Title: Director of Development #C4050
State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II
Hiring Range: $70,000 - $80,000 ANNUAL SALARY (PLUS BENEFITS PACKAGE)
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Southwest VA Higher Educ Ctr
Location: Southwest VA Higher Ed Center
Agency Website: https://www.swcenter.edu
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, (A Great Place, Doing Great Things, Because of Great People!), is seeking applicants to fill a Director of Development position to support the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Foundation, and to commit to advancing the mission and values of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center.
This is a full-time/salaried position with benefits. Restricted Position: This position is grant funded with funding expected to last up to 3 years. The position could continue subject to receipt of additional funding and continued business need.
Examples of benefits provided include paid time off that includes 13 holidays, annual leave, sick and personal leave. Other leave may be available based on eligibility and includes parental leave, military leave, civil and work-related leave, and school assistance and volunteer service leave. Membership in the Virginia Retirement System, access to medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance, along with prescription drug coverage. An employee assistance program is available, as are flexible spending accounts, premium rewards, and wellness programs. Group life and optional life insurance is also available. The Center also offers an educational assistance program that provides assistance for college/university tuition once program eligibility requirements are met. Employment may also qualify the employee to receive student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Additional benefit information is available at https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/employeebenefits
ABOUT THE POSITION
Restricted Position: This position is grant funded with funding expected to last up to 3 years. The position could continue subject to receipt of additional funding and continued business need.
The Director of Development will support the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Foundation. The Foundation was created in 2008 to support the educational programs and activities of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
The Director of Development will be responsible for planning and implementing a comprehensive fundraising program that includes major gifts, corporate and foundation giving, planned giving, and special events. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with excellent organizational skills and will work closely with the Executive Director and Foundation’s Board of Directors to develop fundraising goals and strategies, work towards establishing an endowment, and developing best practice policies and procedures.
The incumbent will also perform other related duties in the furtherance of the Foundation’s goals and mission to support the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center.
Minimum Qualifications
• Experience in nonprofit management, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience in nonprofit fundraising, with a proven track record of success in major gifts, corporate and foundation giving, and special events.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write compelling donor communications and marketing materials.
• Strong leadership and management skills with proven success in building productive relationships with management, business leaders, staff boards, funders and donors.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, Board members, and volunteers.
• Experience with fundraising software and donor databases.
• Experience that demonstrates the ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as work appropriately in team environments exhibiting cooperative working relationships and a positive attitude.
• Experience communicating orally with demonstrated ability to make effective presentations to large or small audiences and experience demonstrating the ability to communicate in writing with the ability to prepare reports and other similar forms of documents.
• Excellent computer skills to include knowledge of Microsoft Outlook/Excel/Word, and experience demonstrating the ability to process and enter data.
Additional Considerations
• Knowledge of nonprofit best practices in policy, financial management and strategic planning.
• Knowledge of endowment creation and philanthropy management.
• Knowledge of budget and resource management.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
You may apply for this position at jobs.virginia.gov. AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. More information is also available at www.swcenter.edu/employment.
State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:59 pm on the closing date through the Recruitment Management System (RMS). Applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the state application form, and or in resumes. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application, resume, or other relevant documents provided; therefore, it is essential for applicants to supply detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application/resume, or a state application/resume lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility. This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS Account to check the status of your application for this position.
“The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force”
Equal Opportunity Employer
Contact Information
Name: Taris Harmon
Phone: 804-292-6482
Email: taris.harmon@dhrm.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.