Assistant Vice President, Advancement Operations - Chicago, United States - Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago

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Chicago, United States

3 weeks ago

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Position Details:

Position Details

Job Title

ASST VP ADVANCEMENT
Position Number

Job Category

University Staff
Job Type
Full-Time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Campus
Chicago-Water Tower Campus
Department Name
DEVELOPMENT & DONOR SERVICES
Location Code
DEVELOPMENT & DONOR SERVICES (03635A)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?
No
Duties and Responsibilities
The Assistant Vice President, Advancement Operations & Campaign Planning (AVP) will report to the Vice President of University Advancement and serve as a member of the Loyola University Executive Leadership Team (ELT).

The AVP oversees a business unit (Advancement Operations & Campaign Planning) comprised of the following functional units:

Campaign Planning
Information Services & Reporting
Prospect Management & Prospect Research
Data Integrity & Gift Processing
Gift Administration
Data Governance & Project Management
The AVP Advancement Operations & Campaign Planning will lead the Advancement Operations teams in achieving the next level of professional success, setting annual strategic priorities, leading and monitoring progress toward approved goals, and developing project work plans, timelines, and budgets.
The AVP will work closely with LUC colleagues as well as campus partners and is expected to establish highfunctioning, collaborative relationships and model an approach to problemsolving and program enhancement that centers user experience. This opportunity will be fulfilling for an experienced leader in higher education advancement who approaches their work with initiative, creativity, and emotional intelligence and can build and motivate highperforming teams.

MAJOR
RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides vision and leadership for Advancement Operations & Campaign Planning business unit. Sets annual strategic priorities for the business unit; leads and monitors progress toward the business unit's approved goals. Develops detailed project work plans, timelines, and budget. Maintains project assignments; monitors workloads and resources to meet project requirements. Provides dedicated leadership and management to a team of Advancement Operations & Campaign Planning professionals, with a focus on goal setting, performance management, and staff professional development within Advancement Operations & Campaign Planning functional units. Leads business unit to develop, document and train on processes and protocols.
Serves as the internal leader of a datadriven culture. Oversees the development and execution of reports for tracking and reporting on new commitments, projecting fundraising performance, assessing engagement, and other business needs. Monitors progress against annual fundraising and advancement goals, reporting on various performance metrics throughout LUC. Leads analytics and reporting efforts for LUC to ensure leadership and management are making business decisions backed by data, trends, and models.
Develops and oversees the business unit's functions and teams by establishing performance goals, metrics, and clarity with an awareness of contemporary privacy rules in terms of integration of data and sensitive information.
Creates efficiency and automation of transaction processing and reporting. Ensures effective deployment of technology supporting the operations. Engages in strategic planning; effectively utilizes financial investments and selects and implements tools to enhance workflow.
Partners closely with the Vice President for Advancement, the senior leadership team, academic leaders, and campus partners to plan and execute highlevel goals and operational elements of a comprehensive campaign, including discrete campaign projects and institutional priorities within the comprehensive campaign. The AVP and the
Campaign Planning function will serve as key partners with the VP and Executive Leadership Team to devise, manage, report on, and achieve the strategic goals of the campaign and vision for philanthropy at Loyola University Chicago throughout critical milestone goals that ensure successful completion.
Leads and provides strategic direction to the
Prospect Management and Prospect Research function, ensuring its continued growth and success. Designs and builds a comprehensive program to identify, define, grow, evaluate, and track the prospect pool. Develops mechanisms and processes to facilitate the seamless movement of prospects through the development cycle, and manages the annual and campaign prospect pipeline, ensuring timely and effective processes for proactive and reactive assignments. Establishes and maintains best practice methodologies for research techniques, reporting templates, and all process documentation.
Provides leadership and supervision to the
Data Integrity and Gift Processing function, and ensures all charitable contributions are recorded promptly and in compliance with IRS rules, CASE guidelines, and interna