Associate Vice President for Fundraising Priorities

Job description

Overview The Associate Vice President for Fundraising Priorities (AVP) is a strategic, creative, and highly collaborative senior leader within a high-performing University Advancement organization. Reporting directly to the Vice President for Advancement and serving as a key member of the Advancement senior leadership team, the AVP provides the vision, strategy, and momentum that drive all capital and restricted fundraising efforts across the University. The AVP plays a central role in shaping the University’s philanthropic priorities—leading the process that defines fundraising initiatives, partnering with faculty and administrative leaders to articulate compelling cases for support, and ensuring the effective “arc” of gifts from initial vision through engagement, solicitation, documentation, and stewardship. In addition to the Vice President for Advancement, the AVP will work closely with the President, Provost, Executive Vice President, Dean of the Faculty, Deputy Provost for Resource Planning, deans, and faculty across disciplines to advance initiatives aligned with the University strategic framework. The ideal candidate is an innovative strategist and exceptional communicator...