Job Description

Posting number: 08608

Department: ISTC-601020-Development

Job classification: Executive Director of Advancement & Community Relations

Posting type: Open

Categories: Education

Summary

The Executive Director of Advancement & Community Relations at Ingram State Technical College serves as the College Foundation’s chief executive and reports directly to the President. The Executive Director provides strategic leadership across the Foundation's fundraising, donor relations, community engagement, financial stewardship, Board relations, and advancement communications.

Working closely with the President, the Foundation Board of Directors, College leadership, donors, community leaders, and business and industry partners, the Executive Director develops and implements strategies to increase philanthropic support and strengthen the Foundation's capacity to advance the College's mission and strategic priorities. The Executive Director communicates the impact of Foundation investments on student success, sustainable employment, successful reentry, and stronger communities.

The Executive Director develops and maintains a comprehensive advancement program that includes annual giving, major gifts, corporate and foundation relations, endowment development, capital campaigns, and fundraising events. The position also ensures effective Foundation governance, financial accountability, donor stewardship, and clear communication about the Foundation's impact.

The primary responsibilities for this position are listed below; however, the President or his/her designee may assign other professional duties to meet the College's needs.

Examples of duties

1. Foundation Leadership & Strategic Advancement

• Provide visionary, strategic leadership for the College Foundation and its advancement efforts.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive fundraising and advancement strategy aligned with the College's strategic priorities.
• Establish short- and long-term goals for Foundation growth, fundraising, donor engagement, and community support.
• Identify emerging philanthropic opportunities and develop strategies to expand the Foundation's donor and supporter base.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the President on fundraising, philanthropy, donor relations, and Foundation-related matters.
• Collaborate with College leadership and departments to identify institutional priorities and translate them into compelling philanthropic opportunities.
• Ensure that Foundation programs, activities, and resources align with the College's mission and strategic goals.

1. Development, Donor & Community Relations

• Lead fundraising efforts encompassing annual giving, major gifts, corporate and foundation support, endowment development, capital campaigns, and special initiatives.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of major and prospective donors, including personal cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Build and sustain strong, long-term relationships with donors, community leaders, businesses, foundations, and industry partners.
• Develop and implement donor cultivation, solicitation, recognition, and stewardship strategies.
• Identify and pursue new sources of philanthropic support and build strategic community partnerships.
• Coordinate fundraising events, campaigns, corporate and foundation initiatives, alumni outreach, employee giving, and other advancement activities.
• Represent the College and Foundation at community, civic, business, and institutional events.
• Serve as an ambassador for the College and Foundation, promoting awareness of the institution's mission, impact, and opportunities for philanthropic investment.

1. Foundation Board & Governance

• Provide leadership and administrative support to the Foundation Board of Directors.
• Plan and coordinate Board meetings, including agendas, reports, supporting materials, and follow-up actions.
• Provide the Board with accurate, timely reports on Foundation finances, investments, fundraising activities, programs, and other matters.
• Recruit, orient, train, and engage Board members and volunteers.
• Work with the Board to develop, implement, and periodically evaluate a Foundation strategic plan aligned with the College's strategic priorities.
• Support Board committees and implement Board-approved initiatives, policies, and priorities.
• Ensure that Foundation governance practices promote transparency, accountability, effective stewardship, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Maintain productive relationships among the Board, College leadership, donors, alumni, volunteers, and other Foundation constituents.

1. Financial & Foundation Administration

• Oversee the Foundation's financial and administrative operations in accordance with Board policies, College procedures, applicable laws, and established best practices.
• Develop and manage the Foundation's annual budget and monitor its financial performance.
• Work with the President, the Board of Directors, the CFO, and relevant financial personnel to oversee investments and endowment activities.
• Implement Board-approved investment policies and coordinate endowment disbursements.
• Ensure appropriate administration, documentation, and stewardship of both restricted and unrestricted gifts.
• Maintain effective systems for gift processing, donor records, acknowledgments, reporting, stewardship, and constituent information management.
• Monitor compliance with gift agreements, Foundation policies, applicable regulations, and donor-imposed restrictions.
• Provide the President and the Foundation Board with appropriate financial and operational reports.
• Ensure the effective administration and oversight of scholarship programs and other philanthropic initiatives supported by the Foundation.

1. Foundation Communications & Marketing

• Develop and implement communications and marketing strategies to support Foundation fundraising, donor engagement, and community relations.
• Promote the Foundation's mission, fundraising priorities, accomplishments, and impact.
• Ensure consistent Foundation branding and messaging across publications, digital platforms, events, and other communications channels.
• Develop donor communications, newsletters, annual and impact reports, campaign materials, and other Foundation publications as appropriate.
• Maintain a strong and relevant digital presence for the Foundation.
• Coordinate Foundation-related media relations, press releases, public announcements, and other external communications.
• Serve as the Foundation’s primary contact for media inquiries and coordinate responses with the College’s Public Relations Coordinator and other leadership as appropriate.
• Develop communications to strengthen the Foundation's public image, donor engagement, and community awareness.
• Ensure that Foundation marketing and communications comply with applicable ADA accessibility requirements.

1. Supervision & Personnel Management

• Provide supervisory oversight for assigned personnel who help with Foundation events.
• Foster a professional, collaborative, ethical, and service-oriented work environment.

