Director of Foundations

Mercy is a non-sectarian institution committed to providing motivated students the opportunity to transform their lives through higher education by offering liberal arts and professional programs in personalized and high quality learning environments. The College now enrolls about 5,700 undergraduate students and 3,900 graduate students at its five campuses and through its online education portal that offers nine fully-online undergraduate and eleven graduate programs.

Mercy College is looking for a Director of Foundations in the Dobbs Ferry Campus. The Director of Foundations will lead Mercy College's efforts to raise substantial capital and operating funds from foundations, as well as other friends and alumni of the College. The successful candidate will package Mercy's programs and initiatives, research the universe of foundations, and designing targeted strategic approaches to new foundations that have never previously supported Mercy's mission. The incumbent will create exciting, attractive proposals that will get the attention of foundations, raise funds through conducting personal visits on a regular basis with individuals and corporations, and follow up to ensure that grants, once submitted, are getting the full attention of program staff and trustees.

A BA/BS from an accredited four year college and minimum of seven to ten years of directly applicable fund-raising experience, including a documented record of successful foundation proposals are required. A Master's degree is preferred. Computer proficiency in MS Office, Outlook, Raiser's Edge and the Internet required. Must be able to interact well with all levels of the college community, and demonstrate intellectual curiosity and creativity. Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, written and oral communication, problem-solving, organizational and presentation skills are also required. Demonstrated evidence of detail orientation, customer service orientations, ability to work independently, and great levels of responsibility are required. The ability to travel and work a flexible schedule if necessary, is also required.

The salary is commensurate with experience and includes a competitive benefits package. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume as attachments to hr@mercy.edu AA/EOE.