Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

**Relocation is not available for this opportunity.**

GENERAL SUMMARY:

• As a direct report to the President, the Vice President (VP) serves as a key leadership team member and active participant in making strategic decisions affecting the College. The VP is instrumental in engaging MercyOne Foundation, the President, and the Cabinet in the creation and implementation of a long-term fund development strategy that can sustain and strengthen the entire institution. 

• Performs all duties in an ethical manner and with integrity; maintains the confidentiality of the President’s office and all Mercy College donor and constituent information; uses appropriate discretion in all interactions with internal departments, donors, constituents, and board members; promotes/maintains a positive image of both the College and the office of the President.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Fundraising

• The Vice President of Institutional Advancement serves as the chief philanthropy officer and has primary responsibility for establishing and implementing an annual growth strategy, including growing annual, major, and planned gifts, implementing special events, and increasing corporate and foundation support.

• Lead the creation of a fundraising strategy; create plans and campaigns that will ensure that the College’s fundraising goals are achieved through multiple fundraising approaches that reach a diversity of donors and is clear in its objectives, goals, target audiences, timelines, and assignment of responsibilities.

• Create a focus on prospect and donor research; be accountable for growth in the prospect pool for future relationship cultivation; manage a portfolio of major donors and prospects, and facilitate the President’s engagement with a select and targeted group of major donors and prospects

• Ensure that processes, procedures, and assignments of responsibilities are designed to meet fundraising goals in an efficient, manageable, and effective manner. Advise the President on the relationship building and fundraising opportunities that are strategic and of the highest priority and ensure that his/her time is scheduled effectively in fundraising and donor cultivation processes

Stewardship and Alumni Relations

• Coordinate with the MercyOne Foundation to support donor outreach, fund management, and donor acknowledgements.

• Supervise the Colleges’ internal scholarship fund distributions to students.

• Ensure a donor stewardship program is in place that builds a culture of giving among constituents, leading to increased and repeatable philanthropic investments; this includes the implementation and management of donor recognition societies and events

• Serve as the primary contact for the Alumni Association. Facilitate quarterly meetings, events, committee meetings and activities to engage alumni and donors.

• Facilitate communication and collaboration across college functions and avert organizational silos to strategically make informed philanthropic investment decisions on behalf of the College

• Collaborate with the President, in establishing and monitoring of the budget for the College Development Office, while collaborating with other College Departments to understand funding needs and resources.

• Work collaboratively with the Vice President of Business and the entire leadership team in creating the organization’s overall budget by providing accurate information and the best forecasts possible

Community Engagement

• Lead engagement to create strategies that support fundraising and awareness-building goals as well as program strategies that support engagement and increased donor/volunteer commitment to the College mission

• Work with the President to keep MercyOne Foundation and the College’s Board of Directors informed of philanthropy activities; assist in training Board members in fundraising; help to identify and recruit new Board members

• Work collaboratively with Marketing on initiatives, social media, and other fundraising support and collateral

• Stay informed and up to date on community, state, and national issues that have a bearing on the work of the College

• Engage and enhance the culture of philanthropy both on and off campus by cultivating strong working relationships.

• Represent the College at events, to volunteer groups, and in the community with the goal of increasing the visibility of the college’s fundraising priorities and needs.

• Create additional business, non-profit, and community partnerships for student needs

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• An earned bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, or related field from a regionally accredited college or university 

• Five or more years of progressive experience in fundraising and working knowledge of fundraising strategies and operations in a large, complex advancement unit or organization

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• An earned master’s or doctorate/terminal degree in public administration, higher education, business or related field from a regionally accredited college or university

• CFRE certification

• Proven experience in a capital campaign

• Experience in higher education

• Proven history of high-level, high-return fundraising, sales or business development results based on building strong, lasting relationships with a diversity of donors/customers and through a diversity of strategies that uniquely reach each type of donor

• Proven experience in leading people and managing systems to achieve fundraising goals and substantial increases in revenue while cultivating a work culture that is high performing, developmental, innovative, creative, and inspiring

• Outstanding organizational skills to operationalize a strategic fundraising plan by identifying goals and objectives and specific actions to achieve them, setting priorities, delegating actions and influencing upward and laterally in order to ensure that key actions in the plan are executed by all needed stakeholders including the College President

• Comfortable building relationships with corporate and foundation leaders, high net-worth individuals, community leaders and individuals capable of making significant level contributions

• Competence in leadership, philanthropy, with significant business and leadership acumen

• Knowledge of College educational philosophy, governing statutes, and instructional programs

• Knowledge of best leadership/administrative practices and strategic planning

• Apply best practices and benchmarks in addressing college needs

• Interpret financial data and manage resources

• Establish cooperative relationships in a multi-cultural college and external community

• Communicate effectively orally, in writing, and through public presentations

• Demonstrate cultural competence, sensitivity to an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of college students, faculty, and staff

• Exhibit excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills

• Act in a manner that is transparent, above reproach, and shows good judgment

• Maintains confidentiality, as appropriate, with data and information

• Demonstrated experience managing a donor portfolio and proven track record soliciting five and six and seven figure gifts. 

• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and prioritizing simultaneous donor activities and special projects.

• Demonstrated understanding of issues facing health care and higher education.

• Experience in fundraising in Des Moines with a broad community network

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.