Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.**Inquiries Regarding Application Status** Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of submitted applications. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted using the email and/or phone information provided in the online application. For information regarding our general staff recruitment process, please click to visit our FAQs web page to see answers for frequently asked questions, including what to expect, timelines, requests for special accommodation, and interviews. **Location:**Claremont, CA**Job Posting Title:**Assistant Vice President for Advancement**Job Details and Requirement:****Department:** College Advancement**Supervisor:** Vice President for College Advancement**Last Updated:** 1.12.2026**GENERAL DESCRIPTION**Pitzer College seeks a strategic, energetic, collaborative and accomplished development professional to serve as its next Assistant Vice President for Advancement (AVP). This senior leadership role comes at an exciting time as a relatively new college president and a new vice president strive for greater innovation, creativity, and collaboration in advancing Pitzer’s core values and strategic vision in preparation for a possible future comprehensive campaign.Reporting to the Vice President for College Advancement, the AVP will engage all members of the Pitzer community – faculty, staff, key volunteers, senior administrators in the fundraising process; work in conjunction with Advancement colleagues and academic leadership to formulate fundraising strategies for the College; and set high standards, clear expectations and establish metrics for success for the philanthropy team. A successful candidate will be a proactive leader, managing and motivating a team of frontline fundraising professionals while holding accountable the staff to accomplish ambitious and realistic financial goals and meeting metrics.The ideal candidate will have at least ten years of progressively responsible experience building and managing fundraising programs, preferably in education; the intellectual depth, maturity and confidence required to effectively engage and garner the trust of the President, vice presidents, faculty members and key volunteers in the fundraising process; and the ability to formulate effective moves management strategies that lead to the successful cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major and principal gift prospects.**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS****Duties and Responsibilities** Program Management (25%)* Serve as a key member of the Vice President for College Advancement’s (VPCA) senior leadership team, overseeing the philanthropy team responsible for frontline fundraising.* Translate the VPCA’s vision into real and relevant goals for fundraising including annual, major, principal and planned giving programs, and securing corporate and foundation grants.* Help establish annual goals and metrics to ensure operational stability with sustainable long-term growth; manage and effectively allocate human and fiscal resources.* Execute planned giving, major gifts, annual giving, and corporate and foundation relations plans and propose and implement strategies that will increase philanthropic support.* Collaborate closely with academic partners to increase engagement in the fundraising process.* Collaborate with the Alumni and Family Engagement programs to provide outreach to alumni, parents and friends in support of the goals and priorities of the College; utilize annual giving as a pipeline for major and planned giving prospects.* Work closely with the Marketing/Communications team to ensure that internal and external communications incorporate appropriate and consistent development messages that align with the College brand and vision.* Provide senior leaders with clear and consistent data-driven communication on the activities and metrics of College Advancement including progress toward established goals.* Retain existing donor relationships while systematically and strategically identifying, cultivating and soliciting new individuals and institutional donors capable of making significant contributions to Pitzer, grow the pipeline of “friends” to increase philanthropic support among this audience.* Work closely with the Prospect Management, Research and Analytics team to establish a data-driven approach to identifying, qualifying and engaging prospects; provide opportunities for the fundraising team to strategize on prospects and share ideas on appropriate ways to cultivate and solicit potential donors; through the use of data analysis of giving patterns and other factors, determine new markets where Pitzer can expand its development efforts.* Demonstrate effective and efficient follow-up to requests from the president’s office, the vice president and other senior staff, the advancement leadership team, donors and trustees. Promote a culture of trustworthiness and accuracy in all business relationships with the aforementioned groups and individuals.* Lead by example with a positive attitude, a collaborative approach to sharing credit, and accountability for individual and shared metrics of success.Staff Management (25%)* Supervise staff in major/planned giving, corporate and foundation relations, annual fund, and administrative support.* Recruit, train, mentor, and retain a committed and productive team of professional staff that is well prepared to meet the ongoing challenges and aspirations for the College; set high standards, clear expectations and metrics for success. Meet regularly to discuss progress toward goals and hold staff accountable for individual and team goals.* Ensure fundraising staff execute effective moves management strategies that result in meaningful engagement and successful solicitation of donors.* Foster a positive and supportive environment that strives for excellence through best practices and the implementation of new ideas utilizing the skills of individual staff members and creating a collaborative work environment.* Partner with the VPAC, the president, trustees, and senior staff to identify, engage, and steward major and principal gift prospects.Frontline Fundraising (40%)* Personally cultivate and solicit major and principal gift prospects from a portfolio of 75-100 current and prospective donors, both individual and institutional; actively engage and interact with all members of the College community.* Formulate a keen understanding of the priorities and funding needs of the academic groups, and business units at Pitzer and help to articulate those priorities in clear and compelling cases for support.* Conduct a minimum of 75 visits per year and submit a minimum of 30 proposals resulting in a minimum of $1,000,000 in personally secured gifts.Volunteer Engagement (5%)* Engage with volunteers; facilitate discussion among trustees and committee members to ensure that any initiatives undertaken align with the goals and objectives set forth by Advancement, the VPAC, and Pitzer leadership toward the betterment of the College.* Ensure continuity and capability in the volunteer pipeline, identifying alumni and friends who have demonstrated an interest in supporting the College, are prominent in their fields and who may be willing to serve on panels, committees, boards or in other capacities.* Convey to volunteers that their service is valued by the College and their support is appreciated; demonstrate to volunteers the impact of their contributions to the College.Fundraising Events and Other Duties (5%)* Support and regional engagement events, interact and inform attendees about Pitzer programs and activities, and cultivate support for the College.* Attend and support major campus-wide events including Orientation, #J-18808-Ljbffr