Assistant WCJC Foundation Director

Salary: $60,071.00 - $66,738.00 Annually

Job Type: Administrative Full Time

Job Number: 2501 A 001

Location: Richmond, TX

Department: President's Area

Closing: 2/3/2025 10:00 AM Central

General Description

Reporting to the Director, WCJC Foundation and Advancement, the Assistant Foundation Director will lead, manage, develop and implement fundraising activities leading to successful closure of major gifts to support the mission of the Wharton County Junior College Foundation. The primary focus of this position is cultivating donors and prospects (individuals, corporations, foundations, alumni, etc.) with significant giving capacity to accomplish their philanthropic goals in the form of annual, major, and planned gifts. This strategic work involves extensive collaboration and active partnerships with university leadership, volunteers, and senior administrators to ensure existing and emerging constituents are best positioned with WCJC to provide maximum levels of philanthropic support for college priorities.

Requirements

The position of Assistant Foundation Director requires a bachelor's degree from a 4-year regionally accredited college or university. This position requires 4 years of related experience, a personal interest in the nonprofit environment of mission-driven institutions, a commitment to the mission and core values of WCJC, a customer-service orientation, and consistently applies excellence as a standard internally and externally. Fundraising with a college or nonprofit organization, donor management software, working with corporate and foundation prospects, and a current Certified Fund-Raising Executive certification are preferred. This position requires experience with regulations, guidelines, and procedures pertaining to fundraising. The position requires proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as social media page administration. A criminal background check is required.

To be considered for this position, all qualified applicants must attach to their online application the following documents:

• Copy of college transcript(s) showing completion of a Bachelor's degree
• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining relevant work experience

All documents must be attached to one online application to be considered. Please re-open your application form to verify all documents are properly attached.

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/wcjc/jobs/4790117/assistant-wcjc-foundation-director

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