VP- Strategy, Institutional Advancement, Communications, and Marketing

Largo, MD (On-site)

$160K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own high-level, cross-functional leadership for advancing a college’s mission through donor, brand, and external relations work.

  • Advance Strategy: Own advancement strategy and campaign leadership to grow philanthropic investment and community ties.
  • Communications & Reputation: Own integrated communications to raise profile, support enrollment, and public affairs impact.
  • Cross-College Partnerships: Lead cross-campus collaboration, partnerships, and performance metrics to deliver measurable outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provides executive leadership for Institutional Advancement, Communications, and Marketing, ensuring alignment with the College's mission, vision, and priorities.
  • Develops and champions a comprehensive institutional advancement vision that strengthens philanthropic support, community engagement, constituent relationships, and the College’s long-term sustainability.
  • Leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive advancement strategy that supports the College’s mission, enhances institutional visibility, and expands philanthropic investment.
  • Cultivates, solicits, and stewards relationships with donors, alumni, community leaders, corporations, foundations, and other key stakeholders to increase philanthropic support for the College.
  • Provides strategic leadership and oversight for Communications and Marketing, advancing an integrated, forward-looking communications strategy that amplifies the College’s reputation and mission impact across all audiences.
  • Directs communications and marketing strategies that enhance the College's reputation, increase visibility, support enrollment and student success initiatives, and promote institutional achievements.
  • Serves as a principal advisor to the President and executive leadership team on institutional advancement, communications, marketing, public affairs, external relations, and partnership development.
  • Develops and strengthens workforce, philanthropic, community, and industry partnerships that advance economic development, innovation, student success, and institutional sustainability.
  • Oversees advancement operations, including donor engagement, prospect development, stewardship, advancement reporting, campaign management, and constituent relationship management systems.
  • Leads initiatives that strengthen alumni engagement, volunteer leadership, donor recognition, and community involvement in support of the College.
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