**Assistant Dean for Advancement, College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School, and Libraries** **Requisition Number:** 61488 **Location:** Boulder Colorado **Employment Type:** University Staff **Schedule:** Full Time **Posting Close Date:** 23-Feb-2025 **Date Posted:** **Job Summary** Advancement at CU Boulder encourages applications for an Assistant Dean for Advancement, College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School, and Libraries! The Assistant Dean reports jointly to the Dean of the College and the Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, in the Office of Advancement. The Assistant Dean provides strategic leadership for an advancement enterprise incorporating resource development, alumni and community engagement, and external relations for the College, the Graduate School, and the Libraries as the College is entering the final stages of the planning phase in anticipation of a campus-wide comprehensive campaign. The Assistant Dean is a member of the University of Colorado Boulder advancement leadership community. The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. **Who We Are** CU Boulder Advancement is committed to a culture of joy, motivated by collaboration, passionate about excellence and driven by impact. These four values define the culture and drive engagement and fundraising success. The division consciously allocates time and resources to diversity, equity, and inclusion. These efforts contribute directly to the division's core values and to advancing CU Boulder's mission through impactful fundraising and engagement results. As a team and as individuals, the Advancement Division commits to learning about and challenging systems, policies, and practices that enable oppressive ideologies to recur in the CU Boulder community. Embracing the responsibility to lead and model helps promote the desired culture while supporting internal and external constituents. Accountability for the division's commitment to these values is established through specific individual and team goals that evaluate progress and growth. **What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be** + Lead and support institutional advancement strategy and activities for the College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School, and Libraries. + Develop and uphold best-practice fundraising programs to enhance and grow private support over short-, medium-, and long-term horizons to support the College's research, teaching, and service mission. Sustain and improve a donor-centered, collaborative advancement culture. + Encourage, mentor, and manage a growing team of College-based advancement professionals with specific responsibilities for major, principal, and planned gift development, stewardship, and donor and alumni relations. + Lead and support a strategic and intentional integration of donor relations, stewardship, alumni engagement with resource development. + Manage a portfolio of high-capacity and prospective donors and meet or exceed annual fundraising goals established with the Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs. + The Assistant Dean works collaboratively with College and Advancement leadership to increase institutional readiness for philanthropic investments and is responsible for resource management (organizational and operating budget planning, performance review, goal setting, etc.) associated with the College's advancement program. + As a member of the College's executive team, serve on the Dean's Cabinet and other committees as appropriate and significantly contribute to institutional strategy, performance, and culture. + Serves as the primary staffing liaison to the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board, providing strategic support for volunteers' resource development, alumni, and community engagement activities. + Establish effective working relationships with academic and divisional deans, department chairs, and faculty within the school to understand their programs and priorities. Ensure that advancement activities are aligned with the College's vision, mission, and goals of its strategic plan and aligned with the vision, mission, and values of the Advancement Division. + Collaborate with campus-wide Industry and Foundation Relations team to deepen corporate and foundation relationships, leading to increased charitable grant support for faculty and student research, teaching, and service initiatives. + As a member of the CU Boulder Advancement Management Team, contribute to overall campus resource development, constituent engagement, and reputation management strategy and activity, focusing resources on critical College and pan-university priorities and objectives. + Work closely and collaboratively with advancement colleagues across the CU system. Serve as the primary liaison with university and campus administrators, including the CU Alumni Association and, at the discretion of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs with the University of Colorado Foundation and the CU System Advancement team. **What You Should Know** + This position will occasionally be required to work evenings/weekends. + This position has the ability to work a hybrid schedule with some days on campus and some days remote. + This position is required local, regional, and out-of-state travel to engage with university constituents. **What We Can Offer** The salary range is $190,000 - $210,000 annually. A signing bonus and relocation assistance are available with Advancement guidelines. **Benefits** The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits (https://www.colorado.edu/jobs/benefits) , including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder (https://www.colorado.edu/about) . **Be Statements** Be dynamic. Be successful. Be Boulder. **What We Require** + Master's or JD degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. + 5+ years of dynamically responsible job-related experience. + Software Used: Microsoft Office products, donor tracking software (Salesforce), Zoom, Teams, Concur, PeopleSoft HCM. **What You Will Need** + The ability to work independently and as part of a team. + Unquestionable integrity and a strong demonstration of professional ethics. + Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and work in a fast-paced, changing environment. + Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. + Evidence of commitment to a donor-centered advancement philosophy. + Possess sound judgment, uphold donor confidentiality, a positive demeanor, and discretion in communicating with colleagues and constituents. **Special Instructions** To apply, please submit the following materials: 1. A current resume. 2. A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position. We may request references at a later time. Please apply by **February 23, 2025** for consideration. Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs (http://colorado.edu/jobs) . In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. **To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Assistant-Dean-for-Advancement-College-of-Arts-and-Sciences-Graduate-School-and-Libraries/61488 (https://apptrkr.com/5943103)** Copyright 2024 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. 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