West Point Association of Graduates · 4 hours ago
Vice President of Development
West Point, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$210K/yr - $235K/yr
10+ years expWest Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) is dedicated to serving West Point and its alumni. The Vice President of Development is responsible for managing the fundraising program for the United States Military Academy, providing strategic leadership, and overseeing various development operations.
EducationHigher EducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Responsible for the general administration and overall management of the private sector development and fund-raising program for the United States Military Academy at West Point and the WPAOG
Overseeing a centralized, full-scale fundraising operation that includes Annual and Class Giving, Corporate & Foundation Relations, Planned Giving, Leadership and Major Gift Giving, Development Events, Advancement Services and Development Communications & Stewardship
Provide strategic, clear, and effective leadership to Development staff, key volunteer committees, the Academy’s Leader Team, and Department Heads
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree is required
Must be able to interact/engage with senior military leaders as well as national business and political leaders and be comfortable and confident in meetings and engagements with them
Must set a strong, professional example for team and reflect the values of the Association of Graduates
Must have thorough knowledge of personnel management, financial management, accounting, and control of funds
Must have fundraising industry knowledge and be cognizant of industry best practices and thorough knowledge of educational philanthropy processes, systems, and techniques
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Must be willing to travel
Incumbent should be able to be 'on-call' as required by situations and events
Additionally, the incumbent must live within commuting distance of West Point
Preferred
Master's degree is preferred
A minimum of ten years of development experience is preferred, to include at least five years of educational development experience
A minimum of ten years of organizational leadership of teams (at least 30 employees) is preferred
Benefits
Excellent benefits
Pleasant working environment
Company
West Point Association of Graduates
West Point Association of Graduates is a non-profit alumni association of US military academy that promotes the welfare of the academy.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Todd Browne
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bob Schaffer, CPA, MBA
CFO & Controller
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