Vice President Of Advancement

Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties

For best consideration, please submit application materials by May 5, 2024.

At Mt. Hood Community College we hold ourselves accountable to align our systems, policies, practices, and resource allocations to strategically and purposefully advance equity. We recognize the harm done to historically excluded people. We work towards a future where all people across the spectrum of difference thrive at Mt. Hood Community College. We seek to provide every person within our community the tools to be successful. We actively design equitable systems to promote fairness and justice.

Mt. Hood Community College prioritizes equity and acknowledges the importance of the ongoing and intentional work to interrupt oppression and remove barriers that perpetuate inequity. We strive to become an organization that demonstrates equity in concept, practice, and outcomes, where all people are valued and feel a sense of belonging.

About the Position

As the Vice President of Advancement, you will play a critical role in leading the College's community engagement, outreach, programming, and fundraising efforts. With a commitment to access and equity, you will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of all advancement programs, including community and government relations, marketing and communications, and resource development for the college. In this role you, will lead the following:

• Mt. Hood Community College Foundation and Alumni

• Brand, Marketing, and District Communications

• Community-based programs, including Child Care Resource & Referral, Small Business Development Center, and Workforce, Apprenticeship and Community Education.

Reporting directly to the president, this position serves as the top advancement officer, as a member of the President's Cabinet, and as the Executive Director of the Mt. Hood Community College Foundation.

Essential Duties

• Provides strategic, innovative leadership in the planning, implementation, assessment, and improvement of a comprehensive college advancement, communications, and community focused programs. Aligns area goals, strategic initiatives, and budgets with College's Strategic Plan, mission, vision, goals and objectives. Ensures policies and procedures are in compliance with relevant local, state, and federal rules and regulations. Collaborates to advance the college as a leader in equity, diversity, and inclusion.

• Serves as a member of the college's executive team to provide leadership and college-wide decision making.

• Partners with the college president on government relations and advocacy. Creates and executes legislative action plans, and builds relationships with elected officials.

• Develops and administers a comprehensive advancement budget that ensures responsible stewardship of funds and actively considers equity and accessibility in program and physical resources. Provides general oversight and support for community focused program budgets. Works with staff to align budgets with strategic goals. Prepares, manages, and monitors Foundation budgets, accounts, and investments using generally accepted accounting principles, and the finance policy.

• Develops a unified plan for community focused programs that identifies and meets community needs, encourages community engagement, and leverages shared opportunities and resources.

• Manages and supervises staff and volunteers, recruiting, developing, and retaining equity-minded teams representing diverse backgrounds. Promotes professional development and continuous learning. Evaluates staff performance, and coaches and takes corrective action as needed.

• Serves as the executive director of the MHCC Foundation. Designs, develops, and executes a comprehensive development strategy to support the college mission and goals. Develops and implements entrepreneurial strategies to generate revenue including seeking support from grants, individual donors, business, organizations, and private foundations.

• Ensures that the Foundation upholds the Donor Bill of Rights. Establishes accountability standards and systems that track the Foundation's effectiveness and impact.

• Serves as a college liaison to and maintains an active presence with the community, business and social leaders; maintains positive relationships and builds partnerships with college stakeholders to advance the college mission and strategic initiatives, including maximizing public perception and support for bond campaigns and other voter-based initiatives.

Job Details

Employee Group: Management

FLSA Status: Exempt

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Minimum and Desired Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public policy, public relations, or related field

• Five (5) years of management experience within college advancement or nonprofits, including at least two (2) years of executive director experience

• Three (3) years of fundraising experience

• Experience working with diverse backgrounds of a college's community, students and employees; demonstrated commitment to promoting access and diversity

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates.

• Master's degree in communications, marketing, public policy, public relations, or related field

• Experience with bond planning and implementation

• Grant management experience

• Government relations experience

• Experience with strategically weaving corporate, foundation, individual, and government sources of revenue to advance goals

• Experience working with unions and ensuring compliance with union contracts

• Experience with policies, trends, and issues in higher education

• Membership in professional organizations in the advancement and communication fields

The Application Process

This recruitment will remain open until filled. For best consideration, please submit application materials by May 5, 2024.

• Accepting Online Applications: April 12, 2024 - May 5, 2024
• First review of applications: Week of May 6, 2024
• First Interview (remotely via Zoom): Week of May 20, 2024
• Second Interview (in-person at Gresham, OR Campus): May 30 - June 7, 2024
• Consideration of top candidates, including reference checks: Early June 2024
• Offer extended: June 2024
• Background Check and other Pre-Employment Requirements: June 2024
• Start date: July 2024

Please note: all timelines are subject to change.

Application Instructions

The following materials are required in your completed application:

• Resume

• Cover Letter which addresses how you meet the minimum qualifications of this position.

Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of:

• The principles and practices of fundraising campaigns (e.g. annual, major gift, capital planned giving), preferably in community colleges or other post-secondary environments

• Policies, trends, and issues in higher education

• Personal integrity and professional ethics

• General information technology to support advancement programs

Ability to:

• Understand the mission of the community college and role of development

• Raise funds through a wide variety of methods

• Mobilize volunteers to achieve college goals

• Recruit, retain, and develop a diverse group of volunteer board members

• Work effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders and to follow through with initiatives

• Work effectively with other advancement and communications staff in designing, assessing, modifying and implementing development or communication programs

• Be creative and multi-task

• Anticipate needs and make decisions

• Maintain confidentiality

• Utilize information technology to effectively communicate, gather data, and generate reports

Skills in:

• Strategic thinking and change management

• Project management and problem-solving

• Building collaboration and sustaining productive and respectful working relationships, both internally and externally

• Advanced communication skills; skilled in public speaking and communicating persuasively, both orally and in writing

• Strong organizational, human resource and interpersonal skills, with a team-based approach to leadership

• Motivating, training and developing a high performing staff

Working Conditions and Important Information

Working Conditions

Work is partially performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a computer terminal. Position will spend significant time out in the local community, and will need to travel in-state and nationally as required.

MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mhcc/default.cfm. For technical assistance, please call 855-524-5627.

Please note: We do not request or read letters of recommendation. Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials. We are looking for the required documents and perhaps one or two additional documents of your choosing (optional). Faculty applications require a current resume, cover letter and official transcripts (copies are fine for application purposes) and/or any required certificates or licenses.

Position subject to budget consideration and approval.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.

MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015.

Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application. You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked "veterans' preference document," or fax to 503-491-7257 or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 97030. If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans' Administration Office.

Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.

Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.