What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Vice President position at Syracuse University?
Job #
041756
Department Code
50501-8000
Department
Advancement and External Affairs
Job Title
Assistant Vice President
Location
Syracuse, NY
Pay Range
$187,000 - $220,000
Pay Determination
Pay rates at Syracuse University are based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, the job responsibilities; the candidate’s education, training, work experience and key competencies; the university’s strategic priorities; internal peer equity; applicable federal, state, local laws, grant funding and contractual requisites; and external market analyses.
Staff Level
S7
FLSA Status
Exempt
Hours
Standard University business hours
8:30am – 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am – 4:30pm (summer)
8:30am – 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am – 4:30pm (summer)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type
Full-time
Campus
Syracuse, NY
Unionized Position Code
Not Applicable
Job Description
Reporting to the Vice President for Advancement, Academic Programs and Partnerships, the Assistant Vice President is responsible for ensuring the management and success of fundraising efforts of an assigned significant and critical portion of Syracuse University’s schools, colleges, and academic units. The role plans and executes a comprehensive advancement program that furthers the strategic goals of the University. The AVP provides strategies, goals and management oversight of units to ensure collaboration, partnerships with central units, and alignment with university and divisional initiatives and priorities.
The position carries a portfolio of donors to further the development of strategies, plans, opportunities, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of this cohort. The role oversees and directs the Leadership Volunteer Engagement unit and its related work with the University’s advisory boards.
The position carries a portfolio of donors to further the development of strategies, plans, opportunities, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of this cohort. The role oversees and directs the Leadership Volunteer Engagement unit and its related work with the University’s advisory boards.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
- A minimum of 10 years of fund-raising work in higher education is required.
- Experience working with a professional/graduate school environment /constituency preferred.
- A valid driver’s license is required.
Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to lead and manage a comprehensive advancement plan.
- Proven experience in the full spectrum of development including cultivation, successfully soliciting six and seven figure gifts, stewardship, and donor recognition.
- Expert written and interpersonal communication skills including political acumen to establish and maintain good working relationships throughout a complex organization and with external constituencies.
- Expert skills in making persuasive and compelling cases for support.
- Exceptional organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
- Entrepreneurial spirit focused on goals achievement.
- Willingness and availability to travel domestically.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.
Responsibilities
- Direct and provide high-level strategy, supervision and management of the fundraising efforts to assigned school and college fundraising programs, while working in close partnership with the deans of the relevant programs.
- Meet regularly with and direct Assistant Deans of assigned programs. Lead Assistant Deans in strategies to achieve annual fundraising goals, drive innovation and support of staff as applicable.
- Manage and solicit a portfolio of existing and prospective donors, with a focus on individuals capable of making significant six or seven figure gifts. Develop and manage assigned portfolio to maximize giving potential of each donor and prospective donor. Provide meaningful contact or attempted contact of 100% of portfolio during any six-month period.
- Maintain updated plans and opportunities for assigned portfolio as well as all other activity relative to donors and prospects.
- Report results of all solicitations/gifts in the CITRUS/CRM database including meaningful interactions and ensuring the accuracy of the data entry.
- Supervise the Director of Leadership Volunteer Engagement and provide oversight of and assistance with initiatives in association with the successful planning, programming, and execution of recruitment, support, and meetings for the University’s numerous volunteer advisory boards and groups.
- Support the VP for Advancement, Academic Programs and Partnerships as called upon to maximize opportunities to advance the academic strength of the University.
Physical Requirements
Not Applicable
Tools/Equipment
Not Applicable
Application Instructions
In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume and cover letter.
About Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.
The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University’s 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.
The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University’s 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.
About the Syracuse area
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.
EEO Statement
Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.
Commitment to Supporting and Hiring Veterans
Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The University’s contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members.
Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Campus Community
Syracuse University maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and international worldview. The University community recognizes and values the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. At Syracuse, we are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in an inherently diverse country and world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. To do so, we commit ourselves to promoting a community that celebrates and models the principles of diversity and inclusivity.
Salary : $187,000 - $220,000
