Vice President, Management
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Management
General Management, Corporate Strategy, Project & Program Management
Leadership Profile
Learn more about Our Lady of the Lake University, the Vice President of Advancement opportunity, the priorities for the next leader, and the qualifications sought in the ideal candidate.
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Job Description:
The Vice President for Advancement (VPA) serves as Our Lady of the Lake University's chief advancement officer and the President's senior strategic partner in building the institution's philanthropic capacity, alumni engagement, corporate and foundation relations, and long-term financial strength. Reporting directly to the President and serving as a member of the President's Cabinet, the VPA designs and executes a comprehensive, mission-aligned advancement enterprise that secures transformational philanthropic investments to support OLLU's three institutional priorities:
Building Financial Strength, Achieving Operational Excellence, and Elevating Our University Brand.
This is a high-velocity, high-accountability executive role for a seasoned advancement leader who combines a distinguished personal record in major and principal gift fundraising with the strategic intelligence, executive presence, and data-driven discipline to lead an advancement enterprise and position OLLU for comprehensive campaign readiness. The VPA is simultaneously OLLU's lead fundraiser and chief architect of its philanthropic future, personally closing significant gifts while building the systems, team, pipeline, and culture of giving that will sustain the University's mission for generations to come.
The VPA serves as a member of the President's Cabinet and participates as an enterprise-level executive in institutional strategy, financial planning, enrollment, brand, academic priorities, and external relations.
Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence (CDP) and rooted in its identity as a Catholic, Hispanic-Serving Institution, Our Lady of the Lake University offers a compelling and distinctive philanthropic story. The VPA must translate that story into urgent, purposeful calls to philanthropic action, with the mission fluency, cultural competence, and relational depth that OLLU deserves.
The VPA is expected to activate the CDP network, the Board of Trustees, and OLLU's broader community of faith as strategic advancement partners.
Essential Functions
-Overarching Leadership Responsibilities. I. Strategic Fundraising, Campaign Readiness, and Major Gift Leadership
, designing and executing a comprehensive, multi-channel advancement strategy encompassing major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, corporate and foundation relations, government grants, and endowment development.
, Board of Trustees, and Cabinet on transformational gift opportunities, cultivation strategies, and stewardship of the University's most significant philanthropic relationships.
, including governance structures, volunteer leadership networks, prospect pipeline development, case for support, campaign communications, and performance benchmarks.
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