Higher Education Advancement Consultant

Summary

Join CampusWorks as an Advancement Consultant to support higher education clients in enhancing their advancement and alumni operations. Leverage your expertise to guide clients in adopting best practices and utilizing technology effectively. Engagements can be remote or on-site, encompassing roles like Interim Advancement Director or leading projects focused on business process review, CRM selection, and system optimization. Full-time and contract (1099) opportunities are available. Collaborate with clients' teams and CampusWorks colleagues to evaluate processes, design optimal solutions, and implement technical and process improvements. Contribute to a company culture that values employee success and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience as a senior-level advancement professional in a higher education institution
• Familiarity with the conversion, oversight, or management of a modern fundraising and advancement CRM system (e.g., Ellucian CRM Advance, Raiser’s Edge, Blackbaud, DonorPerfect, Affinaquest, Salesforce, Banner Advancement, or Colleague Advancement)
• Experience assessing advancement operations and making recommendations for process improvement, including reviewing and recommending policy changes, staffing and organizational alignment changes, and realignment of roles and responsibilities when appropriate
• Solid leadership skills, including facilitating diverse groups, creating consensus building and preparing the organization and individuals for change and ongoing continuous improvement
• Demonstration of superior communication skills and the ability to provide a consultative approach to end clients

Responsibilities

• Serve as Interim Advancement Director, providing day-to-day leadership of the advancement department staff
• Provide oversight, direction, guidance, and coordination of the current advancement projects and priorities
• Assess the efficiency of the advancement department
• Design and deliver training
• Assist clients in how to best align policy, process, procedures, and personnel to effectively leverage advancement solutions

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Robust benefits for full-time employees
• Professional development opportunities
• Meaningful work
• Opportunity to work both onsite and remotely with clients across the United States and in Canada
• Flexibility
• Full-time and part-time 1099 consulting career opportunities