Reference #: 2021657 seeks an accomplished, collaborative, and visionary leader to serve as Vice President for University Advancement. The Vice President for University Advancement will report to the  and will serve on the President's ten-member Executive Management Team. The Vice President will oversee the  division with more than 150 staff members as well as advancement teams that are based in and report to CMU's academic units.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology, and business to public policy, the humanities, and the arts. CMU is positioned like never before to meet the challenges of the 21st century. At the intersection of technology and humanity, CMU research, innovation, and creative activity across seven schools and colleges will continue to guide the future as a world-class university. A member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), CMU ranks No. 24 for national universities in U.S. News & World Report. This is a global community of 15,000 students hailing from 127 countries, faculty representing 63 countries, and alumni representing 147 countries.

The Vice President for University Advancement will develop and implement a compelling, comprehensive advancement strategy and program capable of meeting the university's philanthropic objectives. The Vice President will promote the university's mission and preserve its standing as an international leader in higher education and research through a unified vision for advancement that builds upon the success of Make Possible: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University, elevates the advancement function, and furthers the goals of the entire university, including its individual colleges and administrative units as well as campuses and locations worldwide. The Vice President will represent and advocate on behalf of the university's commitment to the transformative power of education and promotion of access, opportunity, and excellence. The Vice President will be a relationship-oriented leader with strong interpersonal skills and self-awareness, a commitment to deepening the engagement of many and varied constituents with a special emphasis on alumni and parents, and excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate matters of complexity and nuance to multiple and varied groups of stakeholders.

As the Vice President for University Advancement you will:

Oversee CMU's overall advancement efforts, including fundraising, alumni and parent engagement, business engagement, and university events by conceiving of and implementing an overarching strategic advancement plan that is innovative and progressive, including activities that extend across philanthropic revenue streams, both nationally and internationally, in ways that appropriately support and reflect the mission, goals, and objectives of the university; formulating and implementing comprehensive and best-in-class alumni engagement programs and volunteer support services that utilize the rich and varied resources of the university and offer value to more than 130,000 alumni who are geographically diverse and have a wide array of personal and professional interests and talents; and strengthening the university's capacity to support international fundraising efforts by building the necessary infrastructure and staffing.

Collaborate with CMU's academic and administrative leadership to develop philanthropic support that enables CMU to fulfill its potential and continue its ascent by working in partnership with academic and administrative leadership towards a thoughtful, energetic, unified, and consistent advancement strategy that embraces and leverages the strengths of the CMU model for academic and research units; contributing to the success of academic and administrative leadership advancement efforts by ensuring that they are supported in their roles as fundraisers in significant and meaningful ways and are appropriately involved in advancement activities including prospect engagement, solicitation, and donor stewardship; and building upon the entrepreneurial efforts of the institution's faculty, deans, department heads, and other senior and academic leaders to encourage and facilitate ownership of the university's advancement efforts.

Foster a culture of philanthropy across the university community and leverage the momentum of Make Possible: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University to prepare CMU for its next campaign by instilling a heightened level of engagement for prospects, donors, parents, alumni, and other stakeholders within the CMU community, preparing for the next campaign and alumni engagement expansion; working with the President, board, and other key constituencies to lead the effort to plan and execute a new campaign designed to realize the university's strategic priorities; and closely reviewing the organization and success of Make Possible and identifying strategies to ensure that the organization's staff, processes, and infrastructure can fulfill future campaign goals that will be established.

Lead the Division of University Advancement, which includes advancement professionals in CMU's academic units, by continuing to invest in division culture, and in learning and performance, and by fulfilling CMU's and UA's commitment to access, opportunity, and the relentless pursuit of excellence by setting goals and measures to define success and fostering a culture of achievement that values mastery of best practices, accountability, and the implementation of new ideas in which effective teamwork, collaboration, accountability, strategic thinking, and innovation are expected, recognized, and rewarded; incorporating a well-grounded understanding and demonstration of diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging as core values of the institution and the division and engaging in a critical assessment of progress toward achieving and maintaining an inclusive culture in which diversity is valued and respected; and leading by example and creating and contributing to an environment of openness, candor, transparency, mutual respect, and cooperation that serves as a model university-wide.

Serve as trusted partner and advisor to President Farnam Jahanian and the administrative and academic leadership by supporting the President by providing strategic guidance, fostering relationships, and generating support from donors and other stakeholders as an engaged member of Senior Leadership; partnering with the President and Senior Leadership to navigate complex challenges and position the university and university advancement for success; and ensuring that the President and Senior Leadership stay apprised of and are responsive to emerging best practices, risks, and opportunities in the field of advancement pertinent to CMU's continued fundraising success.

Manage a personal portfolio of CMU's top supporters, including trustees, foundations, corporate partners, and other individuals by identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding a select group of principal and transformational gift prospects; expanding the prospect pool of top supporters, with an emphasis on international prospects; and leading by example as an exemplary fundraiser who inspires both internal and external partners

Enhance and extend programs designed to engage CMU's various constituencies, with an emphasis on alumni and parents by understanding the critical impact of alumni and donor relationships in advancing a leading research university; building and strengthening cr