LCCC Logo Bullet Current Position Openings - FT Director of Institutional Advancement
Position Title: FT Director of Institutional Advancement

Position Classification: Full-Time Administration

Minimum Position Qualifications:

  1. Education - Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Business Administration or an appropriate field required; Master's Degree preferred.

  2. Experience - Five (5) years of experience in fundraising activities and project management; Two (2) years experience in grant management, grant writing, and grant research.

  3. Skills - Demonstrated planning and fundraising skills; possess a thorough knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office; excellent supervision, leadership, and team building skills; knowledge of state education, economic, and workforce development initiatives and resources; demonstrated ability to compile and analyze research data and present data in tabular, pictorial, and graphic form required; excellent analytical, organizational, marketing, and planning skills with an ability to prioritize, drive and complete multiple projects; excellent problem solving, with an ability to take disparate sets of quantitative and qualitative data and drive to innovative solutions; excellent interpersonal, influencing, written and oral communication skills; demonstrated ability to build relationships with employees in various roles within organizations and in the community and perform in a broad range of environments including academic, government, and business.

    Position Responsibilities:

    Serves as a member of the President's Leadership Team, setting and carrying out strategic initiatives, goals and objectives and budget planning for the division and the LCCC Foundation; supervises and leads a staff in identifying, cultivating, soliciting and securing private and public funds for the College; serves as the key staff support for members of the Foundation Board; maintains strong and collaborative relationships with the College's academic and student affairs leadership and with faculty and staff; articulates the College's strategic needs, opportunities and vision with clarity and enthusiasm; exhibits knowledge of higher education philanthropy and its potential impact on faculty success and student performance; Cultivates, solicits and closes gifts; establishes the necessary accountability and stewardship programs to insure proper reporting to donors, the Foundation and College community; develops and manages an aggressive calendar of outreach that involves faculty, staff, alumni and Foundation Board members in the solicitation process; oversees scholarship program management; oversee and provide strategic direction for the areas of alumni relations, grant development, the Schulman Gallery, and Peter J. Lello Student Food Bank; supervises staff, assigns work and work schedules, adjusts priorities, has final authority on approval/disapproval of leave, conducts performance evaluation of staff makes recommendations for hiring and/or termination and problem resolution; serve as a liaison between granting agencies and the College in the budgeting and preparation of grant proposals and compiles and prepares comprehensive budget justifications; oversee the planning, creation, preparation, submission, and management of all College grant proposals.

    Entry Salary: $79,662.39/ annual

    Standard Work Week: 35 Hours

    Apply End Date: October 26, 2025.

    Luzerne County Community College (hereinafter referred to as the 'College') is committed to a work, academic and public environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. The College and its employees have a moral and legal obligation to provide equal access and equal opportunity to all members of the community. The administration will ensure that this commitment is fully implemented through compliance with all relevant federal, state, and municipal laws, statutes and ordinances prohibiting discrimination, including, but not limited to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution; the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991 ('Title VII');Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment and Assistance Act ('VEVRAA'); the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ('GINA'); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ('ADEA'); The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act ('OWBPA'); the Americans with Disabilities Act ('ADA'); the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act ('PHRA'); the Family and Medical Leave Act ('FMLA'); the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ('ERISA'); the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Fair Credit and Reporting Act ('FCRA'); and any amendments to these laws. The institution will implement procedures and measures designed to ensure that employees, students, applicants and visitors to the campus or any site or program of the College are not discriminated against on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, national origin, religion, marital status, political affiliation, ancestry, union membership and use of a guide or support animal because of blindness, deafness, or physical handicap in the administration of its educational programs, activities, admission or employment practices. Any acts of reprisal, retaliation or harassment taken against an individual because he/she has filed a discrimination complaint, testified about matters related to a compliant, or otherwise assisted a complaint inquiry are forbidden and may result in severe disciplinary action. Inquires may be directed to Title IX Coordinator, Ashley Shaw, Director of Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness, at 800-377-5222 extension 7243. The College takes any allegation of discrimination as serious. Any individual who knowingly or intentionally makes a false allegation or complaint, will be disciplined, up to and including termination of employment.

    Luzerne County Community College is constantly seeking to become a more diverse and inclusive community and to enhance the cultural richness that diversity and inclusion brings. The College strongly encourages applications from diverse candidates and those who demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.