Director of , College of Business

Position Summary

Florida Atlantic University seeks an experienced fundraising leader to join a relationship-focused, results-oriented, donor-centered advancement team. Opened in 1964, Florida Atlantic University serves more than 30,000 students across six beautiful campuses in South Florida. Among FAU’s 10 colleges is the College of Business, home to over 9,000 students, diverse academic departments, and an impressive offering of interdisciplinary and professional development programs taught by the college’s world-class faculty.

Accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), the College of Business grants undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees. FAU College of Business emphasizes innovation and entrepreneurism through practical instruction, real-life consulting opportunities, interaction with successful executives, and research efforts conducted at its variety of centers. Centers such as the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship; the Runway at Florida Atlantic;

the Research Park at FAU; the WAVE Program; the Madden Center for Value Creation; and the Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise all offer opportunities to create and test business models, create comprehensive business plans, and obtain external investments to fuel their start-ups. FAU Business has been recognized for outstanding institutional performance by organizations like U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Financial Times, and Bloomberg Business week.

Strategically, the College strives to inspire students, faculty, and the regional business community to innovate and make fundamental and positive changes to the way business is conducted. The Director of Advancement for the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University works collaboratively with the Dean, Associate and Assistant Deans, and faculty, and under the supervision of the Vice President and/or an Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

The Director plans, articulates, and implements a comprehensive strategic fundraising plan to meet the educational and research missions and activities of the College of Business and its programs and areas. The Director qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of donors and prospective donors with the inclination and capacity to make significant gifts ($100,000 and greater) to the College of Business  successful candidate will experience a commitment to Advancement at the very top from the President;

a seasoned, dynamic Vice President of Institutional Advancement with a winning track record; an innovative and committed Dean at the College of Business; and the opportunities and responsibilities appropriate for fundraising leaders to complete Florida Atlantic’s next campaign.

• Develop and implement comprehensive cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for individual major, legacy, and principal gift prospects assigned.
• Work both independently and in concert with Institutional Advancement colleagues to implement strategies leading to direct solicitation of gifts of $100,000 and more.
• Build a strong pipeline of alumni and other prospective donors to expand the portfolio of qualified prospects for gifts of $100,000 and more.
• Create and execute solicitation and closure strategies for major gifts aligned with the College of Business and University fundraising priorities and campaigns, measured against the attainment of personal metrics associated with the position.
• Collaborate with the Dean, department chairs, and faculty to identify funding priorities, assess relevance and feasibility for proposed project/priority, and develop and manage comprehensive strategies to secure gifts for selected priorities.
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