Executive Director of Advancement Talent and Special Advisor to the Vice President Development Office
Job Description
Executive Director of Advancement Talent and
Special Advisor to the Vice President
Development Office, Lincoln Center
Fordham University
Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841 Fordham enrolls more than 16,000\ undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools.
- Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents
- A generous employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
- As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
- As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.
- University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to
help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.
Hybrid Policy:
Please review the Hybrid Policy here.
https://www.fordham.edu/human-resources/policies-guides-and-agreements/hybridremote-work-policy-for-administrators/
Position Summary
Reporting to the Senior Executive Director of Operations and Advancement
Services with a dotted line to the Vice President for Development and University
Relations, the Executive Director of Advancement Talent and Special Advisor to
the Vice President is responsible for the strategic implementation of
Advancement’s mission and guiding principles on talent management.
This position is a key contributor to enabling DAUR’s organizational performance
and effectiveness and collaborates with the Senior Management Team to develop
and implement programs and practices that drive a culture of accountability,
excellence, continuous professional development, and improvement. This
position also ensures a positive work environment by championing organizational
core values. In addition, this position provides executive, strategic leadership and
guidance to the Advancement Services and Advancement Technologies and
Business Analytics Teams.
This position is responsible for the direct management and coordination of an
advancement talent specialist and two executive directors.
Essential Functions
Talent Management (50%)
∙ Leads the development and implementation of new or enhancement to
existing talent management programs: employee onboarding program,
quarterly and all-day staff retreats, managers’ forums, and other programs;
establishes the talent strategy and talent goals for
∙ DAUR, in alignment with business objectives.
∙ In collaboration with the Senior Executive Director of Operations and
Advancement Services, conducts employee job satisfaction surveys;
considers new ways to boost employee retention with rewards and
recognition; cultivates an environment that values diversity, equity, and
inclusion; and promotes teamwork and mutual collaboration.
∙ Communicates talent management policies and new initiatives, including
ensuring that the promotion and title change guidelines are widely
understood.
∙ Maintains and updates the DAUR website.
∙ Assesses the organization’s professional development needs across all
levels, along with leadership; determines and prioritizes mission-critical
skills and competencies.
∙ Empowers DAUR staff to self-navigate their own successful career
journeys through a combination of on-the-job opportunities, relationships
with internal mentors at all levels, and through on-demand and curated
digital learning offerings; creates a system to track and aggregate
employee training and shares data on learning participation with
leadership.
∙ Conducts the talent review process; advances a consistent process for
succession planning, including identifying successors for critical roles and
collaborating with managers to build customized development plans.
∙ Enhances performance management for personal and professional
growth.
∙ Delivers presentations and training as needed.
Business Analytics (50%)
∙ Oversees the development and implementation of a proactive strategy to
ensure that: DAUR maintains robust internal controls relating to the
systems; donor demographic, giving, and contact information (including
management of email unsubscribes) is complete and accurate; DAUR’s
reporting and business intelligence needs are met; and that gifts are
received, processed, recorded and transmitted to the appropriate financial
accounts accurately and in a timely fashion.
∙ Coordinates oversight and monitoring of DAUR systems to ensure security
and system uptime, maintaining positive relationship with IT consulting
team; manages staff charged with training and end user support; ensures
the continuous growth and enhancements of data reports for donors and
DAUR.
∙ Maintains a productive partnership with the Controller’s Office to ensure
compliance with internal and external audit procedures and protocols.
Essential Functions Note
This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities
Provides strategic leadership and supervises others who supervise. Responsible
for hiring, training, developing, managing performance, administering corrective
action, makes compensation decisions and for managing strategic views at a
high level.
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
∙ Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, liberal
arts or related field.
∙ Minimum of seven years’ experience supporting organization-wide talent
management and business analytics programs in higher education.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
∙ Familiarity with CRM systems and practices.
∙ Strategic thinking capabilities, creativity, sound judgment; the ability to
design/implement new processes.
∙ Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to
simultaneously manage multiple projects and deadlines.
∙ Strong analytical skills necessary to interpret financial information and
manage data.
∙ Exceptional interpersonal skills: successful mentorship of people with the
ability to impact, influence, and drive action and accountability.
∙ Excellent communication skills.
∙ Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external constituencies,
including peers and superiors.
∙ Interest in fundraising, higher education, and Jesuit/Catholic mission.
∙ Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to
the goals of Jesuit Education.
Preferred Qualifications
∙Minimum of seven years’ experience supporting organization-wide talent
management and business analytics programs in higher education,
preferably in a large and complex advancement operation.
Minimum Starting Salary: $150,000
Maximum Starting Salary: $175,000
Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
FLSA: Exempt
START DATE: ASAP
APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/7124
ABOUT FORDHAM
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an
exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000
students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx
and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center
Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United
Kingdom.
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and
welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other
protected categories
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