The University of Rhode Island seeks a Chief Executive Officer, University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement and Vice President for Advancement. The Chief Executive Officer and Vice President for Advancement will play a pivotal role in advancing the mission of the University of Rhode Island through the leadership role of the URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement. With a commitment to facilitating alignment among key stakeholders, the Chief Executive Officer and Vice President will ensure coordinated efforts across schools, enhance engagement with prospects, and streamline communication regarding development and alumni activities. The Chief Executive Officer and Vice President will elevate the engagement of alumni toward a more strategic approach through events, programming, and communication. Serving as a strategic partner to President Parlange and other key stakeholders, the Chief Executive Officer and Vice President will cultivate transformational gifts and build upon the work of a corporate and foundation relations program, while also maintaining and expanding donor relationships and articulating the case for support to donors, alumni, prospects, and colleagues across the University. The Chief Executive Officer and Vice President will foster a diverse and motivated team, implementing leading-edge practices that fuel the University's aspirations; benchmark development programs against best-in-class institutions; and ensure that all efforts yield a substantial return on investment in terms of funding and alumni engagement. The Chief Executive Officer and Vice President will raise the profile of the University by engaging and inspiring the entire community as an active participant — both within the University and externally with board members, alumni, faculty, staff, students, government, business, and community leaders — in ways that reflect the collaborative and collegial culture of the University.

The University of Rhode Island is a diverse and dynamic community whose members are connected by a common quest for knowledge. As a major research university defined by innovation and big thinking, URI offers its undergraduate, graduate, and professional students distinctive educational opportunities designed to meet the global challenges of today’s world and the rapidly evolving needs of tomorrow. The University is known locally and globally for its innovative research across a broad range of disciplines, striving for practical solutions to the world’s most important challenges. URI’s colleges of nursing, pharmacy, business, engineering, arts and sciences, environment and life sciences, health sciences, and education, and the Graduate School of Oceanography are signature centers of scholarship and research. Some 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs inspire the University’s more than 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students and spark their creativity.

"This is a pivotal moment to join the URI community. I am deeply committed to advancing URI’s mission through partnerships with our vibrant community of supporters and alumni. The next Chief Executive Officer of the URI Foundation and Alumni Engagement will directly engage with and closely align with me and our senior leadership team to cultivate a robust culture of giving that helps drive our strategic plan and achieve our ambitious goals. The Foundation is an essential, integrated part of the University, and we are building a future that reflects the strength and mission of URI. I look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful campuses as we chart new territory, together, in the coming years." — Marc Parlange, President, University of Rhode Island

For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.