthcare programs. As such,
a required part of the hiring process is to verify that potential
employees have not been excluded from participating in federal
programs for mandatory exclusions (including for fraud, controlled
substances crimes, patient abuse or neglect, or other
program-related crimes) or for other permissive exclusions by the
Office of Inspector General. A "Yes" response would be considered
disqualifying. Please answer the following question accordingly:
Have you received notice that you are under review for possible
exclusion from any federal programs (including Medicare, Medicaid,
or any other federal healthcare program)?
- Yes
- No
- * How did you first learn about this employment opportunity?
- University of the Pacific Website
- Asianlife.com
- Blackperspective.com
- CentralValleyJobs.com
- Craigslist
- Dice.com
- Higheredjobs.com
- Hispanic-Jobs.com
- Indeed.com
- Insidehighered.com
- LinkedIn
- Lgbtconnect.com
- Metrochamber.org
- Monster.com
- Thelaa.org
- SimplyHired.com
- Workplacediversity.com
- Association of American Colleges and Universities
(AAC&U)
- Chronicle of HIgher Education
- Diverse Issues in Higher Education
- EDUCAUSE
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium - Northern California
(NorCal HERC)
- Modesto Bee
- Pacific Employee
- Personal Referral
- Professional or Association Listserv
- Publication or website from a professional organization
- Sacramento Bee
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Stockton Record
- Agency Referral
- Other Online Job Board
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