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Associate Director of Development & Communications
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Position Number: 6026573
Location: Manchester, CT
Position Type: Development and Fund Raising

Associate Director of Development & Communications

Details:
Posted: February 21, 2025
Level: Educational Assistant
Hours: Part-time up to 17 hours per week
Closing Date: The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with materials submitted by Wednesday, March 5, 2025, receiving priority consideration.

Location:
CT State Manchester
60 Bidwell Street, Manchester, CT 06040
**This position is not remote**
For more information, please visit the campus website or www.ct.edu/hr/jobs

CT State Community College Mission:
Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:
Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut's citizens and communities.

CT State Community Equity Statement:
Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date:
April 2025

Position Summary:
The Associate Director of Development & Communications collaborates closely with the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, the Executive Director of the Foundation, and the Director of Institutional Advancement. This position has primary leadership responsibility for major department functions, particularly in fundraising and communications. The Associate Director of Development & Communications supervises staff and student workers and assists with activities related to assigned tasks and projects. The Associate Director of Development & Communications is expected to have substantial relationships with community members, donors, administrators, and staff.

Example of Job Duties:
Under the direction of the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement and/or the Executive Director of the MCC Foundation, the Associate Director of Development & Communications is accountable for contributing to the objectives of the Division of Institutional Advancement:

Annual Giving: Provide leadership for creation and execution of a comprehensive annual giving and communications plan for the College and Foundation. Provide recommendations for plan to Foundation board and committees. Leads the design, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the college's first comprehensive, 12- month annual giving program. This program is the foundation of the fundraising program and the pipeline for future major gifts. Provides ongoing evaluation, analysis, and improvement to achieve required outcomes.
Communications Plan: Responsible for the design, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of a comprehensive communications program for the foundation and department. Responsible for strategic messaging and targeting communications to segmented constituencies within the college/foundation's 25,000 constituents. This work requires oversight of database integrations with various technological platforms to distribute messages and maintain the accuracy of data.
Project Management: Oversee logistics and details of overlapping projects including preparation of software tools that must be synced to messages for the accurate flow of data, establishing coding formats, designing and implementing acknowledgement mechanisms, and organizing task assignments and workflow.
Prospect Management and Donor Relations: Manage a donor prospect pool including research, qualification, rating, communications, personal visits, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Develops and sustains meaningful relationships with foundation directors, donors, alumni leaders, and other external stakeholders. Utilizes these relationships for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors. Management of this large portfolio of relationships inside and outside the institution utilizing significant interpersonal communication skills.
Data Management: Propose and implement policies and procedures for data management to ensure integrity of database, identify opportunities to improve administrative efficiencies, and implement solutions. Collect and analyze data and prepare findings and recommendations to Dean and Foundation leaders. Produces reports and analyzes data to demonstrate growth in key performance areas, particularly around fundraising and communications.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in an appropriately related field together with one (1) or more years of related experience together with up to two years of supervisory experience; or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position's essential duties.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following:

Demonstrated knowledge of computerized and manual systems for collecting, preserving and reporting information related to the work of the Division.
Supervisory experience.
Experience in fundraising events and event planning.
Knowledge of nonprofit communication concepts.
Familiarity with the use of social media for nonprofits and website maintenance primarily using Word Press.
Organizational and multitasking skills including ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to interact favorably with external constituents, administrators, staff, faculty and students.

Candidates must possess proven ability to effectively work with culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students. They are expected to have excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.).

Salary:
$47.24 hourly.

Application Instructions:
To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter may be entered as text in the corresponding box, or it can be uploaded as a combined file with the resume.

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable.

For more information or to apply via our website at www.ct.edu/hr/jobs

Background Screening:
All employment, if offered, is contingent upon proof of citizenship or employability under the requirement of the Immigration and Control Act (IRCA) and the successful passing of a background check, including granting permission to contact current and previous employers for verification. CSCU is committed to providing a safe campus community. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination
CSCU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, PhD, MSW, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, (jchaisson-cardenas@commnet.edu).

CSCU IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F

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