Executive Director, Presidential Engagement; Institutional Advancement Consultant

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE (UA-PRES-IUBLA)

The Executive Director, Presidential Engagement, serves as a senior strategic leader within the Indiana University (IU) Office of the President, reporting directly to the Chief of Staff. The primary outcome of this role is stakeholder confidence - ensuring the President's voice, presence, and engagement consistently advance Indiana University's vision, values, and institutional priorities.

• Designs and implements a comprehensive presidential engagement strategy that aligns executive presence with advancementobjectives, institutional strategy, and reputational stewardship inclose operational partnership with the Indiana University Foundation (IUF) and key university units.
• Leads the presidential engagement portfolio, orchestratinghigh-impact, strategically sequenced presidential touchpointsthrough executive correspondence, meaningful events, and intentional stakeholder engagement.
• Oversees donor and principal partner strategy, executivereadiness and briefing coordination, athletic suite activation, andcross-university alignment.
• Stewards the President's engagement with a major private foundation partner, ensuring executive alignment in proposal development, renewals, and reporting.
• Serves as the liaison to the IU Foundation for principal andmajor donor strategy.
• Co‑de‑develops and manages a portfolio focused on top‑tier donorsand prospects; oversee fundraising calendars, briefing packages,solicitation sequencing, and stewardship plans.
• Manages the enterprise engagement portfolio, owning thepresidential engagement strategy across IU and with external stakeholders, including segmentation, inclusion criteria,prioritization, risk assessment, and escalation protocols.
• Designs and implements the President's athletic suiteactivation strategy in partnership with Athletics, IU Foundation,and units advancing IU 2030 priorities.
• Develops and manages briefing materials, run‑of‑showsequencing, stakeholder talking points, and post‑engagementfollow‑up, collaborating with staff to ensure delivery of timelyand accurate intel for the President.
• Manages the presidential events team, driving planning and production for presidential events to ensure maximum strategic impact.
• Oversees procedurally required and reputational correspondence(recognitions, invitations, recommendations, stewardship cover letters) and maintain correspondence logs.
• Ensures front desk and reception readiness to ensure high-quality visitor experience and appropriate operational support.
• Supervises Correspondence Manager and Director of Presidential Events and Engagements Operations.

• Leads and implements large-scale advancement initiatives withkey stakeholders and leaders in the public and private sector.
• Identifies potential opportunities and cultivates relationshipsengaging with relevant stakeholders to develop project scope.
• Develops deep understanding of related issues, assets, and opportunities to formulate project outcomes in collaboration withunit leadership and partners.
• Stay currents on emerging needs and works closely with leadership to improve operational efficiency based on industry trends.
• Matches identified needs with university academic and operational experts as well as external assets and resources.
• Manages budgets, takes on special projects, and may supervise staff in project operations.
• Serves as a primary point of contact on project needs and priorities interacting with diverse constituencies.
• Develops and maintains systems for selecting, tracking, and assessing projects and their outcomes and impact.
• May provide guidance to lower-level Institutional Advancement Consultants.

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