Role OverviewThe Executive Director of Partnerships, Foundations, and Corporate Giving will lead the University's foundation relations, corporate engagement, grant development, and strategic partnership efforts. This senior leadership position is responsible for securing philanthropic investment, building external partnerships, and advancing initiatives that support student success, academic excellence, workforce development, and community impact.
What You Will Do
Key responsibilities include leading strategies for foundation, corporate, and institutional fundraising, building and managing relationships with foundation, corporate, government, and community partners, and maintaining a robust pipeline of funding opportunities and strategic partnerships.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have a proven success building strategic partnerships, experience with grant management and proposal development, and excellent communication, relationship-building, and project management skills.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- Seven or more years of progressive experience in foundation relations, corporate engagement, grants management, fundraising, business development, higher education advancement, or a related field
- Experience supervising a team
- Demonstrated success securing foundation, corporate, or government funding
- Experience leading professional staff and managing complex projects
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and project management skills
- Ability to work effectively across diverse stakeholder groups
Benefits
- Reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
- Support and encouragement of diversity in a variety of forms
- Inclusive excellence in the classroom, within extracurricular activities, and as we engage our community partners
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