Position Announcement

TITLE OF POSITION/RANK: Director of Leadership Giving and Campaigns (*Search extended - previous applicants need not re-apply.)

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: Division of External Affairs

RESPONSIBILITIES: Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, NY and serves approximately 14,000 full- and part-time credit students. Continuing education students bring the total number served by the college each semester to more than 28,000.

The Westchester Community College Foundation was founded in 1969, with the goal to raise funds to meet college and student needs not covered by public funds. It is historically a top-performing community college foundation, raising on average between $4 and $6 million in private funds annually, and disbursing over $1 million in scholarship funds annually. Following a successful $20 million capital campaign that concluded in 2010, the Foundation is poised to launch a campaign of similar size in 2013.

Reporting to the Vice President & Dean of External Affairs/Executive Director of the WCC Foundation, the Director of Leadership Giving and Campaigns is a senior member of the management team looking at overall strategic development concerns and planning multi-year, multi-faceted approaches to financial resource development. This will include responsibility for a major capital campaign to begin in 2013.

Working with College and Foundation Board leadership, the Director of Leadership Gifts and Campaigns is responsible for the design, coordination, marketing, and execution of the Foundation’s major long-term fundraising campaigns, and the continued cultivation and stewardship of donors of leadership gifts. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

Participate in campaign strategic planning with
- Board leadership
- College Cabinet
- Senior development staff of the Foundation
Synthesize ideas into campaign strategies
- Develop campaign timeline and fundraising benchmarks, and execute overall solicitation schedule
- Incorporate campaign message into all funding streams
- Coordinate with colleagues (Annual, Alumni, Events)
- Identify volunteer campaign solicitors
Design campaign theme and materials, including
- Case statement
- Newsletters
- Brochures
- Solicitation materials
- Fundraising and recognition events
Work with campaign leadership, colleagues and volunteers to identify, cultivate, and solicit major prospects
- Provide solicitation training, strategies, and support
- Coordinate and track “moves management”
- Develop proposal letters
- Participate in selected solicitations
- Develop stewardship and cultivation activities
- Develop and implement strategies to identify and incorporate new donors in the campaign to enlarge the donor base
Campaign financial reporting
- Meet campaign goals annually
- Report progress to volunteers
- Supervise the maintenance of the campaign database including production of financial campaign reports and staff assignment reports and tracking of pledges through database management
Coordinate activities of campaign steering committee and other committees as appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS:

A BA degree is required. 7-10 years prior experience as a development professional, with at least last 4 years in managerial positions is also required. MA preferred.
Demonstrated success driving results.
Demonstrated and recognized accomplishments in managing fundraising campaigns.
Demonstrated success persuading and influencing groups and individuals to support the organization’s agenda with respect to colleagues, team members, volunteer leadership and other potential stakeholders.
Knowledgeable about and committed to core community college values and the ability to demonstrate, communicate, and represent values to others. Ability to work within a culturally diverse college population.
Demonstrated success developing and implementing strategic activities and tasks with clear goals and objectives.
Demonstrated knowledge of higher education; experience within a community college environment is highly preferred.
Demonstrated understanding of the complexity of the volunteer/professional relationship and success managing relationships in a warm and professional manner.
Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to problem solve.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Demonstrated success personally soliciting significant major gifts.
Demonstrated success building, cultivating and stewarding new relationships leading to measurable results (i.e. larger donor base, increase in campaign revenue, increase in volunteer participation and partnership, etc.).
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present at public platforms.
Demonstrated success working collaboratively and cooperatively with others, other departments within the organization and with other organizations and entities.

SALARY & BENEFITS: Competitive salary commensurate with experience and an excellent comprehensive benefits package.

POSITION EFFECTIVE: The position will remain open until filled.

TO APPLY: *Search extended - previous applicants need not re-apply. Please send a resume, cover letter, and 3 letters of recommendation to: humanresources@sunywcc.edu. Please indicate “Director of Leadership Giving and Campaigns” in the subject line of the email or mail to:

Director, Human Resources
Westchester Community College
HR Department, Administration Building – Suite 111
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
Fax: (914) 606-7838

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Priority will be given to applications received by: May 15, 2013. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Westchester Community College provides accessible, high quality and affordable education to meet the needs of our diverse community. We are committed to student success, academic excellence, workforce development, economic development and lifelong learning.