Associate Vice President of Advancement Services

POSITION OBJECTIVEThe associate vice president has primary responsibility to provide the strategic leadership and operational oversight of a comprehensive advancement services program across Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). The associate vice president has multi-faceted and complex responsibilities critical to the success of the fundraising mission. The associate vice president is responsible for guiding the university's fundraising infrastructure, including data and information systems, analytics and client solutions, prospect strategy, revenue and compliance and technical resources. The incumbent provides strategic direction and management oversight for the growing Advancement Services team with a focus on designing and implementing best practice development operations across the campus promoting the strategic engagement of Case Western Reserve University's 129,000 living alumni to maximize annual philanthropic support for the university. The associate vice president leads the multi-year database conversion project and oversees responsibility for multiple electronic and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms used for multiple key areas including prospect identification and prioritization, online giving, which are critical to the university's next comprehensive campaign. As a member of the University Relations and Development executive team, the associate vice president collaborates with university partners, divisional leaders, and external stakeholders to align advancement services with institutional priorities.u00a0ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSLead and implement the university's advancement services strategy to support the development and alumni relations activities aimed to maximize the lifetime engagement and philanthropic support of CWRU's alumni and other stakeholders. Supervise a growing department of 33 advancement services professionals in the areas of donor services, technology services, business intelligence, data analytics and reporting, data integrity, prospect management, and development research. Monitor program performance and provide training, coaching, and mentoring to promote staff professional development and success. Guide system innovations and implement new technologies to meet evolving division needs. (50%)Develop, implement, and oversee policies and procedures for the assignment of prospective donors for all giving programs at CWRU. Design and oversee the implementation and evaluation of the new prospect management program for more than 100 development officers across campus focused on building the major, leadership and principal gift pipelines to grow annual and campaign attainment. Oversee proactive and reactive research activities, prospect referrals, and portfolio management for the division. Ensure that high-value prospects receive appropriate and timely engagement. Monitor and report on progress toward goals for each unit and individual fundraiser. Create processes to disseminate u00bfwarmu00bf and high-value prospects to appropriate gift officers to expedite growth in the number of major donors to CWRU. (25%)Provide strategic leadership and oversight of all data analytics, reporting, and data integrity activities to enable evaluation of overall program effectiveness, prospect pool penetration, segmentation strategies and development officer performance while ensuring the integrity, security, and optimization of advancement systems and processes support fundraising success, donor stewardship, and alumni engagement. Work closely with University Relations and Development division leadership to set goals, metrics and processes for delivering data and reports in a timely manner and with attention to accuracy. Ensure reports and data needed for strategic decision-making are developed and available to leadership. Serve as primary point person for the university controller's office and auditors to align on processes, reporting and tracking of philanthropic gi

Created: 2026-04-06