Posting Details

Posting Details

Business Title
AVP, University Advancement

Posting Category
Administrative and Professional

Salary Grade
11

Salary Plan
Professional Non Bargaining

Hiring Range /Pay Rate

Department
University Advancement, VP

Department Description

Position Location
Main Campus

FTE
1

Job Summary

Leads an efficient and effective team in university advancement while providing strategic planning, execution, delivery and oversite for management and coordination of constituency-based fundraising programs, including all individual and event fundraising activities. Provides leadership and management of campus-wide development staff in consultation with the deans. Responsible for raising significant philanthropic support by carrying a personal major and principal gift portfolio. Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferably in business administration, communications, or related field.
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience as a development professional in a complex advancement operation. Five (5) of the eight (8) years must be in a supervisory role.
• Ability to travel for work (10% estimated); availability to work and attend evening and weekend events.
• Experience in securing $1M+ gifts and managing complex, multi-year solicitations.
• Valid driver's license and ability to establish and maintain driver eligibility under the CSU's Driving and Motor Vehicle Policy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in business administration, communications, or related field.
• Supervisory experience leading groups of five (5) or more direct reports.
• Experience with complex advancement operations in higher education.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Strong analytical and financial skills
• Ability to assess fundraising, feasibility, ROI, and pipeline health
• Skills in direct fundraising, managing campaigns, communications, and working with volunteers.
• Knowledge of planned giving and major gift fundraising and alumni engagement.
• Skills in a broad institutional perspective, excellent writing, communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Strategic insight with ability to analyze organizational issues and develop strategic plans; ability to adapt, effect change and manage innovation.
• Ability to manage multiple complex issues and projects simultaneously.
• Ability to thrive in a deadline-oriented workplace and an evolving customer service-oriented environment.
• Ability to provide strategic operating of business growth and leadership in building partnerships that are large in scale and scope.
• Ability to innovate new and progressive growth, while ensuring full commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  Ability to have an executive vision, including the ability to articulate the vision, create a strategy behind the vision and be able to align a team in achieving that vision.
  Must have exceptional insight and discernment skills.

Requisition Number
PT0703850S

Date grant, position, or appointment expires (For Funds Available, Temporary, and Waiver of Posting

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicant Instructions

Offer of employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of the University's verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or University policies or practices, including but not limited to a criminal background check.

Applications will be exclusively accepted online at http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/hrd/employment.html. Mailed or emailed application materials will not be accepted.

Hours per week
40

Work Schedule

Typically, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Must be able to work weekends and evenings as needed.

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Full Time/Part Time
Full Time

Posted Date
05/19/2026

Close Date/Application Deadline

Open Until Filled
Yes

Review Begins
05/27/2026

Tentative Start Date