Dear Colleagues,
We posted two positions today, the Senior Director of Foundation Relations and the Senior Director of Corporate Relations. Below are the position summaries for these roles. Please reach out to Ann Moran or me if you have an interest in these roles or if you have any referral candidates for us to consider.
Thank you!
Shannon
Senior Director of Foundation Relations
Position Summary
The Senior Director of Foundation Relations will serve as the leader of the Foundation Relations team and is charged with leading the planning, organization and implementation of a best in class program with the goal of significantly increasing foundation support for the University’s key academic objectives. The Senior Director will provide leadership in working with the Foundation Team to effectively engage with the Academy, especially our faculty to understand, synthesize and present strategic research in the most compelling manner to appropriate foundations. The Senior Director is also responsible for directing the Foundation Team to ensure that we are proactively identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding appropriate private foundations on a local, regional, national and international level. This person will manage a portfolio of key foundation relationships, as well as the portfolio distribution across the entire team. This person must also work closely with leaders in the development department, especially those who also engage regularly with our academic leadership and faculty (e.g. Associate Vice President, the Senior Director of Corporate Relations, the Senior Director of Academic Advancement and the corporate/academic advancement teams), to fully integrate our academic advancement strategy and to maximize our fundraising success.
Senior Director of Corporate Relations
Position Summary
The Senior Director of Corporate Relations will serve as the leader of the Corporate Relations team and is charged with leading the planning, organization and implementation of a best in class program with the goal of significantly increasing corporate partnerships and overall financial support for the University’s faculty-led research. The Senior Director will provide leadership in working with the Corporate Team to effectively engage with faculty, Deans and the Office of Research to understand, synthesize and present strategic research in the most compelling manner to grow our corporate partnerships. The Senior Director is also responsible for directing the Corporate Team to ensure that we are proactively identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding new and existing corporate partnerships. This person will manage a portfolio of key corporate relationships, as well as the portfolio distribution across the entire team. This person must also work closely with leaders in the development department, especially those who also engage regularly with our academic leadership and faculty (e.g. Associate Vice President, the Senior Director of Foundation Relations, the Senior Director of Academic Advancement and the foundation/academic advancement teams), to fully integrate our academic advancement strategy and to maximize our fundraising success. In addition, the Senior Director will collaborate with the University’s other internal corporate stakeholders, including the Career Center, Athletics, Procurement, etc.
