Virginia Tech is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), Virginia Tech is dedicated to InclusiveVT-serving in the spirit of community, diversity, and excellence. We seek candidates who adopt and practice the Principles of Community, which are fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access and inclusion, and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members. Virginia Tech actively seeks a broad spectrum of candidates to join our community in preparing leaders for the world.

Position Summary:
The Chief Advancement Officer ( CAO ) for Inclusion and Diversity ( OID ) at Virginia Tech will be the senior leader within OID charged with informing, engaging, partnering with, and securing financial support from a diverse spectrum of alumni, friends, organizations, and corporations. The CAO will lead fundraising, volunteer cultivation, corporate philanthropic support, communications, marketing, and social media. The CAO will formulate and implement a strategic advancement plan, including appropriate staffing levels, to complement the strategic plans of the Office of Inclusion and Diversity and the University.
Reports jointly to the Vice President for Strategic Affairs/Vice Provost for Inclusion and Diversity and the Senior Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations.
Responsible for the planning and implementation of an integrated approach to development, communications and engagement programs that maximizes support for inclusion and diversity at Virginia Tech. Serve as chief development officer for, and manager of, the inclusion and diversity advancement program with responsibility for securing private and, corporate philanthropic support. Meet or exceed established goals and targets, including:
- Cultivate, develop and maintain a portfolio of approximately 100 prospects.
- Have a typical solicitation range of $5,000 to $250,000.
- On a yearly basis, the CAO for inclusion and Diversity closes $250,000 using a three-year rolling average.
- Close on average 10 - 13 gifts per fiscal year.
- Plan and execute 6 - 12 engagement programs per year specifically targeting alumni from traditionally under-represented backgrounds and multicultural alumni communities.
- Provide stewardship to one or more diversity-related alumni and corporate / industry advisory boards.
- Plan and execute a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy designed to promote and support inclusion and diversity endeavors.
- Travel, on average, six to ten days per month to cultivate, solicit, steward, and identify prospects.

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with significant and progressively responsible fundraising and leadership experience or a Master's degree.
- Demonstrated experience leading and supporting organizational strategic diversity and inclusion goals and objectives within a higher education environment, a corporate environment, or a non-profit organization.
- Demonstrated successful track record in leadership gifts fundraising at the $5,000-$250,000 level, alumni relations, or event program management.
- Demonstrated management experience.
- Demonstrated capability of engaging, managing, and stewarding volunteers, advisory boards, donors, and professional staff.
- Must have demonstrated supervisory, analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must have strong computer skills, which should include desktop software and databases.
- Strong motivation and proven ability to work well as both a leader and contributing team member within a complex organization requiring collaboration, teamwork, and communications.
- Significant competency related to diversity education, diversity facilitation and diversity advocacy.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Preference given to candidates who demonstrate relevant change management experience and experience building new programs.
- Success in developing and implementing effective fundraising strategies.
- Preference given to candidates with experience managing volunteers and generating philanthropic support at an institution of higher learning or non-profit organization.
- Preference for proven success in building productive relationships with senior administrators, key business leaders, faculty, staff, institutional boards, volunteers, and/or donors, which will lead to their engagement and investment in priority areas.



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