Location: Corporate College
Job Type: Full-Time Non-Academic Affairs
Job Number: 26-00022
Organization: Foundation (206001)
Closing Date:
3/18/2026 11:59 PM Central
Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position Summary
The Executive Director (STLCC Foundation) of the St. Louis Community College Foundation serves as the College's chief development officer and a member of the Chancellor's Cabinet, providing executive leadership and institutional strategy for all fundraising, donor engagement, and Foundation operations. The Executive Director works collaboratively with the Chancellor, College leadership, and Foundation Board to establish and advance the College's philanthropic vision and secure philanthropic support through annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, capital campaigns, and grant development in support of the College's mission and strategic priorities. The position has enterprise responsibility for advancement strategy, revenue generation, external relations, and stewardship, while ensuring compliance with College policies, Foundation bylaws, and applicable laws and regulations.
Primary Duties Performed
- Serves as Executive Director & Chief Development Officer of the St. Louis Community College Foundation and as a member of the Chancellor's Cabinet, providing enterprise-level strategic counsel on advancement, philanthropic strategy, institutional priorities, and external engagement.
- Provides enterprise-level oversight and strategic leadership for advancement initiatives-including fundraising, donor engagement, grants, and partnerships-ensuring alignment with College-wide priorities and cross-campus collaboration.
- Oversees Foundation financial strategy, endowments, grants, and fundraising programs, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, Foundation bylaws, and ethical standards, and providing regular executive-level reports to the Chancellor and Foundation Board.
- Maintains accurate Foundation financial records, completes and files all required reports, and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local legal and tax requirements.
- Provides leadership and administrative oversight for Foundation operations and staff, fostering a high-performing team culture and developing policies, practices, and performance metrics to support effective, compliant, and College-aligned advancement objectives.
- Develops and executes a comprehensive fundraising strategy, including annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, capital campaigns, and corporate/foundation relations.
- Coordinates major fundraising initiatives and capital campaigns in collaboration with College leadership, volunteers, and external partners.
- Identifies, researches, and cultivates prospective donors, including individuals, corporations, and foundations, through analysis of historical giving, prospect research, and relationship development.
- Provides strategic oversight and leadership for the College's institutional grants portfolio and the district planned giving program, aligning opportunities with College priorities and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and foundation requirements.
- Serves as the public face of STLCC and the Foundation, representing the College at high-level community, business, and industry events, developing strategic partnerships, and serving as primary liaison to the Foundation Board-including preparation, reporting, and oversight of board meetings, fundraising progress, and campaign outcomes.
- Develops and disseminates advancement publications.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Experience- Master's Degree in Business, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Higher Education, or a related field required; or equivalent combination of education and significant, progressively responsible experience in advancement, fundraising, or development leadership.
- Seven (7) to ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in advancement, fundraising, or development, preferably in higher education or a large nonprofit organization, including at least five (5) years in a senior leadership role overseeing staff and enterprise-level initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience working with Boards of Trustees, senior executives, volunteers, and external stakeholders to develop and implement strategic advancement initiatives.
- Proven record of successfully directing comprehensive fundraising campaigns, donor engagement, grants, and partnership programs, with familiarity in compliance, nonprofit law, and ethical fundraising practices.
- Experience in strategic planning, policy development, and cross-functional collaboration to advance institutional priorities.
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