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Position Number: 5659141
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Development and Fund Raising

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs and Strategic Partnerships

Requisition Number: 58085
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: University Staff
Schedule: Full Time
Posting Close Date: 21-Oct-2024
Date Posted:

Job Summary

Attention: This is a listing for visibility but DO NOT APPLY TO THIS POSITION ON THIS SITE. CU Boulder has retained WittKieffer, a national executive search firm, to assist in this search. To apply, please visit the WittKieffer website (https://wittkieffer.com/positions/200149) for the search or contact CUBoulderAdvAVC@wittkieffer.com. Applications submitted here on the CU Boulder Job Site WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.For more details, including the full position profile and to submit inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications, please contact CUBoulderAdvAVC@wittkieffer.com.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Reporting directly to the VC, the AVC will advise the Advancement efforts for three CU Boulder schools/colleges: the Leeds School of Business, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Law. These three units represent some of the most productive advancement teams on campus. This role also supervises Marketing and Communications for the Advancement division and the campus' expanding Annual Giving enterprise. This expansive and diverse portfolio requires highly collaborative efforts across the CU Boulder campus and in coordination with the CU Foundation (a separate 501(c)(3) entity), the CU System, and the three other CU campuses. As a member of the Advancement leadership team, the AVC will demonstrate deep expertise in higher education, philanthropic efforts, leadership, and management to pursue and achieve the Advancement division's ambitious fundraising and engagement goals.In its next AVC, CU Boulder seeks an outstanding leader and manager who can contribute expertise and insight as the Advancement division navigates the change in campus leadership and the high-paced, high-potential aspects of its first comprehensive campaign. CU Boulder seeks an AVC who is a forward-thinking, active listener who can navigate and mediate nuanced situations to balance competing interests, build consensus focused on collective productivity, and chart a path forward on complex projects and issues. This will be accomplished through strong interpersonal skills that prioritize the division's values of Joy, Collaboration, Excellence, and Impact, and a dedication to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. The ideal AVC would also be an accomplished fundraiser with a deep understanding of philanthropy in complex organizations. It is also essential that the AVC possess a high level of integrity, trustworthiness, and a record of collaboration. Demonstrated cross-cultural competency, including emotional intelligence and the ability to engage and form relationships with university constituencies and underrepresented communities, is also vital. Finally, CU Boulder seeks candidates with experience building, leading, motivating, assessing, and holding accountable hardworking, well-integrated professional teams, with an emphasis on coaching and developing team members for productivity and retention.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

CU Boulder Advancement is committed to a culture of joy, motivated by collaboration, passionate about excellence and driven by impact. These four values define the culture and drive engagement and fundraising success. The division consciously allocates time and resources to diversity, equity, and inclusion. These efforts contribute directly to the division's core values and to advancing CU Boulder's mission through impactful fundraising and engagement results. As a team and as individuals, the Advancement Division commits to learning about and challenging systems, policies, and practices that enable oppressive ideologies to recur in the CU Boulder community. Embracing the responsibility to lead and model helps promote the desired culture while supporting internal and external constituents. Accountability for the division's dedication to these values is established through specific individual and team goals that evaluate progress and growth. The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) was established in 1876 and remains the flagship University within the four-campus University of Colorado System. CU Boulder serves more than 36,000 undergraduate and graduate students and employs a faculty and staff workforce of more than 10,000. CU Boulder is one of only 38 U.S. public research institutions in the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is deeply committed to its mission to promote the belonging, well-being, and success of its students and community. With the tenure of Chancellor Justin Schwartz beginning July 1 of this year, and with plans in place for its first campus-based comprehensive campaign, CU Boulder is poised to embark on a new chapter of achievement and success. To help the campus reach its aspirational goals, CU Boulder seeks an Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, to lead three vital school-based fundraising teams and two critical central advancement functions.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Oversight of Advancement School/College Efforts:

Develops and supervises the fundraising and engagement strategies and operational plans for the Leeds School of Business, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Law.
Sets and monitors progress to goals, meeting or exceeding annual fundraising and engagement goals.
Liaises with school/college deans, seeking strategy alignment for dual-report functions shared with the schools/colleges.
Aligns campus-wide campaign efforts with school/college-specific efforts.
In consultation with unit-based leaders, establishes and adheres to annual operating budgets and ensures that programs are operating in a fiscally prudent and productive way.

