Chief Advancement Officer

University of Wisconsin Madison•Madison, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Advancement Officer will lead the College of Engineering's development, alumni relations, corporate relations, and foundation philanthropy. This role involves managing the connectivity between these areas and supervising staff. The Chief Advancement Officer will report to the College of Engineering Dean and will be a member of the College's senior leadership team.

Requirements

8 years of experience in development, alumni relations, communications, or a similar capacity dealing with external constituencies.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and managerial skills.
Experience supervising staff.
Proven track record of effective long-range planning, problem solving, team building, and management of multiple work responsibilities in order to achieve organizational objectives.
Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

10+ years of experience.
Master's degree or higher in a relevant field.
Experience managing and coordinating with advisory boards, alumni groups, corporate management, or large volunteer groups.
Higher Education experience.

Responsibilities

Develop the College's fundraising goals, strategies, and plans in collaboration with the Dean, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, and the UW Foundation.
Manage and oversee the implementation of fundraising strategies and related activities.
Develop and interpret strategies and policies to involve alumni in a wide variety of activities including communications, events, awards, and philanthropy, in coordination with the UW Madison Foundation and Alumni Association.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with individuals, organizations, and other groups interested in supporting the College and its programs.
Serve as the primary contact for College of Engineering alumni and the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
Develop, implement, and evaluate alumni relation activities, including alumni receptions and other outreach activities.
Oversee and coordinate the efforts of embedded development and alumni relations officers with Department Chairs.
Maintain close and effective working ties with the UW Foundation.
Inform and engage faculty and staff with development and alumni relations efforts.
Develop strategies and goals to utilize corporate relationships to further the teaching, research, and outreach missions of the College.
Develop and maintain productive and mutually beneficial corporate relationships with College leadership and staff.
Foster and maintain effective liaisons with campus-level administration.
Maintain working relationships with other college and school administrators.
Complete special projects as assigned by the Dean.
Develops strategic planning initiatives and objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan.
Monitors alumni operational activities and ensures adherence to established objectives.
Serves on the dean's leadership team for the college and is the main point of contact between college leadership and other stakeholders.
Serves as the chief alumni liaison to leadership and internal and external stakeholders at large events, promotes and advocates for institutional alumni relations goals and initiatives.
Recommends changes to ensure goals are met and to foster relationships and promote alumni impact.
Advises leadership on alumni relations objectives, strategies, and performance.
Develops and oversees the budget.
Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
Provides oversight and guidance to projects of high importance.