Vice Chancellor, Parent and Family Development

The Vice Chancellor for Parent and Family Development is responsible for building prospect and donor relationships, raising financial support, and increasing the donor base within Pepperdine’s parent and family network. This position focuses primarily on major and principal gift donors with the capacity to make gifts of $25K to $5M. The Vice Chancellor will identify and cultivate Pepperdine University's current parents, develop relationships that lead to generosity, and manage the involvement of other administrators, faculty, alumni, and volunteers in the process.

The success of our mission to strengthen lives for purpose, service, and leadership depends largely on strong financial support from donors who enable us to provide the facilities, programs, faculty, and opportunities necessary to provide stellar, mission-driven programs for our students.

Duties

• Cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of major and principal gift donors/prospects of. The focus is primarily on those with a capacity to give $25K to $5M annually. This position requires regular travel to cultivate and solicit major gift prospects, ensuring both activity goals and pipeline goals are met.

• Maintain a list of top parent prospects and establish a development plan for each primary prospect. Focusing on top-rated prospects is a priority, while also identifying and qualifying others.

• Serve as the lead for the implementation of Pepperdine's new parent philanthropy program that seeks to engage Pepperdine's parent and family donors/prospects in a more strategic way.

• Assist in the development and growth of the Parent and Family Council, volunteer opportunities, and communications to maximize engagement and philanthropy of Pepperdine's parent community, both on-campus and regionally.

• Partner with Advancement's Planned Giving Office and the Research, Grants, and Foundation Relations team to identify, solicit, and steward planned gifts and grants.

• Partner with senior leadership and other appropriate central staff to create a core of university-wide parent prospects for major gifts supporting university-wide priorities.

• Utilize the Pepperdine advancement database, The Raiser's Edge, to research historical records and communications with donors and prospects, and document new actions and proposals.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Uphold University mission through work performed.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Skills and Qualifications

Required:

• A bachelor's degree and 7+ years of professional experience in fundraising, sales, or a related profession.

• Highly organized, able to take direction, and able to handle multiple tasks in a rapid-paced environment.

• The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and fundraising goals.

• The proven ability to work well with character diversity.

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills;

• Careful attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.

• The ability to deal with the public in a professional manner, and to communicate clearly and accurately.

• The ability to articulate the Pepperdine mission and incorporate it into daily work.

• Working knowledge of personal computer systems and programs.

Preferred:

• 10+ years of success in fundraising at a major and/or principal gift level, higher education, or another nonprofit environment.

• Experience working with parents and boards is preferred

This is a Regular, Exempt, 40 hour per week position.

Expected Pay Range: $170,000 - $190,000 per year

The above pay range reflects what Pepperdine University reasonably expects to pay for this position at time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant factors such as work experience, market conditions, education/training, and skill level. In addition to base pay, Pepperdine offers a robust and highly competitive benefits package.

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