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Position

Vice President/Senior Institutional Advancement Officer

Division:

Institutional
Advancement

Department:

Institutional Advancement

Reports to:

President

Position
Summary

Livingstone College seeks a seasoned and results-driven Vice President/Senior Institutional Advancement Officer
to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the College’s comprehensive fundraising and development programs. This
senior-level role is responsible for advancing philanthropic support through annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, corporate and
foundation relations, and the effective use of donor data and CRM systems.

The successful candidate will bring 8–10+ years of
progressive advancement experience, a strong record of fundraising success, and the leadership capacity to strengthen donor engagement,
institutional partnerships, and long-term philanthropic sustainability in alignment with Livingstone College’s mission and strategic
priorities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The results you will deliver each day that matter
most!

Strategic Leadership & Advancement Planning

• Develop, implement, and continuously refine a
  comprehensive institutional advancement strategy aligned with College priorities, strategic plans, and campaign objectives.
• Establish annual fundraising goals, operating plans, and budgets; monitor progress and adjust strategies to ensure performance targets are
  met.
• Provide regular, data-informed reports and analysis to senior leadership and governing bodies.

Fundraising
& Program Oversight

Provide leadership, direction, and hands-on engagement across the following functional areas:

Annual Giving

• Plan, execute, and optimize annual fund programs, including direct mail, digital giving, donor
  appeals, and stewardship initiatives.
• Support phonathon and emerging donor engagement strategies, as applicable.

Major Gifts

• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects.
• Manage a personal portfolio
  of high-capacity donors and prospects, with responsibility for closing significant gifts.
• Partner with senior leadership, Board
  members, and key stakeholders in solicitation efforts.

Planned Giving

• Develop and grow a planned giving
  pipeline, promoting legacy and deferred giving opportunities.
• Coordinate planned gifts with donors, legal counsel, and financial
  advisors in accordance with college policy.

Corporate & Foundation Relations

• Research, cultivate, and
  secure corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and strategic philanthropic partnerships.
• Oversee proposal development,
  submission, reporting, and stewardship for institutional funders.

Database & CRM Strategy

• Provide
  strategic oversight of donor database and CRM systems, ensuring data integrity, effective segmentation, accurate reporting, and alignment
  with fundraising strategy.
• Leverage data to inform prospect research, moves management, pipeline development, and campaign
  planning.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Build, lead, and support a high-performing advancement team;
  hire, train, mentor, set performance objectives, and conduct evaluations.
• Foster collaboration across departments, including
  Finance, Alumni Relations, Communications, and Academic and Student Affairs.
• Engage faculty, staff, alumni, volunteers, and
  external partners in cultivation and stewardship activities.

Stewardship, Compliance & Governance

• Design and implement donor stewardship and recognition programs that strengthen retention and lifetime donor value.
• Ensure
  compliance with college gift acceptance policies, donor gift agreements, ethical fundraising standards, and applicable legal and regulatory
  requirements.
• Uphold the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality in all donor interactions.
• Additional Duties as Assigned.

Education/ Experience

What you will need to be
successful!

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8–10+ years of progressive advancement or
  fundraising leadership experience with documented, measurable fundraising results.
• Demonstrated success securing six- and
  seven-figure gifts and leading multi-channel fundraising programs.
• Proven experience developing and managing annual giving,
  major gifts, planned giving, and corporate/foundation fundraising initiatives.
• Strong experience with donor databases and CRMs
  (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce for Nonprofits, or equivalent), including reporting and data-driven decision-making.
• Successful
  experience leading and managing teams and cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation,
  and relationship-building skills.
• High level of integrity, judgment, and professionalism in handling sensitive donor and
  institutional information.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree and/or CFRE (Certified Fund-Raising Executive) credential.
• Experience in higher
  education, nonprofit, or faith-based institutional advancement.
• Familiarity with capital campaigns and comprehensive
  fundraising initiatives.
• Experience working closely with Boards of Trustees and senior executive leadership.

Key Competencies

• Strategic and results-oriented leadership approach.
• Strong relationship
  builder with the ability to engage senior executives, trustees, alumni, and external partners.
• Data-informed decision-maker with
  comfort using metrics to demonstrate impact.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to adapt in a dynamic, collaborative
  environment.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

Reporting & Work
Expectations

• Reports To: Vice President for Institutional Advancement
• Supervises: Advancement
  staff as assigned (e.g., annual fund, major gifts, grants, database personnel)
• Travel & Schedule: Some travel and
  evening/weekend work required for donor cultivation, events, and institutional functions

Measures of
Success

• Sustained year-over-year growth in philanthropic revenue across all giving channels.
• Increased donor
  retention, engagement, and pipeline advancement.
• Successful cultivation and closure of major and planned gifts meeting or
  exceeding targets.
• Accurate, timely, and actionable fundraising data and reports supporting executive decision-making.

Working Conditions

• Standard business hours with occasional evenings or weekends required to support
  events, campaigns, or reporting deadlines.
• Hybrid work arrangements may be available based on departmental needs and
  institutional policy.

Life at Livingstone College

Why we believe you will love working at Livingstone
College!!

Livingstone College is a private historically black college that is secured by a strong commitment to quality
instruction, academic excellence, and student success. Through a Christian-based environment suitable for holistic learning, Livingstone
provides excellent business, liberal arts, STEAM, teacher education, and workforce development programs for students from all ethnic
backgrounds designed to promote lifelong learning and to develop student potential for leadership and service to a global community.

About Livingstone College: http://Livingstone.edu

Livingstone College is an equal opportunity
employer that employs qualified individuals based upon job related qualifications regardless of race, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual
orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition, political affiliation or any
other classification proscribed under applicable federal, state or local law. Livingstone College complies with all laws regarding
reasonable accommodation for disabled candidates and employees. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the
interview process are requested to contact Human Resources in order to arrange such accommodation. We offer competitive compensation and an
attractive benefits package. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract.