Executive Director of Institutional Advancement & External Relations

# Bargaining Unit: Management Confidential Salary: Exempt; 12 months per year Application Deadline: Open Until Filled Priority Screening: **March 25, 2026 at 4PM EST** ### ## Position Summary: SUNY Ulster County Community College, a two-year branch of the State University of New York located ninety miles north of New York City in the Catskill Mountains, is currently accepting applications for an Executive Director of Institutional Advancement & External Relations. The Executive Director of Institutional Advancement and External Relations oversees strategic areas for SUNY Ulster, all focusing on building resources and increasing awareness of and advocacy for the institution to enable the College to accomplish its mission. Leading and managing the Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc., and Alumni elations, this position reports directly to the Chief of Staff. The incumbent meets regularly with department leaders and faculty and is considered to be part of the President’s Cabinet. The Executive Director is expected to represent the College at a variety of community events that may include evenings or weekends. ## Key Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be expected to do the following: ### ### Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. The Foundation’s Executive Director is responsible for the overall planning, management, coordination, and evaluation of activities that will attract important philanthropic support for the College. These activities include developing and implementing effective strategies and tactics that result in sustainable growth in annual giving and planned gifts, capturing the philanthropic interest of donors, and increasing corporate support. As Executive Director, this position maintains a close and collaborative working relationship with the Board of Directors of the Foundation, the President, Vice Presidents, and Deans. Specific activities include identifying, cultivating and soliciting major gifts; proactively building and maintaining relationships with new, current, and potential donors; and leading and managing staff to achieve all fundraising initiatives, including donor recognition, special campaigns, and events. The Executive Director oversees the College’s scholarship program and a planned giving program and provides opportunities to potential donors that maximize donor intent as it relates to institutional objectives. They oversee gift processing, acknowledgement, and stewardship as well as fiscal and accounting policies and procedures, and ensures compliance with all regulatory oversight requirements. ### Community Relations This position is a key team member and collaborator with the College’s Marketing Team on public and media relations strategic planning, including, but not limited to, communications strategy, planning, messaging, media outreach and story placement. Specific activities include developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key regional, local, and industry trade news media and leading and overseeing all aspects of media relations, including story development, media targeting, relationship management, and securing media opportunities to share the work of the Foundation and College. ### Alumni Relations The Executive Director develops, implements and evaluates programs to engage the institution’s alumni and to encourage increased alumni support of and involvement with College programs. This includes oversight of the development and implementation of an alumni strategic plan and robust alumni relations programs, events and recognition ceremonies. The Executive Director oversees the coordination of alumni communications and publications related to fundraising and alumni relations activities in collaboration with colleagues. These communications include newsletters, social media, targeted emails, and other outreach as needed. In addition, the Executive Director plans and administers the budget of Institutional Advancement to ensure operation within fisc…