VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

 Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Classification: Exempt
Reports to: Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer
Date: June 2025

 

Each day at Volunteers of America, we strive to exemplify our foundational pillar of Servant Leadership and Cultural Values of Communication, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, and Excellence.

 

At VOA we are committed to providing opportunities that help staff grow and enhance their skill sets.  As part of this commitment, we invest in on-the-job training to prepare employees for their new positions, offer professional development opportunities, coaching, and career pathways to promote our culture of helping staff advance their careers throughout the organization.

 

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­JOB DESCRIPTION

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Summary/Objective

The Vice President of Institutional Advancement will establish priorities, objectives, measurable outcomes, and best practices for a comprehensive advancement program. This position will serve as the organization’s lead strategist for both fundraising and external communications, managing a tristate advancement team in the execution of that plan. This position will also ensure effective agency fund development elements including donor acquisition and engagement, fundraising events, direct mail campaigns, and major gift cultivation.

 

Essential Functions

• Advises the Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer, advancement committee of the board, and executive staff of current resources, trends, obstacles, and developments in communications and fundraising
• Establishes and implements short and long-range resource development strategies, goals, objectives, and strategic planning in collaboration with the Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer
• Acts as staff liaison with the VOANR Advancement Committee with delegation from the Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer
• Collaborates with executive leadership to plan each fiscal year fund development. Monitors performance against monthly results and communicates year-end projections
• Oversees communications and fundraising efforts. Activities including individual giving, special events, corporate solicitations, and major gift development, program and organizational marketing, public relations, and external communications
• Oversees and manages Development and Communications staff for the highest level of engagement regarding organizational advancement and donor development and cultivation
• Defines metrics and measurements that quantify the performance of advancement goals and institutionalizes a system for capturing and reporting performance results
• Partner with Volunteers of America, INC to ensure alignment with fundraising, marketing, communications, and national brand standards
• Builds and maintains key relationships to ensure fund development strategy is achieved and to reinforce the VOA brand and impact throughout the Charter territory

 

Competencies

• Possess a strong executive presence
• Strong fiscal oversight and budget management
• Strong relationship-building ability
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Effective communicator with exceptional written and oral skills
• Solutions-based consultation

• Model ethical practice
• Comfort in the full suite of Microsoft Office 365 products
• Comfort in the full Adobe Creative Suite
• Continuous demonstration of behaviors aligned with a posture of servant leadership and our cultural values

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has direct supervisory responsibilities and may serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the organization.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers, and smartphones.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Travel is required for this position.

Required Education, Experience, or Eligibility Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field with at least five (5) years fundraising experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of senior leadership experience with extensive knowledge and application of major gift development, marketing, and multi-state communications and appeals
• Experience managing electronic Donor Database Systems

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in business or related field
• Certified Fund-Raising Executive certification (CFRE)
• Blackbaud donor database certification

EEO Statement

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics. Volunteers of America Northern Rockies will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact us at 307-672-0475.