Executive Director, Foundation Relations

7 days ago


Evanston, Illinois, United States Northwestern University Full time
Job Summary:

This senior management and fundraising position within Alumni Relations and Development (ARD) reports to the Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for soliciting independent and community foundations for Northwestern University, conceiving, planning, and implementing the University's strategies for foundation prospects, including solicitations by faculty and senior administration.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Strategic Planning: Gather data, assess leads, and develop strategies to realize the engagement potential of organization prospects.
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with Alumni Relations and Development partners and substantial level of collaboration with partners across the University, particularly in the Office for Research, to identify and integrate resources to accomplish strategic goals and objectives.
  • Prospects & Gifts: Identify and solicit high-profile, and/or extremely complex major gifts and grants of $250k+ by managing a team pool of 200+ organizational prospects annually.
  • Events: Arrange visits of leading foundation representatives to Northwestern, coordinate site visits involving lead administrators, faculty, and students, and staff these visits.
  • Administration: Manage the University's portfolio of private professional foundations, manage senior fundraisers, provide leadership, determine and evaluate individual goals, develop and implement training and mentoring, and assign and monitor coverage of primary areas of focus.
Requirements:
  • Education: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
  • Experience: 10 years higher education, development, marketing, sales, or the equivalent experience is required.
  • Competencies: Team leadership, ability to think strategically, analytically, and creatively, complex problem solving and planning, global organizational perspective with knowledge of multiple academic units and/or specialized knowledge/experience in an academic field of study.
Benefits:

At Northwestern, we offer comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care.



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