Senior Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Flexible Location
- Employer
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Mar 24, 2021
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Development & Advancement, Executive, Other Executive
- Employment Level
- Executive
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Wentworth
Institute of Technology in the search for a Senior Executive
Director of Development and Alumni Relations.
Reporting to the Vice President, Institutional Advancement, the
Senior Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations will
be responsible for the oversight and management of Major Gifts,
Annual Giving, and Alumni Relations, as well as the creation and
integration of Leadership Annual and Planned Giving. The Senior
Executive Director will serve as a close strategic partner to the
Vice President, Institutional Advancement with the agency to bring
vision and shape to a team of ambitious and eager fundraisers. An
inaugural position in Institutional Advancement, the Senior
Executive Director will have the opportunity to build the
development function and will play a prominent role in the
conceptualization and execution of Wentworth’s first comprehensive
campaign. The Senior Executive Director may work remotely with
regular access to the campus. Northeast/New England
preferred.
Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT), a recognized leader in
STEM and design and management education, was founded in 1904 as
post-civil war industrial expansion, urbanization, and immigration
created the need for new economic and employment opportunities. WIT
is known for its co-operative education opportunities for students
and its focus on career and resume building through hands-on
learning in the field. Rooted in inclusive excellence, WIT
is committed to reaching its full potential by reflecting the
diversity of the City of Boston, the region, and the larger
society.
WIT enrolls approximately 4,516 students, of which 4,341 are
undergraduates, in three dynamic colleges: Architecture, Design,
and Construction Management; Arts and Sciences; and Engineering and
Computer Science. The institute is one of five colleges forming the
Colleges of the Fenway. This collaboration with the Massachusetts
College of Art and Design, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences, Emmanuel College, and Simmons College expands
academic opportunities and choices through cross-registration, and
enhances the student and faculty environments of the individual
institutions while retaining the unique and special qualities of
each of the five colleges.
In order to achieve its greatest potential and fulfill its
responsibilities as an institution of higher education, Wentworth
Institute of Technology is committed to reflecting the diversity of
the City of Boston, the region, and the larger society. Inclusive
excellence is the bedrock of Wentworth's campus culture, a culture
in which every member of the university community is included,
engaged, and valued. To grow and reach its full potential as a 21st
century university, Wentworth must achieve inclusive excellence in
every aspect and at every level of university life.
While hands-on, action-oriented learning is a relatively recent
addition to many college curricula, it has been the powerful,
pervasive, and professionally relevant core of Wentworth’s programs
for more than a century. Today WIT offers the educational programs
for which there is strong labor market demand; integrates applied
learning through curricular and co-curricular engagement; serves as
a school of opportunity for first-generation college students, men
and women from lower-income and working-class families, veterans of
war, urban youth, and women breaking barriers in technical fields;
attracts and retains highly dedicated faculty and staff; and
creates and sustains strong institutional and community
partnerships.
A bachelor's degree is required for this position as is at least
ten years of experience in nonprofit advancement. All applications
must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters
should be responsive to the mission of Wentworth Institute of
Technology and its commitment to inclusive excellence.
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