Associate Dean Development and Alumni Relations, Columbia School of General Studies

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard
  
  Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $220,000 - $250,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

The Columbia University School of General Studies (GS) occupies a singular position within Columbia University and higher education, extending access to a rigorous Columbia undergraduate education for students whose paths do not follow traditional timelines. Founded in 1947 amid the postwar influx of veterans supported by the GI Bill, GS today serves a dynamic and diverse student body that includes veterans, community college transfers, first-generation and low-income students, working adults, parents, entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, international dual-degree students, and postbaccalaureate premedical students.

Fully integrated into the Columbia undergraduate classroom, GS students reflect both the promise and evolving demographics of American higher education. GS has long been a laboratory for innovation, from creating the nation’s first postbaccalaureate premedical program to building domestic and international pathway programs that expand access and strengthen Columbia’s global reach. With a leading commitment to student veterans, growing community college pipeline programs, more than 25,000 alumni, a highly engaged Board of Visitors, and significant recent fundraising momentum—including 25 gifts of $1M or more since 2018 totaling approximately $60M, largely in support of financial aid—GS is poised to advance its development and alumni affairs work to even higher levels of distinction.

• Serve as the School’s chief development and alumni relations officer, partnering with the Dean, Vice Dean, senior leadership, faculty, the VP of Development, and colleagues in the Office of Alumni Relations and Development to advance fundraising priorities and provide strategic leadership for increasing endowment, current-use, annual fund, and other philanthropic support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and other donors.
• Manage an individual portfolio of approximately 40 major- and principal-gift prospects while leading the development team in identifying key initiatives, top prospects, volunteer leaders, engagement opportunities, and strategies to move support toward longer-term commitments when appropriate.
• Serve as the lead fundraiser for the Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration.
• Provide leadership and work collaboratively with the Dean, Vice Dean, events team, and development/alumni staff for GS signature fundraising efforts, including the Columbia Military Ball, Scholarship Dinner, Reunion Weekend, Giving Day, and other key events.
• In collaboration with the Dean, Vice Dean, and new parent/family development engagement officer, create and implement strategies to engage and enhance fundraising from parents and families of GS students and alumni.
• Work constructively and collaboratively with colleagues across the University on shared prospects, interdisciplinary initiatives, institutional solicitations, and advancement priorities.
• Participate in Office of Alumni Relations and Development management, prospect coordination, campaign planning, and University Development meetings; use the University’s prospect management systems and databases to manage prospects, document strategies, communicate progress, and coordinate activity with colleagues across the University.
• In partnership with the Vice Dean/Chief Administrative and Financial Officer, develop and monitor budgets, expense summaries, event reports, fundraising pipelines, and other operational tools necessary to support the advancement program.
• Oversee the preparation of funding proposals, talking points and scripts, briefings…