Western Michigan University Looking for Senior Director of Athletics Advancement and Senior Associate Athletic Director Full Time

Senior Director of Athletics Advancement and Senior Associate Athletic Director

Position
Details

Posting Summary

College VP University Advancement-DIV

Executive
Area VP University Advancement

Department University Advancement

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S685P

Job Type Full Time, Regular

Pay Type
Exempt/Salaried

Pay Grade J

Campus Location WMU-Kalamazoo – East Campus

Salary Range Pay is commensurate with qualifications and experience, combined with an excellent benefits package.

Number of Vacancies

General Summary

Plans and manages development-focused programs designed to
increase philanthropic support for funding priorities that are aligned with intercollegiate athletics strategic objectives.

Major Duties

• Creates, implements, and evaluates a business plan that integrates annual, major, planned, and corporate
  giving to secure philanthropic support for intercollegiate athletics funding priorities.
• Successfully engages alumni, faculty,
  staff, and constituents in intercollegiate athletics development activities.
• Builds and sustains collaborative working
  relationships with intercollegiate athletics staff, team coaches, boosters, community advocates and University fundraising colleagues.
• Oversees budgets and prepares project plans containing key fundraising objectives and strategies. Implements project-based fundraising
  initiatives.
• Identifies, cultivates, and solicits a portfolio of individual and corporate major gift donors.
• Collaborates
  with internal partners to ensure coordinated solicitations are compliant with athletic association rules and regulations, with a special
  focus on name, image, and likeness regulations.
• May serve on relevant committees.
• Hires, trains, evaluates, and supervises
  staff and student employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
  from an accredited institution.
• Five years’ relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal
  communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising, sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, communications, or
  related field.
• Demonstrated professionalism.
• Capable of motivating volunteers and donors.
• Strong
  self-motivation.
• Ability to work as a team member in a complex organization.
• Ability to work irregular shifts and extended
  hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel in-state and out-of-state.

Desired
Qualifications

Special Instructions to Applicants

• Internal applicants should use
  the WMU – Internal Application.
• External applicants should use the WMU – Application.

Additional Position Information

• This is a two year terminal position, with the potential to be
  renewed.
• Staff Compensation System pay grades and rates are available at: https://wmich.edu/hr/staffcompensation.
• Western Michigan University offers
  generous benefits to its employees including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement, and tuition discount for the
  employee and tuition remission for eligible dependents. To access information about the specific benefits available for this position, go
  to: https://www.wmich.edu/hr/enrollment-staff.

Physical
requirements and working conditions

• Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally
  lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.
• Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor
  environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.