Director Of Foundation Relations

Job Description

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SUMMARY:

The advancement department of the university is seeking a professional who has outstanding writing and interpersonal skills to lead and assist the university in fundraising. Dollars raised are essential for this person to be successful. Building on the last two years of record fundraising in this area of over $8 million raised, this job requires a high level of professional accountability and must be a person who can work in a team environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree required with Master's degree preferred; Minimum 5 years of grant writing experience in higher education or non-profit setting; Excellent spoken and written English; Robust research skills; ability to work both independently and collaboratively with administration and faculty; Strong commitment to Christian higher education; High degree of self-motivation, enthusiasm, and professionalism in all circumstances; Ability to take primary responsibility for managing multiple projects simultaneously and meeting deadlines; Ability to raise significant funds for academic and capital support through identified corporations and foundations; and Proficiency using a computer and producing professional proposals and reports. Occasional travel is required. This is a goal driven and outcomes position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

To provide leadership in seeking and securing foundation support for the mission of Campbellsville University.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Seek as many appropriate grant opportunities for project funding as possible.
• Collaborate with Director of Alumni Relations to identify Campbellsville University alumni employed within foundations and assess potential for partnerships.
• Collaborate with administration and major gifts officers to develop written proposals for individual donors.
• Prepare grant proposals that will support all or part of approved administrative projects.
• Establish with the President, the Vice President, the Director of Development, and if appropriate, the Academic Division Chair, measurable goals and objectives for each and all grant proposals as they relate to a specific project.
• Maintain files, corporate and foundation profiles and annual reports, call reports (corporations and foundations), memorandums, and newspaper and magazine clippings.
• Assist in the identification of key foundations for specific projects.
• Discover or create opportunities that will attract major/principle gifts prospects into the life of the University.
• Educate and provide resource for faculty and staff on grant-making and corporate-partnering processes.
• Hold "prospect meetings" with appropriate staff and faculty on a timely basis.
• Help establish relationships with key foundation leaders.
• Assist with the various fundraising groups/boards of the university as necessary.
• Perform duties as requested by supervisor.
• It is the responsibility of each employee to perform assigned duties in a safe manner to prevent injury to oneself or others.
• Promptness and attendance are necessary and play a vital role in the overall performance of this university.
• Will work with faculty members, deans, directors, and/or other members of Campbellsville University to identify new opportunities for the university. Quarterly training of faculty to help in identifying new foundation prospects.
• Will provide writing expertise for the development of proposals, research reports, program development prospectus, accreditation requirements, and any other written materials in support of Campbellsville University's mission.
• Will help assist in regional education center fundraising.
• Will have editorial/proofreading responsibilities for any proposals, reports or other written materials.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation progress toward goals, provide research reports, and maintain accurate records on an ongoing basis.
• An employee of Campbellsville University is expected to honor the objectives of the institution and abide by the rules and regulations and Standards of Conduct contained in the Administrative Policies & Procedures Manual. Basic values, such as honesty, integrity, cooperation, promptness, and dependability, are required of the employee and are an important part of each employee's performance review.

The above declaration is not intended to be an "all-inclusive" list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described or of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general requirements of the job.