Oversight of Advancement Annual Giving Efforts:

Works with Annual Giving leadership to plan, launch, and lead a pipeline-focused effort for CU Boulder, defining and deploying a strategic vision, setting and pursuing metrics, and ultimately deploying a comprehensive operation that secures, stewards, and retains new and recurring entry and mid-level donors.
Collaborates closely with CU Boulder central campus and unit-level communicators to identify and deploy an annual giving messaging-strategy, aligned with the campus-wide vision and strategic priorities/initiatives.
Creates a "donor-first" approach to annual giving that supports CU Boulder's ambition to be a great place for all donors to give by prioritizing constituent preferences, multi-segmented approaches, and data-informed decisions.
Cultivates strong solution oriented collaborations across CU, including CU System Advancement (which manages a shared donor database), the CU Foundation (the dedicated recipient of all gifts to CU), and others across the CU enterprise.

Oversight of Advancement Marketing & Communications Efforts:

Works with Advancement MarComm leadership to set the overall vision and execution of a comprehensive Advancement marketing and communications strategy that will engage a diverse constituency of alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and community members through a multi-channel approach that will advance the division's fundraising, engagement, outreach, and talent management goals.
Collaborates with Advancement MarComm leadership to effectively curate clear, concise, and effective internal communications that support all employees as they seek to do their best work, all while promoting the Advancement division's core values of Joy, Collaboration, Excellence, and Impact.
Supports building a thriving collaborative relationship with the CU Bulder Strategic Relations and Communications (SRC) team and school/college/unit communicators, as well as CU system-wide partners, ensuring the CU Boulder Advancement communications strategy is aligned and consistently following branding and identity guidelines, design specifications, tone, and voice standards.
Through collaborative partnerships with central administrative units and key academic leadership, advances the core products and message of various fundraising and engagement campaigns.

Serve on Advancement Leadership Team:

Coordinates and leads regular meetings with the Provost, Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation, school/college deans, institute directors, unit fundraising leaders, and frontline fundraisers to champion a strategic and collaborative approach focused on fundraising and engagement productivity.
Works closely with the CU Boulder Advancement leadership team to increase fundraising and engagement results that are both aspirational and achievable.
Actively participates on the Advancement leadership team to support the evolution, improvement, and productivity for the division's strategic priorities.
Supports the effective management of division resources, understanding and advising on the use of resources to ensure the division is operating in a fiscally prudent and productive way.
Communicates and upholds campus and division values in support of a positive and productive culture.
Identifies and manages a small portfolio of principal gift-level ($3M+) prospects and donors in collaboration with the campus, unit-based fundraisers, and others.

Management Responsibilities:

Manages and mentors advancement leaders of units within alignment (Leeds School of Business, College of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Law, Annual Giving, and Marketing and Communications).
Partners closely with academic leaders to provide direct reports and dual reports with feedback, manage annual performance review processes, identify career growth opportunities, recognize and reward productivity and alignment to division and unit-based values, navigate personnel issues, etc.

What You Should Know

DO NOT APPLY ON THIS SITE.Applications, nominations and inquiries of interest may be sent in confidence to the University's executive search firm:
Nominations and inquiries may be directed to Greg Duyck and Maya Holt-Brockenbrough at: CUBoulderAdvAVC@wittkieffer.com. Applications may be submitted at https://wittkieffer.com/positions/200149.

This position will require local, regional, and out-of-state travel to meet with donors and constituents.
This position will occasionally be required to work evenings/weekends.
This position has the ability to work a hybrid schedule with some days on campus and some days remote.

What We Can Offer

The salary range for this position is $210,000 - $235,000 annually. A relocation and/or signing bonus is available within CU Boulder Advancement guidelines.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

What We Require

A Master's, JD degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
6+ years of progressively responsible job-related experience, including supervision experience.
Software Used: Microsoft Office products, donor tracking software (Salesforce), Zoom, Teams, LinkedIn.

What You Will Need

High level of integrity, trustworthiness, and a record of working collaboratively across an organization to meet shared goals.
Demonstrated cross-cultural competencies, including emotional intelligence and the ability to engage and form relationships with university constituencies and underrepresented communities.
Forward-thinking, active listener who can navigate and mediate nuanced situations and opinions to reconcile competing interests, build consensus, and chart a path forward on complex projects and issues.
Exceptional interpersonal skills that demonstrate the ability to mentor and develop staff to enhance excellent fundraising, engagement, and operational performance.
Demonstrated understanding of and success in advancement and philanthropy, and in managing and mentoring advancement program leadership.
Lead with understanding of and success in advancement and philanthropy, while also having the skills and abilities to instill calm and a sense of purpose in the team.
Superior writing, oral communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Special Instructions

CU Boulder has retained WiffKieffer, a national executive search firm, to assist in this search. To apply, please visit the WittKieffer website for the search ((https://wittkieffer.com/positions/200149)). Applications submitted here on the CU Boulder Job Site WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.
For more details, including the full position profile and to submit inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications, please contact CUBoulderAdvAVC@wittkieffer.com.
All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadership profile available at wittkieffer.com. WittKieffer is assisting the University of Colorado Boulder in this search. Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer's candidate portal.
For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by October 21.

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