Director of Development, College of the Arts (Hybrid – Southern CA)

Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with California State
University Long Beach in the search for a Director of Development,
College of the Arts.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Development, the
Director of Development, College of the Arts will secure
philanthropic funds in support of programs and activities of the
College of the Arts (COTA). The Director of Development will
provide leadership and day-to-day management of an integrated
program of development activities for COTA’s six academic units, as
well as the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center and
the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum. The Director
of Development will work closely with department chairs, school
directors, and faculty members, and partner with the Dean and
Associate Vice President, Development on the development and
implementation of a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the
College of the Arts. This is a hybrid position. The Director of
Development is expected to be on campus at least two days per week.
For the first three to six months of employment, the Director of
Development is expected to be on campus four to five days per week.
The Director of Development must reside in California with a strong
preference for Southern California. 

For 75 years, California State University Long Beach (CSULB) has
championed personal transformation and professional triumph. That’s
why Go Beach is much more than a catchphrase—it’s the
spark that empowers and emboldens students and the community. The
Beach enriches students’ lives through globally informed,
high-impact educational experiences with superior teaching,
research, creative activity, and action for the public good.

California State University Long Beach is home to one of the
largest publicly funded art schools in the country. The College of
Arts at California State University Long Beach is a community. More
than 3,000 majors and minors students study within the College of
the Arts, working with faculty, staff, and guest artists in the
School of Art, the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, and the
departments of Dance, Design, Film and Electronic Arts, and Theatre
Arts. Additionally, the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts
Center and the Carolyn Campagna Kleefled Contemporary Art Museum
are valuable resources for the campus and Greater Long Beach region
and are proudly part of the College of the Arts.

In the College of the Arts, additional diversities of talents and
skills, prior training and exposure, approaches to teaching and
learning, professional aspirations, scholarly inquiry, and creative
endeavor are embraced. The College of the Arts community draws upon
this great diversity as a source of strength, wealth, depth, and
breadth. It recognizes that respect, openness, and inclusiveness
are essential to creating a productive and constructive place for
its students, faculty, and staff to teach, learn, study, create,
and expand their fields.

California State University Long Beach is the number one
most-applied-to campus in the CSU system and was ranked third in
the U.S. for advancing social mobility by U.S. News & World
Report. The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher
Education named CSULB eighth in the nation for campus
diversity and it was listed in the top 10% of schools nationwide
for return on investment by Georgetown University’s Center on
Education and the Workforce.

A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of
education and experience and at least five years of demonstrated
major gift fundraising experience, including donor identification,
cultivation, and solicitation within a higher education
environment, is preferred. California State University Long Beach
will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds. If you
are excited about this role and feel that you can contribute to
CSULB, but your experience does not exactly align with every
qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply. All
applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and resume.
Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of California
State University Long Beach as well as the responsibilities and
qualifications stated in the position prospectus.

The salary range for this position is $105,000 to $115,000
annually.

California State University Long Beach is committed to the
inclusion of all qualified candidates. If you require reasonable
accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or
participating in the selection process, please contact Jeanette
Rivera-Watts at [email protected].

To apply for this position, visit:
https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1323.