Vice President of Advancement at Guadalupe Centers

Kansas City, Missouri, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Fundraising strategy, Donor engagement, Revenue development, Major gifts, Corporate partnerships, Grant management, Marketing strategy, Communications, Brand management, CRM systems, Data analysis, Budget management, Public relations, Team leadership, Strategic planning, Stewardship

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Vice President of Advancement Department: Marketing Reports to: COO Supervises: 1-5 FLSA Status: Exempt Summary: The Vice President of Advancement is a senior leader responsible for advancing Guadalupe Centers’ philanthropic growth through comprehensive fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and revenue development. Creating an environment for strong relationships that lead to financial investment into the organization. This role leads all aspects of fund development while overseeing the daily operations and performance of the marketing team, ensuring brand, marketing, and communications efforts are effectively executed as strategic tools to amplify visibility, deepen relationships, and drive sustained investment in the organization’s mission across Guadalupe Centers and its schools. Essential duties and responsibilities: Philanthropy & Fund Development Leadership Lead and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy to grow revenue through major gifts, corporate partnerships, sponsorships, grants, and donor programs. Cultivate, solicit, and steward high-net-worth individuals, foundations, corporations, and public sector partners. Oversee and expand donor engagement initiatives ensuring strong retention and long-term relationship growth. Design and implement donor recognition, stewardship, and engagement strategies that deepen philanthropic investment. Drive a culture of philanthropy across the organization, engaging key stakeholders, aligning leadership and staff around fundraising priorities and outcomes. Utilize data, CRM systems, and performance metrics to monitor progress, forecast revenue, and inform strategy. Develop and manage a portfolio of donors. Partner with executive leadership to identify and advance strategic funding opportunities. Brand, Marketing & Communications Align brand, messaging, and communications strategies to directly support fundraising and donor engagement efforts. Ensure consistent storytelling that clearly articulates impact, outcomes, and organizational value to donors and stakeholders. Oversee integrated marketing efforts (digital, social, email, and media relations) with a focus on visibility and philanthropic growth. Provide leadership and oversight of day-to-day marketing operations, ensuring effective execution, workflow management, and alignment with organizational priorities. Strengthen media presence and public relations to enhance credibility and awareness among key audiences. Build and protect the Guadalupe Centers brand as a driver of trust and investment. Team Leadership & Operations Establish clear goals, accountability structures, and performance expectations aligned with revenue and engagement outcomes. Manage departmental budgets, resources, and vendor relationships to maximize efficiency and impact. Oversee donor databases, reporting systems, and fundraising infrastructure to ensure operational excellence. Collaborate with senior leadership to align development and communication strategies with organizational priorities. Additional Responsibilities Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership on philanthropic strategy and external positioning. Support cross-functional alignment to ensure programs and outcomes are effectively translated into funding opportunities. Other duties as assigned. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred. 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in fundraising, philanthropy, or related fields required. Demonstrated success in major gifts, donor cultivation, and revenue growth strategies required. Experience leading integrated teams that include development and communications functions. Proven ability to build, secure, and sustain high-value donor relationships. Data-driven mindset with experience using CRM systems and fundraising analytics. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with others, move, and sit frequently. The employee may also be required to lift or move objects of up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Work Environment: The usual and customary methods of performing the job functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling, and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 80% sitting, 10% walking, and 10% standing. This job is performed in a generally clean and healthy environment. Equal Opportunity Employer GCI is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, age, sex, gender, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, veteran status, service member status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law. Preventing discrimination is the responsibility of every employee in the way employees treat and interact with one another. Therefore, GCI expects all work relations to be business-like and professional, free of bias, prejudice, harassment and/or discrimination. GCI's policy of Equal Opportunity extends to all conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, placement, training, compensation, discipline, transfers, separation, layoff, recall, leave of absence and promotion. GCI will not tolerate any discrimination in the workplace, and it is expected that any employee who believes they have been subjected to any practice that appears to be inconsistent with this policy will contact Human Resources. Improper interference with the ability of GCI's employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated. GCI encourages reporting of incidents or concerns regarding discrimination to the Director of Human Resources, so that prompt and constructive action can be taken. There will be no retaliation or adverse action against an employee for raising an issue or complaint pursuant to this policy. The report will be investigated to determine what, if any, responsive action is necessary and appropriate. Any employee found responsible for an inappropriate or discriminatory act will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including separation.

Responsibilities

The Vice President of Advancement leads comprehensive fundraising strategies, donor cultivation, and revenue development to support the organization's mission. Additionally, this role oversees marketing and communications operations to enhance brand visibility and drive philanthropic investment.