University of the People seeks a Vice President for Advancement who will be responsible for establishing the vision and direction for the organization’s fundraising operations, as well as managing, sustaining, and significantly increasing all development, fundraising, and outreach activities of the university. The Vice President for Advancement will report to, and work directly with, the University President to support institutional development, while coordinating additional activities with members of the senior management team. This position is both outward and inward-facing, and the role affords an entrepreneurial thinker the opportunity to drive transformational growth in fundraising, building and managing global development operations with which to support that effort.

University of the People (UoPeople) is the first non-profit, tuition-free, American, accredited, online university. UoPeople has over 170,000 students enrolled from more than 200 countries and territories, including 17,000 students who are refugees, and 17,500 internally displaced persons. UoPeople was founded in 2009 and accredited in 2014. We believe that higher education is a basic human right and that it can transform not only the lives of students, but also their families’ lives, their communities, their nations, and, by extension, the world. UoPeople provides a unique and essential opportunity for qualified high school graduates to overcome financial, geographic, political, and personal barriers to attaining higher education. Our tuition-free model offers students an affordable solution to earn a quality degree with minimal fees, which are waived if a student cannot afford them. UoPeople is an innovative university, and we welcome team members who bring creativity and innovation to their roles. We’re a fast-paced organization with remote teams all around the globe.

"If education changed your life or the lives of your loved ones, if you are passionate about higher education, if you are an entrepreneur and a builder looking for an opportunity to build something that will make you deeply proud of your work for the rest of your life, if you want to learn why more than 45,000 people have volunteered to further our work, and if you want to join a team that has figured out how to deliver unprecedented impact with incredible return on investment on philanthropic dollars, please reach out to Ron and explore this opportunity further." — Shai Reshef, University President

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