Announcing the following job opening: DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION RELATIONS University of Richmond The University: The University of Richmond is a private, comprehensive university located in the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, enrolling 3500 full-time students in the schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Continuing Studies, Law, and Leadership. As one of the 50 or so most selective colleges in the country, Richmond combines the structure of a university with the intimacy of a college, offering students the best of many worlds. The University is one of the top 30 employers in the Richmond area, with 1,000 full and part-time employees and a payroll of over $50 million. Position Overview: The Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations is responsible for the University's corporate and foundation fundraising efforts. This would include working with the President, Provost, and Deans to identify academic priorities appropriate for external funding; identification of appropriate sources; meetings with or arranging meetings for University officials with foundation and corporate representatives; convening interested faculty to work on project design and writing and/or editing major proposals. The Director is responsible for maintaining strong relationships with funding agencies, including overseeing the creation and submission of timely reports. In addition, it is the responsibility of the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations to provide support for faculty seeking external funding for research and other academic projects from government as well as private sources. The Director is responsible for working with faculty to identify and support scholarly projects which are appropriate for external support; for locating the appropriate funding programs; advising faculty on proposal preparation; ensuring administrative clearance of proposals; and coordinating and overseeing reporting requirements At the University of Richmond, corporations (particularly those which are locally based) are expected to be a significant source of revenue. The Director will be responsible for identifying, soliciting and coordinating prospective corporate donors while developing and cultivating relationships with key corporate representatives. Working within the context of the broader University of Richmond development effort, the Director will need to coordinate corporate gift prospecting with various colleagues in the Development-University Relations office. The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations maintains an active web page, distributes a monthly newsletter to faculty, and conducts periodic workshops to help faculty plan and develop their research and curricular interests. Specific: The Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations will participate in a variety of duties, including the following: Administrative: -Oversight of faculty proposal/award processing for adherence to University budgeting policies, including cost-sharing. -Managing conflict of interest policy. -Managing intellectual property issues. -Facilitation of interaction with Business Office on proposal and pre-award issues. -Co-Management of Corporate and Foundation priority list with Director of Development and Director of Principal Gifts. -Oversight of departmental budget. -Attendance at Manager meetings, member of Senior Manager staff, updates on University business. Corporate and Foundation Relations: -Annual President's letter of accomplishments to corporate and foundation sponsors and targets. -Direction-management of all University sponsored programs. -Work with Executive Director of Communications regarding outside marketing to sponsors (e.g., brochure highlighting corporate supporters). -Acknowledgement letter to all corporate/foundation supporters as ongoing relationship-building effort. -Make at least 18-20 personal visits each year with key corporate/foundation prospects that we are cultivating. Supervisory: -One professional FTE. -One support staff. -Workflow and priority management. -Priorities for University proposals with President. -Report on all office activities to Board of Trustees through the Vice President for Development-University Relations. -Have available real-time updates on all proposals, including strong documentation of dollars proposed vs. awarded and success percentages per department. Qualifications: This position requires a professional whose background is characterized by initiative, achievement and success. The University of Richmond is an educational institution of distinction, an educational institution that is fast-paced, progressive minded and where all development activities are taken very seriously. This position, therefore, requires an experienced professional who must have a "can-do" attitude and the ability to balance multiple priorities while adhering to tight deadlines. This professional must be able to lead by example and present ideas clearly within and outside of the University. Excellent writing skills, strong computer knowledge as well as excellent judgement, managerial capability and superb interpersonal skills are required. A bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of related experience are required. Location: The University of Richmond is a 350-acre campus of stately pines, rolling hills and a magnificent lake, located 6 miles from downtown Richmond, Virginia. The city of Richmond, the state capital of Virginia, is ideally located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Richmond's communities are within a two-hour drive of Virginia's beaches, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Washington, DC. The area is rich in history and is a cultural and recreational center for a variety of interests. The arts community is very lively for a metro area of fewer than one million people. Among the performing arts organizations are the Richmond Ballet, Richmond Symphony, Virginia Opera, Theatre IV, TheatreVirginia, and numerous productions at the Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts and the Landmark Theater. A variety of museums, parks and sporting facilities are available on a year-round basis. In addition, Richmond is corporate headquarters for 10 Fortune 500 companies. Contact: Thomas F. Molloy, President Molloy Partners 340 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 FAX 518/581-2832 Diana Thompson Vincelli Assistant Director Corporate & Foundation Relations 101 Maryland Hall University of Richmond, VA 23173 804/289-8005; 804/287-6491 - FAX xxxxxx@richmond.edu http://www.richmond.edu/~grants
