Executive Director, Center for Private Business

Company: Wake Forest University
Location: Winston Salem
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

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The Executive Director is responsible for the general oversight and growth of the Center for Private Business, which currently encompasses 180 member-companies, 8 sponsor-companies, and more than 50 individual volunteers. They lead the staff team across all statewide markets. They ensure strong financial sustainability through fundraising and membership growth efforts. They are also responsible for engaging volunteers and key partners as needed. Job Description

Essential Functions:

Major Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Center for Private Business staff, across all statewide markets.

• Leads fundraising and sponsorship efforts to secure needed funding via phone calls, one-on- one meetings and group recruitment efforts.

• Plans strategically for the Center’s future

• Creates and maintains a current financial budget of approximately $630k and a three-year

financial plan for the center.

• Recruits and retains Center members

• Speaks publically on behalf of the Center in order to increase awareness

• Manages student engagement efforts including sourcing adjunct professors, online course preparation and deployment.

• Manages a portfolio of approximately 30 active prospects and donors to Wake Forest University at any given time.

• Serve as functional leader of one of the following disciplines: Forum Program, Educational programming for members, Administrative Oversight

Other Functions:

• Manages key relationships both inside and outside of Wake Forest University which provide beneficial partnership opportunities

• Partners with other Universities in the area to create collaborative programming

• Plans for regional programming

• Manages volunteer committees and groups

• Maintains cohesive marketing materials and Center brand standards

• Serves as the liaison and manages relationships with contractors and vendors engaged in

maintaining office space and relations at 500 West 5th Street

• Responsible for all operational requirements of onboarding/exiting employees.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree plus five or more years of experience.

• Knowledge of fundraising practices.

• Ability to travel statewide and regionally as required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of

constituents in a diverse community.

• Ability to foster teamwork and cooperation in a work environment.

• Experience in database management and maintenance.

• Ability to supervise and train staff, volunteers, and student workers, including organizing,

prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments for these individuals/groups.

• Skill in fiscal management.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree required

Accountabilities:

• Direct Reports Include: Regional Directors, Senior Associate Director of Membership, and

Assistant Director, Business Leader Forum Programs.

• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of annual budget.

• Maintaining growth

Note:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It

cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

Additional Job Description

Time Type Requirement

Full time Note to Applicant: This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Wa ke Forest  seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate.  In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the  basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status  and  encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.  ?

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About Us Wake Forest University, formed in 1834, has experienced decades of growth and innovation. WFU is a distinctive university that combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs. The University embraces the teacher-scholar ideal, which prizes the personal interaction between students and faculty. It is a place where exceptional teaching, fundamental research and discovery, and the engagement of faculty and students in the classroom and the laboratory are paramount.

Wake Forest University is a community of men and women that seeks the enlightenment and freedom which come through diligent study and learning. Its higher goal, however, is to give life to the University motto "Pro Humanitate," as members translate a passion for knowledge into compassionate service. The community shares a tradition that embraces freedom and integrity and acknowledges the worth of the individual. The heritage, established by the school's founders and nurtured by succeeding generations, promotes a democratic spirit arising from open-mindedness and discourse. Wake Forest fosters compassion and caring for others. Its collective strength and character are derived from the values and distinctive experiences of each individual; therefore, it affirms the richness of human intellect and culture and its contribution to knowledge, faith, reason, and dialogue. Furthermore, it strives toward a society in which good will, respect, and equality prevail. To that end, Wake Forest University rejects hatred and bigotry in any form and promotes justice, honor, and mutual trust.?

The University is comprised of: the undergraduate college, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine (located on the Bowman Gray campus with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) and today enrolls about 4,846 undergraduates and 2,823 students in graduate programs at its principal location, the Reynolda campus. Students at Wake Forest University enjoy a great deal of access to and interaction with world-class faculty both in and out of the classroom setting with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1. Wake Forest employs approximately 2,772 full and part-time faculty and staff.

Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the fifteen-team Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since its founding, the university has adopted the motto “ pro humanitate ,” which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. Wake Forest has a strong commitment to holistic, eight-dimensional well-being for students, faculty and staff as evidenced in the Thrive initiative.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a beautiful, mid-sized city centrally located in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina. Winston-Salem is a family-friendly city with high quality schools, numerous outdoor recreational activities and events, and is known for its vibrant and thriving arts scene.

Winston-Salem residents enjoy close proximity to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (1.5 hours) and Atlantic beaches (4 hours), a moderate climate with four distinct seasons, a very reasonable cost of living, and an eclectic variety of restaurants, wine bars, and breweries for dining with friends and family. Winston-Salem offers many of the amenities of a large city but with the sense of community and quality of life of a smaller town.

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