VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS

University of South Alabama announces a nationwide search to recruit a new Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations.

Founded in 1964, The University of South Alabama (USA) is a comprehensive research university with an enrollment of over 16,000 students. The university offers a broad range of baccalaureate and graduate programs across ten colleges and schools. Graduate education comprises more than 40 graduate programs. The university also has a significant academic medical center enterprise which includes its College of Medicine as well as the components of USA Health: USA Medical Center, Children’s and Women’s Hospital, Mitchell Cancer Institute, and Ambulatory Services. USA has a 1,200-acre main campus located in Mobile, the third largest city in Alabama and one of the largest municipalities on the Gulf Coast. The selected individual will spearhead the university’s comprehensive campaign.

The Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations reports to President Tony Waldrop and is responsible for leading and supervising those programs related to fundraising and alumni relations. The Vice President, in concert with the President and the Board of Trustees, is expected to demonstrate leadership in the development of strategic plans to strengthen the financial resources of the University, to communicate with the constituencies of the University, and to enhance the relationships and support from the University’s 80,000+ alumni.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree (advanced degree preferred) and will be a demonstrated leader with major fundraising experience who will work effectively with the President and the President’s Cabinet. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required. The ideal candidate will also have a keen sense of direction that will enhance and sustain the effectiveness of an advancement organization along with the energy to bring leadership to a complex set of university offices as well as a core of volunteer constituents.

Interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials by October 30 to receive optimal consideration. Applications (including a resume and letter of interest) and nominations should be sent to our consultant at the address below:

University of South Alabama VPDAR Search R. William Funk & Associates

2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75219

Email: krisha.creal@rwilliamfunk.com Fax: 214/523-9067

~The University of South Alabama is an EO/AA employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national

origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), religion, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. The University is committed to attracting qualified candidates from underrepresented groups.~

The Opportunity

The University of South Alabama — located in historic Mobile, Alabama, and one of the

fastest growing universities in Alabama and on the Gulf Coast — invites nominations

and applications for the position of Vice President of Development and Alumni

Relations, a key member of the University’s executive team.

The University of South Alabama, also known as

“USA” and “South,” is a comprehensive research

university with an academic health system that

includes a medical school, a physicians’

network, two hospitals and a cancer research

center.

The University is in the midst of an ambitious

$150-million comprehensive fundraising

campaign scheduled through 2020. The

campaign includes $50 million in commitments

from a single benefactor and follows another

successful campaign that raised more than $90

million.

South’s next Vice President of Development and

Alumni Relations will lead an experienced

senior leadership staff that has built a strong

culture of philanthropy among alumni, friends

and employees. The University includes more

than 70,000 alumni and, in addition to

graduates in the humanities and the arts, has a

generous base of supporters in professional

fields including engineering, computing, business, education and health care. Faculty

and staff are generous supporters of the University, with 60 percent of employees

making a gift in the most recent annual campaign.

Opportunities for the next Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations include

strengthening connections to national alumni, expanding and improving the grateful

patient program, building support among corporate foundations, and expanding the

principal gift base.

Moulton Tower and Alumni Plaza

The University

Home to more than 16,000 students and more than 100 academic programs, including

34 masters and 13 doctoral programs, our university is a dynamic community of leaders

and learners who support and challenge one another to be actively engaged citizens who

advance the Gulf Coast region and the world.

Founded in 1963, South’s

vision is to foster an

environment that couples

engaging learning

experiences with high-level

research, enabling our

faculty and students to be

leaders in their disciplines.

The unique and beautiful

Gulf Coast region is a

catalyst for discovery and

innovation, and South’s

1,200-acre campus has

been transformed over the

past decade with new

facilities and resources for

housing, recreation, health sciences, the arts, engineering, computer science and

athletics.

USA Health, through its five components — USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital, USA

Medical Center, USA Mitchell Cancer Institute, USA Physicians Group and the College

of Medicine — provides care to hundreds of thousands of people, and is a training

ground for future physicians and health care professionals.

The University is ranked as a “Research University/High” institution by the Carnegie

Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. USA researchers are problem-solvers

in developing new technologies and promoting bold ideas, and faculty often collaborate

across disciplines to address global issues and uncover new fields of inquiry. The

outcomes are high-quality research and scholarship, new information and

opportunities, the transformation of traditional disciplines, new global partnerships,

and innovations that benefit society. Focus areas include health care, cybersecurity,

marine resources, K-12 education, entrepreneurship and the humanities.

On the field, Jaguar athletes compete in 17 Division I sports, including baseball,

basketball, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

The University of South Alabama Health System includes two

hospitals, a cancer research center, a physicians’ network and

a College of Medicine.

