Director of Foundation Administration

Position Summary
The Director of Foundation Administration functions as the chief of staff and lead administrative officer of the Arts and Sciences Foundation with responsibilities for business and budget operations human resources coordination and planning board and executive engagement and support strategic project management and overall coordination and management of the executive and leadership functions of the Foundation. The Director of Foundation Administration reports to the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director serving as a member of the AVC /EDs executive team. The Director provides leadership strategic planning and thought partnership for foundation operations. This position includes coordination and strategy responsibility for talent management and human resources; fiscal management including budget revenue forecasting procurement asset management facility management Foundation IT support and strategy implementation. The Foundation Accountant and Business Services Coordinator report to this position and additional direct reports are likely to be added over time.

Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
A thorough working knowledge of fundraising operations and advancement services related to finance human resources talent management technology infrastructure and services and facilities management. Superior strategic operational and financial skills with a strong grasp of industry best practices and business acumen. A strong record of leadership and management experience. Solid understanding of the advantages and drawbacks of traditional and emerging technology in development and alumni relations. Experience working in a complex environment serving varied internal and external constituents. Collaborative collegial and customer-service focused orientation eager and able to engage a broad stakeholder base and able to build strong professional relationships. A convener able to synthesize many ideas and produce processes that address a wide variety of goals and objectives. Record of creative and entrepreneurial management; the ability to build lead mentor and motivate a team; and the ability to encourage change and growth in both people and programs. A strong commitment to personal and professional development and the ability to build a strong autonomous and collaborative team. Excellent interpersonal skills and professional presence with a demonstrated ability to work well with people at all levels of an organization. This position requires a high level of discretion confidentiality integrity and ethics. Superior communications skills success in providing counsel for senior leaders related to advancement operations initiatives and experience implementing strategies and initiatives across an organization(s).

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Leading candidates will have a minimum of seven plus years of broad operations management experience and demonstrated success with institutional administration finance and/or operations. Five plus years of executive level experience and proven leadership.

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