SVP

SVP, Advancement

Employees, United States
· Full Time
· Remote

You will play a central role in developing the philanthropic engine that fuels Reach University’s impact. Fundraising isn't a transactional function to you, it's a relational giving practice — a core driver of institutional capacity, credibility, and long-term impact. You are motivated by building lasting, trust-based relationships with donors, partners, and champions who believe in expanding access to higher education, and you know that resources flow most powerfully when people feel genuinely seen, not solicited.

In this role, you will lead the Advancement capability, which includes all fundraising, donor relations, and advancement communications functions. You will help Reach build major gift pipelines and campaign strategies that support Reach's next stage of growth. You will partner closely with the President and the Board, bringing a thoughtful, strategic lens to donor discovery and the Powerful Conversations that build trust, surface shared vision, and open the door to meaningful investment.

At the same time, you are deeply invested in how the work gets done. If you are a leader who develops people as intentionally as you build relationships, this could be the ideal role for you. You will build alignment across a growing Advancement team to ensure Reach is strengthening donor stewardship practices, and ensuring that systems, processes, and tools for gift tracking, reporting, and communications are both effective and efficient.

In this executive advancement job, you will create clarity in role expectations, invest in the growth of your team, and foster a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement. Every relationship you build and every gift you help unlock in this role will move Reach closer to its North Star: a world where it takes skill and effort, not money or connections, to get ahead, and no one has to choose between a job and a degree.

We achieve this North Star by pioneering pathways to upward mobility through higher education in the workplace.

• Provide Team Vision & Leadership:
  Lead all Advancement activities based on a philosophy of relational, trust-based giving, including major gifts, annual giving, corporate and foundation relations, planned giving, and donor communications, ensuring they align with Reach’s goals and mission. Mentor, develop, and coach team members — including in the practice of Powerful Conversations — setting goals and conducting performance evaluations to ensure success and growth within the team.
• Oversee Campaign Strategy:
  Design and execute comprehensive fundraising campaigns, from quiet phase through public launch, aligned with strategic priorities.
• Build the Major Gifts Pipeline:
  Work closely with the Advancement team to build the major gifts pipeline:
  Identify major donors and prospects and lead them through Powerful Conversations — grounded in relevance, relationship, and shared vision — that build trust and invite investment, personally managing key relationships and their ongoing stewardship.
• Advise Leadership:
  Act as an advisor to the President and the Board, providing insights into fundraising strategy and donor engagement.
• Partner Across the Institution:
  Manage relationships with internal teams, ensuring gift processes, donor agreements, and public-facing materials are aligned and accurate.
• Steward Donor Relationships:
  Oversee team members to ensure donor recognition, stewardship reporting, and gift acknowledgment processes make donors feel genuinely known and valued, not just informed — consistent with our relational approach to giving.
• Ensure Compliance:
  Ensure compliance with gift-accounting standards, laws, and…