Vice President of University Advancement

PRIMARY DUTY: The Vice President of University
Advancement oversees the offices of Development and Alumni
Relations. Integrating fund and alumni engagement, the Vice
President of University Advancement promotes the image, reputation,
and competitive advantage of the University. This position reports
directly to the President and serves on the Northwest Leadership
Team.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Serves as the key external voice for University Advancement and
   as such, provides key oversight of all strategic fundraising
   activities and capital campaign initiatives for the University
2. Serves as the Executive Director of the Northwest Foundation,
   Inc. and provides leadership for Northwest Foundation and provides
   for partnering experiences with the Foundation and university
   entities
3. Is responsible for alumni engagement and as such, provides
   integrated experiences regarding alumni relations and oversees
   alumni/donor database/web technologies and volunteer
   engagement
4. Manages in a team-based, employee empowered environment and
   provides oversight for appropriate fiscal management and
   operations/long-term planning
5. Provides overall people management functions related to
   advancement personnel
6. Works collaboratively with all Northwest Leadership Team
   members and all portfolios within the Northwest leadership
   structure
7. Serves on university teams as assigned
8. Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

        Education: Bachelor’s
degree

       
Certification/Licensure: Driver’s
license         

        Experience:
Experience in capital campaigns, cultivation of and success with
leadership gifts and planned giving, along with familiarity with
not-for-profit organizations and volunteer management; five years
of related experience

Skills: Ability to make multi-level decisions; superior
interpersonal, organizational, communication, and management
skills; proven leadership ability; passion for focusing on student
success via advancement functions and providing an engagement
platform for friends and alumni of Northwest Missouri State
University; commitment to performance excellence/continuous
improvement of advancement operations; ability to interact
effectively with a variety of constituents internally and
externally and represent the university in a variety of
settings

WORKING CONDITIONS: This position will work the
hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour lunch break. This
position will require additional hours during nights and weekends,
as well as travel. This position must purchase and maintain a
cellular device and service that will be used for work functions.
This position must be responsible for plan choices, calling areas,
service features, terminations clauses, and paying for all charges
associated with the cellular device and service.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Directly
supervises all staff members within the offices of Development and
Alumni
Relations                                      

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Ability to lift up to 20 pounds

COMMUNITY: Northwest Missouri State University
is located in Maryville, Missouri, a community of 12,000 with a
diverse economy and a strong industrial base. Maryville is located
45 miles north of St. Joseph, Missouri, 90 miles north of Kansas
City, Missouri, and 110 miles southeast of Omaha, Nebraska. For
more information visit the city’s website at www.maryville.org.

UNIVERSITY: With an enrollment of about 10,000
students, Northwest is a coeducational, primarily residential
four-year university that offers a broad range of undergraduate and
selected graduate programs on its Maryville campus as well as
its Northwest-Kansas
City location at the Northland Innovation Center and
through Northwest
Online.

Founded in 1905 and
ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top public regional
universities in the Midwest, Northwest places a high emphasis
on profession-based learning to help graduates get a jump start on
their careers. Students have opportunities to build their résumés
with experiences on campus in nearly every area of study, including
the Horace Mann
Laboratory School, National Public Radio affiliate
KXCV, the R.T. Wright Farm, Mozingo
Outdoor Education Recreation Area and Knacktive, a
student-driven integrated digital marketing communications
agency.

The University is a national model for student success and
career placement. In addition, 97 percent of Northwest bachelor’s
degree earners and 99 percent of master’s degree earners secure
employment or continue their education within six months of
graduation, according to the most recent data.

Furthermore, its vibrant and diverse learning community offers
more than 150 student organizations, and textbooks
and a laptop are included in tuition, which
is among
the lowest in the nation, saving students an estimated $6,800
over four years. Northwest also offers 1,200 student employment
positions, allowing students to build professional skills through
its internationally benchmarked student employment program.
Designated the Missouri Arboretum, the Northwest campus was named
one of the “50 Most
Amazing University Botanical Gardens and Arboretums in the
U.S.”

For more information about Northwest and its performance,
visit www.nwmissouri.edu.

TO APPLY: Please fill out a Northwest
application online by clicking https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/nwmissouri
to reach our employment opportunities listing. You will also need
to submit a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for
three references in order for your application materials to be
complete. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at
660-562-1127 or email [email protected] for more
information.