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Director of Advancement Operations

Employer
Amherst College
Location
Massachusetts, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
May 4, 2021

Job Details

Amherst College

Amherst College, located in Amherst, MA and one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, announces an exciting opportunity for three experienced Advancement professionals to join its accomplished, highly functioning team. Renowned for its dedicated faculty, open curriculum, generous financial aid policies, and scenic 1,000-acre campus, Amherst offers a bachelor’s degree in 39 majors across the arts, natural and social sciences, and humanities. For the past several years, more than 45 percent of Amherst’s students have identified as domestic students of color, plus 9 percent international students. Amherst is one of the few truly need blind colleges in the nation: students are admitted without regard to their financial situations, and each admitted student is guaranteed financial aid equal to their financial need. The College’s financial aid packages are consistently among the most generous in the nation, including a policy of not packaging loans with financial aid awards. These policies have made Amherst the most economically diverse among its peer universities and colleges.

Amherst College is committed to recruiting candidates from historically marginalized or underrepresented backgrounds and identities, as well as individuals whose prior experience demonstrates leadership in equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

 

Director of Advancement Operations

Reporting to the Associate Chief Advancement Officer (ACAO), the Director will be a member of an accomplished, highly functioning advancement team, and will provide strategic leadership in Amherst’s advancement services to create and manage an effective infrastructure that supports the College’s fundraising and alumni engagement activities. 

Leading a team of twelve and with three direct reports, the Director will manage Advancement Data Services (which includes biographical data and gift and pledge processing) and Advancement Reporting & Systems and is responsible for management of the Advancement CRM, software and databases; gift and pledge processing; reporting; data input and retrieval; web application development and maintenance; prospect management and tracking systems; as well as additional duties as assigned by the ACAO. The Director is a key administrative liaison with several campus departments including Information Technology, Institutional Research, and Registrar. 

The Director will take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and will participate in the College’s efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. 

Amherst College has retained Jack Gorman of Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this recruitment. To apply, please visit https://www.imsearch.com/search-detail/S7-944.

Company

Amherst College

Amherst College prepares students to make a difference in the world. Our financial aid program is among the most substantial in the nation, and our student body is among the most diverse. At Amherst, you are part of a lively, inquisitive, devoted community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who find inspiration in one another and in the process of learning.

Since our 1821 founding, Amherst has demonstrated steadfast confidence in the value of the liberal arts and the importance of critical thinking. Small classes, an open curriculum and a singular focus on undergraduate education ensure that leading scholars engage daily with talented, curious students, equipping them for leadership in an increasingly global and complex world.

Offering competitive compensation packages and a multitude of programs and services for staff, Amherst works to enrich the working life and support the well-being of each and every employee.

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