Work Environment & Additional Requirements

1. Work is performed in educational, administrative, and correctional facilities.
2. Demonstrate professionalism, sound judgment, and effective communication in correctional education settings.
3. Position may require travel between campus locations and correctional facilities.
4. Evening or occasional extended hours may be required to support campus operations or special events.
5. Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, accountability, and a commitment to excellence.
6. Strong written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and relationship-management skills.
7. Maintain a strong commitment to the mission and advancement of the College and the Foundation.
8. Exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality of donor, financial, personnel, and institutional information.
9. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex initiatives, exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and collaborate effectively with diverse constituencies.
10. Demonstrated ability to translate institutional priorities into compelling opportunities for fundraising and community engagement.
11. Develop and maintain positive, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
12. Serve on College committees and task forces as assigned.
13. Performs other duties as assigned by the President.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

1. Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in Business, Marketing, Communications, Nonprofit Management, Higher Education Administration, or a related field.
2. Significant leadership experience in higher education, nonprofit management, institutional advancement, fundraising, or a related field.
3. Experience in developing and implementing comprehensive fundraising programs.
4. Experience with major gifts, donor cultivation and stewardship, corporate and foundation relations, planned giving, endowment development, or capital campaigns.
5. Experience with governing boards, nonprofit foundations, advisory boards, or similar organizations.
6. Experience with financial management, budgeting, endowment administration, or oversight of nonprofit resources.
7. Experience developing and maintaining relationships with donors, community leaders, businesses, foundations, and other external stakeholders.
8. Must be cleared through the Alabama Community College System background check to be eligible to enter and work in the Alabama Department of Corrections/Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles facilities and to maintain that eligibility throughout employment.

PREFERRED:

1. Supervisory and personnel-management experience.
2. Experience developing advancement communications, marketing materials, digital content, or public relations strategies.
3. Experience in postsecondary correctional education, workforce development, reentry services, nonprofit organizations, or initiatives supporting individuals transitioning into employment and community life.
4. Knowledge of Alabama Community College System policies and procedures.

Supplemental information

J.F. Ingram State Technical College is a postsecondary correctional education institution. Our mission is to provide quality educational services to individuals incarcerated in Alabama’s correctional facilities. The student population served is diverse in age, race, educational, economic, and cultural backgrounds.

Instructional Center Locations:

CTE / Adult Education SitesAlabama Therapeutic Educational Facility

Limestone Correctional FacilityBibb Correctional Facility

Main CampusDonaldson Correctional Facility

St. Clair Correctional FacilityDraper Instructional Service Site

Thomasville Day Reporting CenterEasterling Correctional Facility

Tutwiler Instructional Service CenterFountain Correctional Facility

Ventress Correctional Facility

Additional Adult Education SitesBirmingham Work Release Center

Loxley Work Release CenterBullock County Correctional Facility

Montgomery Women's FacilityElmore Correctional Facility

North Alabama Work Release CenterKilby Correctional Facility

Red Eagle Work Release Center

Pardons and Paroles CentersBirmingham Day Reporting Center

Baldwin Day Reporting Center LiteHuntsville Day Reporting Center

Fort Payne Day Reporting Center LiteMontgomery Day Reporting Center

Jasper Day Reporting Center LiteMobile Day Reporting Center

Opelika Day Reporting Center LitePerry County Reenty Education Program

Sand Mountain Day Reporting Center Lite

Salary Range: Salary will be determined by placement on the appropriate Alabama Community College System-approved salary schedule. C1 ($92,072 - 136,517)

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch break.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE AT: https://istc.edu/employment/

If you have problems completing your application, contact the Human Resources Coordinator at andrea.richardson@istc.edu.

NOTE: All applicants will receive a copy of the approved job description, including details of duties and responsibilities.

More than one position in the same job classification may be filled by the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE AT: https://istc.edu/employment/

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications indicated on this vacancy notice and submit a completed online application packet through the online application system by the deadline date to be considered for this position. The applicant’s sole responsibility is to ensure his or her application packet is complete. Incomplete application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview.

A complete application consists of the following:

• Online employment application
• Current resume
• Copies of college transcripts

Application materials, including transcripts, must prove that the applicant meets all minimum qualifications. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application; however, official transcripts may be requested by the College before extending an employment agreement to the successful candidate. Degrees must be posted on transcripts.

Application Procedures/Additional Information

The College will not incur the cost of applicants' interview expenses. Applicants desiring reasonable accommodations for the interview are encouraged to request such accommodations when contacted for an interview appointment.

The College reserves the right to fill the position within one year of the stated, anticipated starting date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations. Further, the College reserves the right to fill more than one position in the same job classification should another vacancy occur during the search process.

In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant selected for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receiving a clearance notification from the criminal background check. If a conviction for a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude is found, the procedures established for the Board of Trustees policy concerning criminal background checks will be followed.

Ingram State Technical College (ISTC) is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security. Applicants hired by ISTC will be subject to the E-Verify process pursuant to Act. No. 2011-535.

ISTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the official policy of the Alabama Community College System that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, gender, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or employment. ISTC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified candidates or employees. ISTC reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time before the awarding.