Assistant Vice President, Advancement Services

Florida International University is a top public university that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 56,000 and 290,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good.

The Assistant Vice President for University Advancement Services provides strategic leadership for all technical and data-driven functions support the university's advancement efforts, including research and prospect management, data analytics, data management, gift services, gift compliance and administration, as well as information technology. As a key member for the Executive Leadership Team, serves as a strategic leader integrating the core themes of philanthropic eminence and operational excellence into the implementation of the Foundation's strategic plan.

• Leads and oversees the university's advancement services department by ensuring research and prospect management identify high-potential donors, overseeing the timely and accurate recording of all donations by gift services, ensuring efficacy of gift compliance and administration, and overseeing the advancement technology team to maintain Constituent Records Management
• Leads digital transformation initiatives and change management strategies, ensuring efficient adoption of new systems and processes while minimizing disruption to advancement operations and maintaining stakeholder confidence. Proactively manages CRM software strategy by evaluating current systems, identifying potential upgrades, and ensuring ongoing technological relevance.
• Implements overarching strategy and evaluate operational/data management frameworks supporting fundraising goals.
• Serves as a principal advisor to the CEO/SVP for advancement services, anticipating needs and ensuring efficient reporting of department deliverables. Creates reporting systems and timely reports to communicate information to the CEO/SVP's office.
• Works closely with the Vice President of Development in supporting the development team around prospect management and portfolio maximization. Collaborates with development officers to provide strategic research briefings for major gift solicitations.
• Forms and fosters strong collaborative relationships across the University and community (President's Office, Provost, CFO, General Counsel, deans, board members, faculty, alumni) to achieve institutional goals. Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to ensure data-driven campaigns and engagement strategies.
• Develops data governance protocols that ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with privacy regulations. Creates actionable analytics and insights to inform fundraising strategies and resource allocation.
• Develops comprehensive training programs and documentation for all advancement services systems, fostering institutional knowledge and promoting self-service capabilities among development staff and other key stakeholders. Leads learning and evaluation processes regarding advancement services modules to ensure continuous improvement in organizational effectiveness. Develops processes for identifying and analyzing best practices for organization-wide implementation.
• Manages relationships with external technology vendors and service providers, overseeing contract negotiations, service level agreements, and ensuring solutions align with strategic goals while maximizing return on investment.
• Provides exemplary management promoting cross-functional teamwork, communication, innovation, and creativity. Manages departmental budgets and staffing across advancement services departments.
• Creates and implements a multi-year technology roadmap with corresponding budget planning, ensuring advancement systems remain current, secure, and aligned with industry best practices while anticipating future fundraising needs and innovations.
• Handles confidential matters requiring tact, sensitivity, independent judgment, and discretion.

Master's degree in an appropriate specialization and six years of experience; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate specialization and eight years of experience.

A Master's degree and 7 or more years of progressively responsible experience in advancement services, research or related advancement activities, that includes at least five years of administrative, leadership, supervisory and management experience at a director or related level and at least five years of advancement leadership and campaign management/supervisory experience.

Higher education and other non-profit experience preferred.

Significant experience managing relational databases.

Administrative

Begin time: 8:30 AM

End time: 5:00 PM

Expanded Background Check

• Must attend meetings off campus and occasionally attend functions on weekends and evenings.
• Ability to travel locally and nationally.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
• Ability to work occasional evenings, weekends and at locations outside of the University.

Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

Prospective Employee

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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