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The CEO serves as the senior executive responsible for the overall strategic direction, leadership, and performance of the VMI Alumni Agencies—comprising the VMI Alumni Association, the VMI Foundation, and the VMI Keydet Club. The primary charge is to shape and execute a unified advancement strategy that strengthens engagement among VMI's broad and diverse constituencies and secures sustainable philanthropic support.
Job Responsibility:
Serve as the senior executive responsible for the overall strategic direction, leadership, and performance of the VMI Alumni Agencies
Shape and execute a unified advancement strategy that strengthens engagement among VMI's broad and diverse constituencies and secures sustainable philanthropic support
Provide vision, coordination, and alignment across all development, alumni, and communications functions
Work in close partnership with the Alumni Agencies Board and the Chief Operating Officers
Provide strategic guidance for institutional advancement, encompassing major and planned giving, campaign design and execution, donor stewardship, and alumni relations
Ensure cohesion among the Alumni Agencies and their respective boards
Provide leadership for the approximately 45 employees of the Alumni Agencies
Requirements:
Record of 15 years of senior-level management experience and strategic leadership
Significant advancement success and organizational vision within higher education or a comparable mission-driven organization
Deep appreciation for the mission, traditions, and aspirations of VMI
Experience reporting to, or working closely with, a governing board, preferably in a nonprofit environment
Exceptional strategic, analytical, and creative skills
Good knowledge of all aspects of advancement, including development, alumni relations, communications, donor stewardship, and volunteer engagement
Demonstrated success in planning and leading large-scale, transformational fundraising campaigns
A bachelor's degree is required, advanced degree preferred
What we offer:
Competitive base salary plus a performance-based bonus