St. Petersburg College

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation

Salary Schedule: Administrative & Professional

Salary Grade: G

BASIC FUNCTION:

The Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation is St. Petersburg College’s chief development officer. The Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation is charged with fund and friend-raising. The position supports St. Petersburg College’s strategic initiatives and responds to student needs by engaging in development activities designed to increase the assets of the foundation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation regularly performs the following tasks:

• Identifies private, public and corporate/foundation sources of funding
• Exhibits knowledge of philosophy of higher education philanthropy and its potential effects on faculty success and student performance.
• Prepares annually a five-year strategic development plan for SPC with measurable annual outcomes congruent with college growth plans.
• Cultivates friends and donors
• Raises funds for the foundation
• Writes proposals and seeks funds through various direct or facilitated approaches
• Responds to private donor requirements or requests
• Establishes and maintains credibility with internal and external constituencies
• Plans and coordinates special events
• Develops advocacy relationships
• Facilitates partnerships and economic development
• Acquires non-cash contributions
• Organizes and manages the foundation and alumni association
• Manages financial investments
• Markets and develops the foundation
• Manages development information system
• Motivates key institutional personnel
• Manages office resources (non-personnel)
• Develops and manages budgets
• Leads, builds and manages the office team
• Responds to government agency requirements and requests
• Troubleshoots externally funded projects
• Ensures regulatory compliance
• Negotiates agreements and contracts
• Brokers knowledge with development professionals
• Develops and supports the foundation board in increasing its abilities
• Fosters personal and professional development
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

Ability to attend frequent on- and off-campus meetings, and willingness to work in the evening and on the weekend as required. Travel extensively within the region.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

The Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation must demonstrate substantial planning and fundraising skills; and thorough knowledge and understanding of MS Office, cost/fund accounting, marketing/sales theory and practice and the characteristics of students. Additionally, the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation must have excellent supervision, leadership, team-building, negotiating and contracting skills. The position requires the ability to analyze and synthesize data, establish priorities, develop and participate in service area social networks, design and produce publications, write proposals and interpret and comply with rules and regulations. The Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation must be politically astute, an excellent communicator and possess or be able to obtain a valid Florida driver’s license.

Required Qualifications:

The Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation will have five or more years of increasingly responsible direct experience in fundraising activities, three years of experience as a chief development officer of a community foundation or non-profit organization, five years of supervision and team-building experience and an appreciation for the community college and its role in a dynamic society.

The Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation will, at a minimum, hold a Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field. He/she will have a proven successful track record of raising significant funds, cultivating donor relationships, soliciting gifts, overseeing investments and the distribution of funds for various purposes and identifying potential donors. Further, the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation will have had successful experience in leading and supervising at least one of the following functions: alumni, planned gifts, annual and major gifts campaigns, grants, scholarship development or special events. He/she will also have experience with computerized record keeping systems and knowledge of accounting and budget management processes in a non-profit environment. The Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation will have had previous experience in leading a volunteer board of community leaders, planning and setting strategic direction for fund-raising initiatives and complying with governmental and IRS regulations. Finally, the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation will possess both the personal characteristics and experience that will create and maintain excitement for supporting the foundation within the college community.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ideally, the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation will have eight or more years of increasingly responsible direct experience in private fundraising activities, five or more years of experience as a chief development officer of a community college foundation and five years of supervision and team-building experience. He/she will also have earned a Master’s Degree in an appropriate field and hold the designation of CFRE. Finally, experience in leading and/or supporting a major gifts campaign is highly desirable.

Last Reviewed/Revised: 10/10