**Open until filled** 

FLSA: Professional - Exempt

Salary is based on experience.

The role of the Executive Director, Foundation, with guidance from the College President and Foundation Board of Directors, is to direct, coordinate, evaluate and improve the college's efforts related to fundraising for scholarships, capital and program needs, and other college support. In addition, the Executive Director, Foundation will work collaboratively with the President and other college staff to develop and mature effective community partnerships.

The Executive Director, Foundation will exercise supervision over Foundation Development Assistant/Database Manager.

The Executive Director, Foundation and Development is supervised by the President.
 

 Examples of Duties:
-- Essential responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides dynamic leadership, vision and strategic direction for the fundraising, alumni relations, external relations, events coordination for the College and the Foundation.
• Develops and executes a multi-platform business development plan, providing strong leadership in the cultivation of a robust fundraising strategy including leveraging gifts, corporate and foundation support, capital campaigns, leadership of the annual fund, events and planned giving components.
• Advocates for the seven county service area of the College and for developing innovative, entrepreneurial and strategic initiatives to support the teaching, learning and training needs, as well as, managing potential funding sources.
• Develops community relationships which will strengthen the annual giving campaign, endowments and major gifts which will strategically provide scholarships, unrestricted gifts and priority commitments that enhance teaching, learning, professional development and capital improvement projects.
• Plans, coordinates and executes the College's resource development activities including the COA CARES Fund, planned gifts, major gifts, capital campaigns and grant development; builds and maintains relations with donors and potential donors, coordinates stewardship responsibilities including timely acknowledgement of contributions and appropriate follow up with donors; maintains donor software system, the alumni database and foundation records; identifies (new) priorities, relationships, ways to enhance college investments and sources of funds for fundraising efforts.
• Works collaboratively with the President's Leadership Team of the College to meet institutional objectives and to develop broad campus-wide coordination and collaboration of educational and training opportunities for our students and our communities. The ideal candidate will be an entrepreneurial, creative, innovative, strategic thinker, with exceptional communication and leadership skills, who can motivate and mentor staff and engage others at the College as we Transform the Tomorrows of our students and the seven counties we serve in northeastern North Carolina.
• Organizes and coordinates a variety of college special events including, but not limited to, the following:  Annual Events; Faculty/Staff Campaign; Alumni Events/Alumni Relations Materials; Direct Mail Campaign; Scholarship Luncheon; Faculty/Staff Awards Day; and Stewardship Functions.
• Develops departmental budgets for the Foundation; monitors expenses, manage fiscal reconciliations and the systematic evaluation of expenditures through assessment of outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.