Associate Vice President for Advancement Services, UNLV Foundation - Finance [R0152232]

Job Title

Associate Vice President, Advancement Services (AVP)

Overview

The 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct supervisory responsibility for Advancement Services, Prospect Research and Prospect Management, Donor Relations infrastructure, and the Advancement Communications and Marketing team.
• Ensure that fundraising operations, prospect strategy, donor relations, stewardship, communications, and marketing efforts are aligned, data‑informed, compliant, and donor‑centric.
• Strengthen donor trust, minimize institutional risk, and ensure consistency between donor intent, financial reporting, regulatory requirements, and external messaging.
• Serve 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.
• Lead 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.
• Strategically govern, optimize, integrate, and roadmap advancement technologies, ensuring scalability, data integrity, user adoption, operational efficiency, and alignment with institutional fundraising objectives.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives, change management strategies, and business process redesign efforts that strengthen advancement operations and position the institution for future campaign growth.
• Collaborate 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.
• Provide day‑to‑day leadership, management, and strategic direction for a multidisciplinary team responsible for the administration of core advancement operations for UNLV’s PAE Division, including 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.
• Interact significantly with accounting and finance for all gift processing and gift receipting functions, which have a donor stewardship and IRS implications.
• Be accountable for enterprise leadership and governance of the Foundation’s advancement CRM ecosystem, including the selection, integration, and management of all advancement technology platforms.
• Serve as the institutional authority for advancement technology strategy, CRM governance, marketing technology integration, constituent data architecture, and advancement systems planning.
• Partner with central IT and act as a member of the larger CRM ecosystem across campus supporting the full lifecycle of UNLV constituents.
• Recommend and implement 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree.
• Higher Education Advancement Services experience at a large public R1 university.

Commitment to Diversity

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.

Compensation and Benefits

salary range up to $200,000.

• 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 schools; for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents
• Employee recognition and appreciation programs
• UNLV athletics ticket discounts
• Statewide employee purchase program discounts; RebelCard discounts
• Wellness programming for all UNLV faculty and staff at no cost
• Opportunity for career advancement to leadership roles
• Comprehensive onboarding program
• Rebels: Onboard Support and resources available for veteran applicants

EEO Statement

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