P230248 – Senior Associate Vice President/Associate Vice President for Advancement – Office of the VP for University Advancement

Classification Title: Associate Vice
President

Department
Office of the VP for University Advancement

Posting Number:
P230248

Posting Link
https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/43775

Employer
S
tate

Professional Appointment Term
Administrative

Position Summary

The
University at Buffalo seeks a richly experienced, highly accomplished and dynamic individual to serve as its next Senior Associate
Vice President for Advancement or Associate Vice President for Advancement. The title considered will be
dependent on the candidate’s qualifications and breadth of experience. The ideal candidate should be able to expertly help lead UB’s
fundraising efforts and help foster the culture of philanthropy that is critical to enhancing the university’s mission of
excellence.

Job Responsibilities will include:

• Lead policy and procedure development regarding fundraising including
  comprehensive goal setting, prospect management, performance metrics and evaluation.
• Manage fundraising professionals in concert
  with the Vice President and academic/unit leadership, provide the essential leadership, mentorship, coaching and guidance to both school
  and unit-based gift officers as well as the centrally organized fundraising programs of annual giving, planned giving, principal giving,
  and corporate and foundation relations, to maximize productivity, establish standard performance and promotion standards, develop a culture
  of goal achievement and accountability, and lead the annual goal-setting process.
• Develop and manage a donor/prospect portfolio of
  approximately 25-30 individuals capable of making gifts of $500K+ including primarily those top prospects requiring attention from the
  President, the Vice President for University Advancement, and deans.

This position is a member of the Vice President’s
executive and leadership teams, and is responsible for working closely with the central fundraising staff, schools, deans, faculties, and
other university units in articulating and implementing plans, goals, and activities related to
fund-development.

Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There
are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of
work, personal and academic pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website
to learn about our benefit packages.

Division of University Advancement
Building stronger connections with UB’s
280,000+ alumni and donors worldwide is critical to the university’s goal: to situate UB among the nation’s top 25 public research
universities. UB alumni and friends are grateful and generous, supporting the largest, most ambitious fundraising campaign the university
has ever launched. Through Boldly Buffalo: The Campaign for UB, we seek to raise $1 billion. We invite you to join our University Advancement team and be part of our historic
efforts.

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading
public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is
a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively
impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic
dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with
disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree;
• A minimum of 7 years working in a
  professional fundraising capacity, including program planning, staff management, and personal solicitation with a history of success,
  goal-achievement and increased responsibilities;
• Experience in higher education fundraising;
• Ability to successfully
  operate and conduct fundraising activities in a complex environment;
• Demonstrated ability to relate effectively with internal
  partners and external volunteers, donors and prospects;
• Demonstrated ability to manage, lead and inspire others; ability to
  facilitate collaboration;
• A commitment to development and philanthropy as change agents for the fulfillment of institutional
  mission and vision;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, analytical and planning skills, a high degree of
  professionalism and a sensitivity to long-term relationship building and stewardship;
• Experience with planning, launching, and
  executing campaigns in support of specific initiatives or overall strategic objectives.

Physical
Demands

none

Salary Range
Commensurate with
Experience

Type
Full-Time

Additional Information

Pursuant to Executive
Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for
employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a
conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the
Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Is a background check required for this
posting?
No

Contact’s Name: Judy Mackey

Contact’s Title: Human Resources
Officer

Contact’s Email: jmackey@buffalo.edu

Contact’s
Phone: 716-645-1526

Deadline for External Applicants: Open Until Filled

Date to be
filled: 09/11/2023

Number of References Required
3