Associate Dean for Advancement, Kenan-Flagler Business School

Associate Dean for
Advancement, Kenan-Flagler Business School

The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North
Carolina

The Search

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) seeks a
strategic, collaborative, and aspirational fundraising professional
to serve as the Associate Dean for Advancement (ADA) for
Kenan-Flagler Business School (School). Reporting to the
Dean and serving on their Executive Leadership Committee, the
Associate Dean for Advancement collaborates closely with the dean
and other senior leaders across Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Through these partnerships, the ADA will establish and pursue the
strategic direction, goals, and externally sourced funding streams
to build on past success and propel the institution forward through
a period of growth and innovation as one of the world’s top
business schools.

As an innovative and highly collaborative leader, the Associate
Dean for Advancement leads the Kenan-Flagler Office of Advancement,
with a team of approximately 30 talented professional staff, in a
range of mission-critical activities that include fundraising and
donor development, alumni engagement, stewardship, brand-building,
and impact reporting. Engaging a passionate alumni network,
corporations, and other friends of the school, the ADA works with
key constituents, including the dean, UNC’s development office, and
the school’s advisory and foundation boards to raise significant
private funds to enable Kenan-Flagler Business School to continue
engaging top faculty, delivering outstanding academic programming,
innovating in learning and student engagement, and extending the
School’s positive impact in North Carolina, the United States, and
around the world.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with the ability
to plan and achieve ambitious goals, evidenced through at least six
years of successful leadership and management experience in a
fundraising organization and ten or more years of
professional-level, direct solicitation fundraising experience. The
successful candidate must possess exceptional written and oral
communication skills. The next ADA must be willing and able to lead
a collaborative team of talented, highly capable staff in a
goal-oriented development organization. The candidate should have a
proven track record of generating substantial financial
contributions, along with strong enthusiasm for development and
alumni engagement in a comprehensive research setting. The ADA
should evidence exceptional interpersonal skills, professional
drive, integrity, and capacity to build and maintain trusting
relationships over time. The ideal candidate will have the ability
to work efficiently on multiple assignments involving staff,
faculty, volunteers, and donors. They will possess familiarity with
current practices, tools, technology, and metrics supporting a
professional advancement organization. A bachelor’s degree is
required; a master’s degree is preferred.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has retained
Jack Gorman of the national executive search firm, Isaacson,
Miller, to assist in this important recruitment. Applications
should be submitted through the University of North Carolina’s
PeopleAdmin recruitment portal: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/273467

Confidential inquiries and nominations should be directed to the
search firm at:
https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/university-north-carolina-chapel-hill-kenan-flagler-business-school/associate-dean

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equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and
employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance
status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or
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