Executive Director, Advancement - Alumni & Industry Relations
Core
Leads the integrated Alumni & Industry Relations function to drive philanthropic support and strategic partnerships for the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Role type
Senior leadership fundraising director (alumni, corporate, and foundation relations)
Builds
Long-term relationships with alumni, corporations, and foundations to support university fundraising campaigns and strategic priorities
Domain
Higher education fundraising and development
Required skills
Strategic planning, team leadership, high-capacity donor cultivation, grant proposal writing, stakeholder management, budget management, performance analysis
Preferred skills
R1 research university experience, major campaign management, senior volunteer group management, corporate relations expertise
Technologies
Salesforce, donor management systems, proposal software
Responsibilities
Develop integrated strategies for alumni, corporations, and foundations; set portfolio goals and performance expectations; identify and steward high-capacity funders; coordinate opportunities involving philanthropy, research, and talent; build internal relationships with academic leadership; lead a team of relations professionals; manage staff, resources, and compliance
Seniority
Executive Director, strategic leadership with team management