Responsibilities

• Plans and directs staff implementation of advancement initiatives and programs in alignment with the strategic plan
• Collaborates with unit leadership to deliver directed program messaging to internal and external audiences
• May serve as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information on business-relations issues, opportunities, and activities and representing the interests of the unit
• Evaluates advancement strategy effectiveness and provides recommendations for improvement
• Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships
• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees

Requirements

• Five years of relevant professional experience in marketing and communications, or philanthropy.
• Demonstrated leadership experience directing projects, campaigns, or teams with proven outcomes.
• Experience developing and implementing marketing, communications, fundraising, or stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Experience building relationships with diverse stakeholder groups, including alumni groups.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing & communications, public relations, nonprofit management or related fields such as business, education, youth development, or community development.

Preferred

• Previous supervisory experience.
• Fundraising/annual giving experience with demonstrated ability to meet benchmarks.
• Experience in Higher Education settings or Cooperative Extension experience.
• 4-H Positive Youth Development experience and/or knowledge
• Experience building organizational capacity through training and support in marketing, fundraising, and stakeholder engagement.
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and marketing technology experience.
• Budget management experience.

Benefits

• Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/)