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The Assistant Vice President, Global Advancement (AVP) plays a critical leadership role in advancing Arizona State University’s global philanthropic strategy by aligning regional and international fundraising efforts, strengthening high-impact donor relationships, and guiding a high-performing, globally distributed team. This role serves as a key partner to foundation and university leadership, translating institutional priorities into coordinated action while ensuring a consistent and effective presence in markets worldwide. At a moment of continued global growth for ASU and the ASU Foundation for a New American University (ASUF), this is a special opportunity to lead a team across regions – ensuring alignment, strengthening execution in market, and advancing high-impact fundraising efforts worldwide.
Job Responsibility
Plays a critical leadership role in advancing Arizona State University’s global philanthropic strategy
Aligning regional and international fundraising efforts
Strengthening high-impact donor relationships
Guiding a high-performing, globally distributed team
Serves as a key partner to foundation and university leadership
Translating institutional priorities into coordinated action
Ensuring a consistent and effective presence in markets worldwide
Lead a team across regions – ensuring alignment, strengthening execution in market, and advancing high-impact fundraising efforts worldwide
Brings clarity, coordination, and momentum to efforts around the world that advance complex and high-value philanthropic relationships
Oversees a large, complex portfolio of regional and global teams
Develops growth strategies
Serves as a central resource across the Global Advancement portfolio
Represents the CGAO, Global Advancement, and the ASU Foundation both internally and externally with key funders and partners
Helps translate institutional priorities into coordinated global action
Ensuring teams are supported and positioned to succeed in their respective markets
Shape and execute strategies for engaging key domestic and international stakeholders in close partnership with ASU Foundation leadership, university officers, and academic units
Serves as a close partner to Global Corporate Advancement and the Global Futures Laboratory team members
Strengthening collaboration and advancing shared priorities across the institution
Requirements
Experienced advancement leader with a global perspective
Strong instinct for building alignment across complexity
Known for developing high-performing teams
Building meaningful relationships
Advancing ambitious philanthropic goals
Strong judgment
Emotional intelligence
Ability to engage effectively with senior leaders, donors, and colleagues across the institution
Both strategic and adaptable
Comfortable shaping direction while responding to the evolving needs of a growing global enterprise