Vice President of Development & External Relations

Reporting directly to the President/CEO, this position provides Senior Leadership in all aspects of resource development, governmental and external affairs, and in conjunction with staff, overall strategic communications.

Title: Vice President of Development & External Relations

Salary Range: 95,000 - 100,000

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.50

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Gateway Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Gateway Boone

Department: Development & External Relations

Total Rewards

Gateway Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Duties:

• Provides primary leadership for initiating and sustaining a comprehensive strategic and growing resource development program that exceeds industry standards, including:
  • Private Giving Endowment Growth Annual and Major Gift Campaigns Grants
• Provides primary leadership for initiating and sustaining a comprehensive strategic and growing resource development program that exceeds industry standards, including:
  • Private Giving, Endowment Growth Annual and Major Gift Campaigns, Grants
• Provides overall leadership to the marketing division and activities of the College, including development and implementation of the marketing annual plan, the division’s strategic direction, and staff oversight.
• Carries ultimate responsibility for internal and external marketing efforts to assist recruitment and retention efforts and productive media relations that garner positive visibility for the college.
• Ensures effective external strategic communications to influencers and potential donors supporting the mission and vision of the college.
• Provides overall coordination to ensure an effective relationship with and support of the Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation.
• Provides supportive and collaborative leadership with the college President/CEO and KCTCS for establishing and maintaining relationships with local, regional, state, and national officials and directing government affairs.
• Provides leadership to ensure appropriate use of the department’s budgets in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations, and restrictions.
• Provides leadership to implement strategic partnership development and broad representation of the college in professional, civic, business, and non-profit organizations in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• Serves as the college’s representative on appropriate KCTCS workgroups and peer teams. Serves on the college’s Executive Leadership Team and other college committees as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree, or equivalent, in higher education administration, public relations, resource development, or related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience.
• Must be able to work with and motivate a diverse student population, be able to help students set high standards, and be able to provide support and feedback to students in order to reach those standards.
• Demonstrated teambuilding skills and organized staff and work to align to college needs and strategic plan.
• Ability to both motivate and hold staff accountable to reach innovative goals.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Excellent organizational skills; high attention to detail; ability to quantify results and impact of work,
• Independent; self-motivated; able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment;
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to communicate with many individuals at all levels throughout the internal college environment, representing his/her self in a professional and courteous manner;
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally;
• Ability to multi-task, work under deadlines, and prioritize projects to meet deadlines with high levels of efficiency and accuracy.
• Must have extensive computer skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Word).