This executive leadership position serves as the Chief Advancement Officer for KCTCS, providing strategic direction and support to 16 colleges and their foundations. The role focuses on developing and implementing comprehensive major and planned giving programs, overseeing institutional advancement efforts, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and policies.
Responsibilities
Provide leadership and guidance to chief advancement officers and staff across the system, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and supporting the development and achievement of annual fundraising goals and campaign strategies while maintaining appropriate separation of authority and responsibilities between KCTCS and affiliated foundations
Provide leadership for all Advancement Services functions across KCTCS, ensuring the systems, policies, technology, financial processes, and data infrastructure necessary to support comprehensive fundraising and constituent engagement
Establish operational standards, policies, and procedures that promote consistency while supporting local college fundraising efforts
Lead, serve, and support a system-wide peer team of chief advancement officers and their respective recognized foundations to achieve philanthropy and development goals
Develop a data-informed culture that supports fundraising success, strategic decision-making, and organizational effectiveness
Establish fundraising metrics, dashboards, and performance reporting for college leadership, chancellors, foundation boards, and the KCTCS Board of Regents, ensuring timely and reliable information for decision making
Direct system-wide fundraising programs including the planning, budgeting, design, implementation, and evaluation of annual, major, and planned giving functions to secure gifts of $10,000 and above as well as management of any comprehensive, capital, and special project fundraising campaigns
Manage constituent identification, research, evaluation, and oversee strategy development and implementation for prospective donors to KCTCS and the colleges
Coordinate the solicitation of major and planned gifts among KCTCS, the colleges, and their respective related foundations
Plan, develop, and execute system-wide staff training and professional development activities for institutional advancement officers and related staff to implement fundraising and campaign processes
Provide executive oversight of philanthropic financial operations and collaborate with finance, legal counsel, auditors, and foundation leadership to maintain strong internal controls, financial accountability, and regulatory compliance
Oversee gift acceptance, gift processing, fund administration, endowment management, planned giving documentation, and donor intent compliance
Ensure related foundations, staff, and volunteers comply with KCTCS Board Policy 7.4 and all associated policies and procedures
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Develop, administer, and monitor the annual operating budget for KCTCS Institutional Advancement
Serve as the Executive Director of the KCTCS Foundation, Inc., providing strategic leadership and oversight for all philanthropic initiatives, fundraising activities, and development programs of the KCTCS System Office and Foundation
Partner with the KCTCS Foundation Board of Trustees to advance the Foundation
Strengthen board governance and effectiveness by supporting board meetings, committee operations, policy compliance, strategic planning, and trustee engagement
Assist the board with planning, operations, administration, and information dissemination
Prepare and implement the annual budget for the KCTCS Foundation, Inc.
Oversee and execute the process of the KCTCS Foundation annual external audit and mandatory reporting to the IRS (IRS Form 990) in conjunction with Administrative Services
Foster productive collaboration among Foundation leadership while maintaining clear governance distinctions and accountability among the Board of Trustees, Board Chair, and Executive Director
Lead and develop staff to support advancement objectives through effective hiring, training, performance management, coaching, succession planning, and employee development
Develop and oversee donor stewardship and recognition programs that promote donor engagement, retention, and appreciation while ensuring compliance with KCTCS policies and procedures and applicable IRS requirements
Delegate responsibilities appropriately, monitor progress, provide performance feedback, and communicate expectations to ensure accountability and operational effectiveness
Provide counsel on best practices to the Senior Vice President, External Affairs and/or the KCTCS President
Advise and support the KCTCS President in developing and executing donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies, including direct engagement with key prospects and donors
Represent KCTCS and the Foundation at meetings, conferences, and events as needed
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree and four (4) years of relevant experience or equivalent
Nice to have:
Master
Bachelor's Degree in higher education administration, non-profit administration, business administration, or communications
