Job Description

 

Description

With a portfolio of over $5,000,000 in endowed scholarships and an annual awarding of over $340,000 in scholarships, Mohave Community College is actively looking for a qualified candidate to further drive our growth and impact.

 

What we'll love about you: 

• Your record of excellence in leadership, working with others in the spirit of partnership, transparency and care, to inspire action. 
• Your excellent communication providing regular, consistent, and meaningful information; listening carefully to others and ensuring your messages are understood. 
• Your unwavering commitment to the academic, emotional, and social development of all students. 
• Your ability to plan for change in ways that ensure broad buy-in and action that, in turn, significantly improves student success. 
• Your strong ethical orientation and ability to make discerning, evidence-based decisions. 
• Your capacity to establish strong and collaborative relationships with a shared dedication to and emphasis on student achievement.

What you'll love about us: 

• We create the future by cultivating relentless curiosity in our students and each other to unlock new opportunities and break barriers. We take risks, adapt to oncoming challenges and opportunities, and engineer new ideas as we learn together from our mistakes and successes.  
• We engage fearlessly, bringing passion and energy to our work by dreaming big, being bold, having fun, and fostering a caring environment. Celebrating each other and our results with enthusiasm makes our work meaningful and exciting. 
• We build together. Our individual differences and backgrounds strengthen our teams, where we seek input and ensure every voice is heard. We amplify our impact when we empower each other to take ownership and work together toward common vision. 
• We live authentically, being our best when we share information openly, create clarity, invite stakeholders to participate in decision-making, and communicate with utmost respect. 
• We care! We care about our students, our communities and each other, finding ways to actively engage and invest in the success of those we serve.

 

Typical Duties

1. Hire, train, evaluate, and supervise all Advancement Office personnel.
2. Implement the strategic direction and operations functions of the Advancement Office as approved by the college President and the MCC Foundation Board.
3. As the executive director of the Foundation, coordinate with the organizational structure of the MCC Foundation and framework for all campus chapters/councils to include a common meeting agenda template, meeting schedule, meeting proceedings notes and distribution.
4. Maintain the Advancement Office and oversee record keeping of individual and corporate gifts, sponsorships and in-kind donations in compliance with industry standards and auditory requirements for a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization and provide timely updates and reports to the President and Foundation.
5. Develop a system to identify, research, cultivate and solicit foundation, corporate and individual resources to support the Foundation mission. Set overarching goals for the Foundation as a whole.
6. Develop initiatives and direct the implementation of a series of district wide fundraising and membership development activities. Set yearly goals for the college and coordinate fundraising and member ship goals for the foundation and each campus chapter/council.
7. Develop an ongoing incentive, follow-up and recognition program for those individuals, organization and corporations who provide financial or human resources to the College through the Foundation.
8. Coordinate the work of College and Foundation committees related to fundraising.
9. Prepare and publish monthly newsletters and an annual report of fundraising goals and activities for distribution the general college community and the membership of the Foundation.
10. With the help of the Office of College Communications, establish, use and monitor use of the Foundation website and all appropriate social medial outlets.
11. Plan, implement and evaluate fundraising activities such as the annual membership meeting, alumni luncheons and other similar activities.
12. Design, implement, coordinate and manage a comprehensive alumni program.
13. Ensure that all aspects of the College's development program are internally consistent, thematically related and compatible with the policies and priorities of the College Board of Governors and the Foundation Board.
14. Prepare College program budget, monitor expenditures, prepare funding requests and maintain budget compliance within College guidelines
15. Prepare Foundation program budget, monitor expenditures, prepare funding requests and maintain budget compliance within college guidelines; prepare transparent, easily understandable, accurate and timely financial statements and reports for the College President, Foundation board and public
16. Work with the Foundation Investment Committee, establish a strategic plan for investment of Foundation assets; manage, oversee and direct foundation endowment, financial assets and physical assets
17. Adhere to college, federal and state administrative procedures, guidelines, initiatives and directives to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations affecting College operations
18. Perform other tasks of a similar nature or level as assigned.

 

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Associate's Degree or equivalent work experiences that demonstrate knowledge and competencies required.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in the area of college or university fundraising or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job

Preferred:

• Bachelors Degree

Core Competencies:

• Leadership - Understands formal and informal power and influence structure within the organization and successfully achieves positive, desired outcomes. Seeks consensus among diverse viewpoints as a means of building group commitment. Incorporates a long-term perspective and broader organizational implication in planning, decision-making and problem solving. Inspires and energizes others to commit to vision. Employs a leadership style based on assessing the needs of individuals and adjusting to meet their needs. Builds wide sphere of influence to enhance individual and organizational effectiveness.
• Effective Communication - Tailors information to audience and individual needs - flexes style appropriately. Models interpersonal communication that invites participation and future dialogue. Actively seeks perspectives from others to ensure inclusiveness and understanding. Refrains from immediate judgment and criticism of others' ideas and delivers criticism in a way that demonstrates sensitivity to the feelings of others and waits for others to finish their intended message before responding.
• Budget Management - Effectively safeguard fiscal resources, and consistently adhere to all internal control procedures designed to prevent and detect theft or misuse of funds. Remain alert to potential breaches of financial security/control procedures and immediately report incidents and problems. Actively seek ways to improve internal controls. Keep up-to-date on changes to fiscal procedures, principles, standards, rates, etc. Ensure all financial data is properly calculated and reported. Responsibly allocate and account for use of fiscal resources, evaluating alternatives and weighing their benefits. Research or recognize market value of goods and services to ensure efficient and reasonable expenditure of resources.
• Relationship Building - Facilitates dialogue to gain agreement using sound rationale to explain value of actions. Uses diplomacy to build partnerships. Promotes and models collegiality. Consistently promotes and maintains a harmonious and productive work environment. Is respected and trusted and often viewed as a role model.
• Vision - Combines various social trends and developments into an integrated vision of the future. Sees chances and opportunities for the organization before others do and acts accordingly. Recognizes national and international trends early on and oversees their consequences for the organization. Integrates developments in different disciplines into a new concept. Able to imagine possibilities other people think are impossible. Able to think ahead on the basis of limited information.
• Sociability - Participates in committees, boards, etc. that can be useful the college or his/her personal career. Is well informed about a wide range of social topics and applies this to easily converse with people who may be useful to the organization. Is able to associate with people from different social and academic backgrounds and levels and adjusts his/her style to them. Shows initiative in meetings and other business events and takes the floor easily , even when unprepared.

 

Application Instructions

It is the responsibility of each applicant to have all the following documents on file in the Employee Services office by the deadline date in order to continue in the application process for this position. Application materials will not be returned.
 

1. A complete online employment application form. Please do not state 'see resume' on any part of the application. Blank spaces may be cause for rejection of the application.
2. Cover letter addressing the criteria listed in the job announcement and your qualifications for this position.
3. Resume or curriculum vitae. Optional, but encouraged.
4. Transcripts of all college work. (Unofficial transcripts or photocopies will be accepted to establish the application file. Official transcripts will be required if the candidate is offered the position.)

 
Important Notes:
 

• If any of the above listed materials are missing or incomplete, the application will not be considered.
• Items 2-4 may either be attached electronically to the application or mailed to the address below (position number must be included on all documents):

Mohave Community College
 Employee Services
 1971 Jagerson Avenue
 Kingman, AZ 86409

 

 

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