Associate Vice President for Advancement Services, UNLV Foundation - Finance

Associate Vice President, Advancement Services

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, invites applications for the Associate Vice President, Advancement Services.

The Associate Vice President for Advancement Services (AVP) is a key member of the Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement (PAE) leadership team and provides strategic vision, leadership, and oversight for the advancement infrastructure that supports fundraising, donor engagement, and alumni engagement. Reporting to the Senior Associate Vice President for Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement, the AVP is responsible for leading a comprehensive Advancement Services operation that provides the systems, processes, data, communications, and donor-centered practices necessary to advance the University's philanthropic priorities.

The AVP has direct supervisory responsibility for Advancement Services, Prospect Research and Prospect Management, Donor Relations infrastructure, and the Advancement Communications and Marketing team. The position ensures that fundraising operations, prospect strategy, donor relations, stewardship, communications, and marketing efforts are aligned, data-informed, compliant, and donor-centric. The AVP plays a critical role in strengthening donor trust, minimizing institutional risk, and ensuring consistency between donor intent, financial reporting, regulatory requirements, and external messaging.

The AVP serves as a senior advisor to PAE executive leadership on advancement operations, donor engagement strategy, communications and marketing, data governance, and organizational readiness for major and comprehensive campaign activity. The AVP serves as the executive leader for the Foundation's advancement technology ecosystem, including Salesforce Education Cloud and related systems, analytics platforms, reporting environments, digital engagement tools, and related advancement technologies supporting fundraising, alumni engagement, donor stewardship, communications, and campaign operations. The position is responsible for the strategic governance, optimization, integration, and long-term roadmap of advancement technologies, ensuring scalability, data integrity, user adoption, operational efficiency, and alignment with institutional fundraising objectives. The AVP leads digital transformation initiatives, change management strategies, and business process redesign efforts that strengthen advancement operations and position the institution for future campaign growth. This role collaborates closely with Development, Alumni Engagement, Finance and Accounting, Internal Audit, and Information Technology to ensure that advancement policies, systems, and communications support fundraising effectiveness and institutional integrity.

The AVP provides day-to-day leadership, management, and strategic direction for a dynamic, multidisciplinary team responsible for the administration of core advancement operations for UNLV's PAE Division. These functions include Advancement Reporting and Analytics; PAE Technology and Database Management; Procedure Development and Documentation; Records Management; Prospect Research and Moves Management; Donor Relations, and Marketing and Communications. It will interact significantly in collaboration with accounting and finance for all gift processing and gift receipting functions, which have a donor stewardship and IRS implications. The AVP is accountable for enterprise leadership and governance of the Foundation's advancement CRM ecosystem, including Salesforce Education Cloud, and for the selection, integration, and management of all advancement technology platforms. The position serves as the institutional authority for advancement technology strategy, CRM governance, marketing technology integration, constituent data architecture, and advancement systems planning, ensuring technology investments support both current operational needs and future campaign growth. This role involves partnering with central IT and being a member of the larger CRM ecosystem across campus supporting the full lifecycle of UNLV constituents. The AVP ensures the ongoing optimization, data integrity, scalability, and effective use of systems to support philanthropy, alumni engagement, and institutional priorities, in close collaboration with central IT and campus and Foundation stakeholders.

As a member of the Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Leadership Team, the AVP recommends and implements strategies that reinforce a culture of service and operational excellence, enhance stakeholder engagement, and strengthen philanthropic support for the University through coordinated data, systems, messaging, and donor-centered practices.

The Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement (PAE) fosters relationships with alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations and encourages private financial support for the students, faculty, research, and innovative programs that distinguish UNLV as an exceptional university.

PAE currently employs nearly 100 team members. We seek to hire talented professionals who will share the university's vision for excellence in academics and research, as well as a commitment to the relationships built between UNLV and its alumni and friends.

UNLV is a vibrant campus, a supportive workplace, and has tools to help you achieve professional and personal growth. We offer a variety of career opportunities and generous compensation packages.

As a team member of PAE, you will be part of a growing, inclusive division that values integrity, trust, excellence, teamwork, and respect.

This position requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a preference in business, information systems, data analytics, organizational design, or a related field. Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible experience in advancement services, fundraising operations, CRM administration, advancement technology, analytics, communications, marketing technology, or related advancement functions. Minimum of five years of progressively responsible leadership experience directing multidisciplinary teams and organizational initiatives. Demonstrated success leading enterprise technology initiatives, CRM implementations, digital transformation efforts, organizational change management, advancement operations, and complex organizational projects. Advanced knowledge of fundraising systems, advancement technologies, analytics platforms, and constituent relationship management tools. Proven ability to optimize operational performance, support comprehensive campaign initiatives, and translate strategic objectives into measurable operational outcomes.

An advanced degree and Higher Education Advancement Services experience at a large public R1 university are preferred.

A successful candidate will support diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and contribute to a respectful, positive work environment. They will use our Campus Values to guide their decisions and actions and demonstrate our Rebel spirit

The salary range for the Associate Vice President, Advancement Services is up to $200,000. Salary is competitive with those at similarly situated institutions.

Competitive total rewards package including:

• Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays
• Excellent health insurance including medical, dental and vision
• Comprehensive retirement plans and voluntary benefits programs

No state income tax

Tuition discounts at Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) schools

Tuition discounts for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents

Employee recognition and appreciation programs

UNLV athletics ticket discounts

Statewide employee purchase program discounts

RebelCard discounts on and off campus

Wellness programming for all UNLV faculty and staff at no cost

Opportunity for career advancements to leadership roles

Connect with colleagues with shared interests

Personal and professional development opportunities

A comprehensive onboarding program, Rebels: Onboard

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Submit a letter of interest, a detailed resume listing qualifications and experience, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three professional references who may be contacted. References will not be contacted until the search chair notifies you in advance.

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience, with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications because this is the information on which the initial review of materials will be based. Materials should be addressed to Jim Clinton Search Committee Chair.

Although this position will remain open until filled, review of candidates' materials will begin on June 29, 2026.

Applications must be submitted electronically through Workday. Please note that emailed materials will not be accepted.

Veterans are encouraged to apply. UNLV values the skills of those who have served. Learn more at Veterans Webpage or contact View email address on click.appcast.io for support.

For assistance with the application process, please review instructions on How to Apply. For further assistance contact UNLV Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io.

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Founded in 1957, UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution comprised of approximately 30,000 students and more than 3,600 faculty and staff. To date, UNLV has conferred more than 152,000 degrees, producing more than 130,000 alumni around the world. UNLV is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as an R1 research university with very high research activity, and is a recipient of the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. The university is committed to recruiting and retaining top students and faculty, educating the region's diversifying population and workforce