Senior Director of Athletics Advancement and Senior Associate Athletic Director

General Summary: Plans and manages development-focused programs designed to increase philanthropic support for funding priorities that are aligned with intercollegiate athletics strategic objectives.

Major Duties

• Creates, implements, and evaluates a business plan that integrates annual, major, planned, and corporate giving to secure philanthropic support for intercollegiate athletics funding priorities.
• Successfully engages alumni, faculty, staff, and constituents in intercollegiate athletics development activities.
• Builds and sustains collaborative working relationships with intercollegiate athletics staff, team coaches, boosters, community advocates and University fundraising colleagues.
• Oversees budgets and prepares project plans containing key fundraising objectives and strategies. Implements project-based fundraising initiatives.
• Identifies, cultivates, and solicits a portfolio of individual and corporate major gift donors.
• Collaborates with internal partners to ensure coordinated solicitations are compliant with athletic association rules and regulations, with a special focus on name, image, and likeness regulations.
• May serve on relevant committees.
• Hires, trains, evaluates, and supervises staff and student employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution.
• Five years' relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising, sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, communications, or related field.
• Demonstrated professionalism.
• Capable of motivating volunteers and donors.
• Strong self-motivation.
• Ability to work as a team member in a complex organization.
• Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel in-state and out-of-state.

Special Instruction to Applicants

• Internal applicants should use the WMU - Internal Application.
• External applicants should use the WMU - Application

Additional Position Information

• This is a two year terminal position, with the potential to be renewed.
• Staff Compensation System pay grades and rates are available at: https://wmich.edu/hr/staffcompensation.
• Western Michigan University offers generous benefits to its employees including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement, and tuition discount for the employee and tuition remission for eligible dependents. To access information about the specific benefits available for this position, go to: https://www.wmich.edu/hr/enrollment-staff.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.
• Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.