Reporting to Dr. John Avendano, College President, the Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Executive Director of the Foundation is a senior level position of the College President's Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and has overall strategic, operational, and supervisory responsibility for all areas within the Foundation. This position works closely with the Foundation Board Chair, Foundation Committees, and all Foundation Board members. This leader will work with Foundation and ELT members to plan and execute resource development strategies, and monitors progress towards achieving annual and comprehensive campaign fundraising goals. The VP for Institutional Advancement & Exec Dir of the Foundation initiates positioning the College and the Foundation to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts/grants from individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations; promotes alumni engagement; and administers direct mail and communication strategies via various methods for continuous outreach. This leader carries a portfolio of 50+ major gift prospects, oversees the Foundation administration, and organizes and plans events congruent with the mission of the FSCJ Foundation.

FSCJ seeks a VP for Institutional Advancement & Exec Dir of the Foundation who can craft a vision, implementation strategies, and performance measures attendant to a comprehensive advancement program and annual fundraising goals. Ensures proper metrics are in place to evaluate FSCJ development activities and Foundation staff, and identifies opportunities to improve results; Lead, create, and execute an advancement strategy aligned with the College's strategic plan and includes various fundraising projects/initiatives for annual, major, planned, and endowment gifts, corporate and foundation relations, special events, marketing, alumni engagement, and strategic partnership development; Develop coordinated fund-raising program with the College's Artist Series to incorporate its audience and donor base; Oversees day to day planning and implementation of a campaign currently in the Quiet Phase; and Work closely with the College President, Development Committee Members, the College Leadership Team, College Board of Trustees, Foundation Board Members, and key stakeholders to assist with "leadership gift" prospecting, cultivation, and solicitation for single and multi-year resource development, including early stages of the campaign. Educates Foundation board on all aspects of philanthropy and non-gift revenue opportunities.

The Vice President will be an effective and innovative leader, natural collaborator and communicator, and an accomplished leader of people, processes, projects, and systems. At a minimum the ideal candidate will possess a Bachelors Degree from a regionally accredited institution and seven (7) years of progressively responsible fundraising experience. The preferred candidate will have a Masters Degree from a regionally accredited college or university, supplemented by three (3) years of upper nonprofit management leadership experience in higher education.

Compensation is commensurate with education and experience and includes a competitive base salary and an excellent benefits package that includes affordable health, dental and vision insurance plans, participation in the Florida Retirement System (FRS), College provided term life insurance and long-term disability (LTD) coverage, a generous leave package, as well as many other benefits.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Although applications will be received until the position is filled, materials to include a resume and cover letter should be submitted by the September 20 review date to ensure consideration.

Florida State College at Jacksonville is committed to recruiting a diverse, high-quality workforce dedicated to meeting the higher education needs of our College and community. Women and persons from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply

We value our employees. Employees are treated as individuals and empowered to do their best. Our greatest strength lies in the skill, judgement and talent of our employees. We recognize that our success is related directly to the dedication and performance of our employees. We value integrity, excellence in teaching and learning, a culture of honesty and trust, creativity and a respect for diversity. We believe in the potential of people who are inspired, engaged and work together for common goals & objectives. To that end we strive to attract, develop and retain the talented people necessary to deliver the highest quality service to our students and community. It is our focus to support a diverse workforce within an inclusive work environment. In return, we provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, job/skill training, and company-sponsored social events.

What makes FSCJ stand out among other colleges and universities? We are:

Accessible: Classes are offered at convenient locations throughout Duval County and Nassau County and globally through online classes. View our locations.

Affordable: FSCJ ranks among the top 50 most affordable public, four-year institutions in the nation. Plus, we provide many financial aid and scholarship opportunities for our students.

Diverse: We have students from more than 154 countries and students range in age from 12 to 106 years old.

Highly Ranked: FSCJ ranks 11th in the nation in grand total (4,548), and in all disciplines granted among public, four-year colleges and universities granting associate degrees. (Community College Week)

For 2021 and 2022 Florida State College at Jacksonville was selected as a Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges (MPPWCC) award winner. We are honored to be recognized for our best-in-class student and staff recruitment and retention practices, inclusive learning and working environments, and meaningful community service and engagement opportunities.

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