Senior Director of Advancement Services

West Chester University Foundation Senior Director of Advancement Services The West Chester University Foundation engages donors and other partners to drive student success. We secure funding that helps West Chester University students achieve more. More about the WCU Foundation can be found at https://www.wcufoundation.org/.The West Chester University Foundation is currently looking for a Senior Director of Advancement Services to join its dedicated, dynamic and collaborative team!

The Senior Director of Advancement Services provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for advancement systems, data, reporting, and gift administration functions in support of the West Chester University Foundation’s fundraising and engagement goals. This role is responsible for setting the long-range vision and short-term operational strategy for the Advancement Services department to strengthen alumni engagement and increase philanthropic support of the West Chester University Foundation.

Serving as a key member of the leadership team, the Senior Director partners closely with the senior Foundation and advancement leadership, Finance, campus partners, and external vendors to ensure that systems, data, and processes effectively support fundraising priorities and organizational growth.

As the Foundation prepares to support West Chester University’s largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in history, the Senior Director will play a critical role in ensuring that advancement systems, data, reporting, gift administration, and operational processes are scalable, accurate, and aligned to support the increased activity and complexity associated with a transformational campaign.

Essential Job Functions:

Leadership and Strategic Oversight Lead and guide the Advancement Services department, setting strategic priorities and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Develop and execute long-range plans for systems, processes, reporting, and analytics that support organizational fundraising goals.

Partner with senior leadership to assess operational needs, align resources, and ensure data and systems strategy supports institutional priorities.

Evaluate existing systems and emerging technologies to enhance data quality, accessibility, integration, reporting, and overall operational effectiveness.

Advancement Services & Data Management Provide strategic oversight for the administration, optimization, and governance of the Foundation’s advancement systems.

Define and enforce policies, standards, and workflows to ensure data integrity, system effectiveness, and compliance with industry and institutional standards.

Drive initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, reporting, and analytics capabilities.

Collaborate with Finance, Development, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate gift processing and reporting.

Partner with Donor Relations to ensure accurate data and reporting that support stewardship communications and donor recognition.

Oversee the development and maintenance of documentation, reporting frameworks, and system protocols to support staff performance and organizational growth.

Prospect Strategy & Data Support Lead the prospect management function through strategic oversight of data, reporting, and system support.

Collaborate with Development leadership to align prospect-related workflows and reporting tools with fundraising priorities.

Establish standards and frameworks that ensure accurate tracking and actionable insights for portfolio management and campaign planning.

Provide guidance to staff on effective use of prospect-related data to support donor engagement strategies.

Reporting, Analytics & Systems Strategy Lead the development of advanced reporting,…