The University recently implemented a strategic plan that is organized around five

major priorities: Student Success and Access; Enhancement of Research and Graduate

Education; Global Engagement; Excellence in Health Care; and University-Community

Engagement. These priorities are the guiding influence in developing a strong,

consistent vision for the future of the University.

Vision Statement

The University of South Alabama will

be a leading comprehensive public

university internationally recognized

for educational, research, and health

care excellence as well as for its

positive intellectual, cultural, and

economic impact on those it serves.

Mission Statement

The University of South Alabama,

with a global reach and special focus

on the Gulf Coast, strives to make a

difference in the lives of those it

serves through promoting discovery,

health, and learning.

The Position

The Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations is a member of the leadership

team of Dr. Tony Waldrop, the University president since 2014. The Vice President for

Development and Alumni relations will:

Be responsible for institutional fundraising and alumni programs to include the

administration of fundraising campaigns and growing the USA National Alumni

Association membership and programs.

Work with the administration, trustees, faculty, staff and students to continue

and grow a campus culture that embraces philanthropy and meaningful

constituent engagement.

Provide support to the President in strategic thinking and planning related to

University friend-raising and fundraising and in cultivating the valuable

relationships that will increase philanthropic support for USA. The Vice

President also will support the Board of Trustees, especially the Development,

The University has more than 70,000 alumni and a

national alumni association with chapters across the

country.

Endowment and Investments Committee, and the National Alumni Association

Board of Directors.

Lead long-range planning for the University Development and Alumni Relations

division ensuring that stretch goals are set and achieved to support the

University’s strategic planning initiatives and Alumni Association goals.

Recruit and grow a staff committed to developing and embracing best practices

with regard to prospect management, gift tracking and booking, stewardship,

donor communications, metrics, staff accountability, and professional

development.

Work with Academic Deans, Hospital Administrators, and Development and

Alumni staff, to guide and manage college, hospital, and other unit development

councils.

Serve as Campaign Director for the University’s Upward & Onward Campaign.

This comprehensive campaign has a goal of $150 million and is in the second of a

five-year public phase. To date, more than $90 million has been raised.

Enhance alumni engagement by developing comprehensive plans for

membership, communications, alumni activities, and programs to engage all

alumni as volunteers, advocates and donors to the University.

Manage a personal portfolio of donors (including trustees and

principal/leadership gift prospects) and meet goals for major gift attainment.

Qualifications and Attributes

The University of South Alabama intends to hire an accomplished Development and

Alumni Relations executive who will enthusiastically bring her/his expertise and

strategic leadership of these functions to the University. This person will have a proven

track record in one of these

areas (preferably both) and will

have an understanding and

familiarity with both functions.

Individuals having

demonstrated success in these

areas who have been in higher

education, philanthropic

organizations and health care-

related systems will be likely

candidates. Former

participation in a major capital

campaign is a real plus.

An artist rendering of the alumni center, which is included

in the Upward & Onward fundraising campaign.

Among the attributes and characteristics, we are seeking in candidates are:

An undergraduate degree is required, a graduate degree is preferred;

Meaningful experience in the Development field or Alumni Relations field; experience in/familiarity with both is preferred;

Knowledgeable of the most modern technologies and techniques in the fields of Development and Alumni Relations;

The ability to work collegially with the President, Provost, other Vice Presidents and Deans to forward the University’s missions in these areas;

A leadership and managerial style which is consensus-driven, receptive to the ideas of others, supportive of subordinates, a team-builder;

Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills;

Unquestioned integrity and the highest character;

An enthusiasm about being part of the University community and an active participant in it;

Dedicated, sincere and goal-oriented.

Nomination and Application Process

The University has retained the services of nationally prominent higher education

search firm R. William Funk & Associates to assist in the recruitment of a new Vice

President for Development and Alumni Relations. While applications and nominations

will be accepted until a new Vice President is selected, interested parties are encouraged

to submit their materials to our consultant at the address below by October 30 to assure

With more than 16,000 students, the University has over 100

academic programs and a campus that has been

transformed over the past decade with new facilities and

resources for housing and recreation, health sciences, the arts,

engineering, computer science and athletics.

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optimal consideration. Application materials should include a current resume and letter

of interest.

USA VP Development/Alumni Relations Search R. William Funk & Associates

2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75219

Email: krisha.creal@rwilliamfunk.com Fax: 214/523-9067

~The University of South Alabama is an EO/AA employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,

national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), religion,

age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. The University is committed to attracting

qualified candidates from underrepresented groups.~

RELATED LINKS

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