Uchicago

Uchicago

Associate Vice President, Alumni and Community Experiences

Chicago, IL · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
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About the role

  • The role is also central to executing the University's ambitious Chicago Minds campaign launching in 2026, positioning this leader as a key architect in achieving historic fundraising and engagement goals.
  • The AVP must bring both the intellectual rigor to think critically about organizational readiness and the practical leadership to evolve current systems thoughtfully and ambitiously.

Responsibilities

  • Change Leadership - lead thoughtfully and ambitiously through a period of meaningful organizational change.
  • Assess current capabilities and performance with honesty and rigor, establish a clear direction for growth, and bring staff and partners forward with confidence.
  • Campaign Strategy Execution - lead the campaign execution in partnership with the Advancement leadership, ensuring volunteer leaders are activated and prepared to serve as effective ambassadors of the University, and create intentional experiences that drive constituent engagement and philanthropic support.
  • Donor Relations Strategy - drive the development of a comprehensive donor relations operating strategy that strengthens stewardship and impact communication.
  • Team Development - invest actively in identifying, nurturing, and developing talent across the organization.
  • Understand what individual team members need in order to grow and create conditions where they are empowered to take ownership, assume accountability, and build meaningful careers.
  • Seeks opportunities for professional development that will enhance job performance, including building networks within the University and with colleagues at peer institutions and with an eye towards broadly diversifying the advancement profession.
  • Performs other related work as needed.
  • Build talent and operational capacity to meet current and future enterprise needs.
  • The University of Chicago has retained Lindauer (http://www.linduaerglobal.com/), a global search and talent firm, to support this recruitment.

Requirements

  • Required Documents:
  • Resume/CV (required)
  • Cover Letter (required)
  • Inquiries, applications, and nominations must be
  • Minimum ten years of professional work experience in nonprofit management, development, alumni relations, marketing, or similar field.
  • Minimum five years of successfully managing, coaching, and motivating staff required.
  • Minimum three years of experience developing, and monitoring budgets required.
  • Inquiries, applications, and nominations must be sent by email to Andrew Machado, Senior Consultant (https://www.lindauerglobal.com/about/our-team/?member=andrew-machado).

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Advanced degree preferred.

Skills

  • Proficient in a Microsoft Windows computer environment, especially Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
  • Working Conditions and
  • Superior analytical and prioritization skills; embrace challenges and thrive in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
  • Technical Knowledge or Skills:

Compensation

  • The University of Chicago Advancement team cultivates lifelong connections with more than 220,000 alumni, current students, parents, and friends worldwide, building community through intellectual, professional, and other meaningful experiences on campus, around the world and online.
  • Integrated Portfolio Oversight - provide oversight and strategic direction for critical Advancement functions, including alumni relations, stewardship, annual giving, communications, and event programming while ensuring cohesive, innovative, and mission-driven initiatives.
  • Annual Giving - design an innovative, centralized direct marketing / annual giving program to strengthen and expand the institutional pipeline, increasing donor acquisition and retention rates and generating critical unrestricted resources on a yearly basis.
  • The AVP will bring a contemporary and integrated philosophy to this work, demonstrating command of evolving industry trends and ensuring annual giving is connected strategically to the broader goals of engagement and the campaign.

Benefits

  • Vision and Enthusiasm for the Role - the successful candidate will be genuinely inspired by this opportunity and energized by the scope of change already underway at UChicago Advancement.
  • Continuous Improvement - drive a culture of data-informed decision-making, continuous evaluation, and innovation to adapt to evolving institutional needs and the dynamic landscape of higher education advancement.
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