Western Illinois University - Assistant Director of Athletics/External Affairs

APPOINTMENT: Assistant Director of Athletics/External Affairs (12 month position) beginning July 1, 2010.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will be directly responsible for the leadership, coordination, and advancement of the Leatherneck Club, and will be responsible for other external and development activities (pre-game activities, golf outings, hall of fame, special events). Successful candidate will provide direct supervision for marketing and promotions staff and ticket sales staff. This position is expected to work collaboratively across campus units to advance the University’s mission. Candidate will be responsible for meeting the University/Department’s Capital Campaign goals. Successful candidate must be fully committed to all NCAA, The Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference and Western Illinois University Athletics Department policies and procedures and will be expected to work cooperatively with all constituencies and campus units. Candidate will be require to travel frequently.

THE DEPARTMENT: Western Illinois University is a NCAA Division I institution and is a charter member of The Summit League and the Missouri Valley Football Conference (FCS). For more information visit: http://www.goleathernecks.com .

THE UNIVERSITY: Recognized as one of the nation’s “Best Value” institutions and one of the "Best in the Midwest Colleges" by the Princeton Review, as well as a Tier 1 Midwestern Masters Institution by "US News and World Report," Western Illinois University (WIU) serves approximately 13,000 students in the heart of the Midwest through its traditional, residential four-year campus in Macomb, IL and its upper-division urban commuter location in the Quad Cities/Moline, IL.

Western's friendly, accessible, nurturing campus communities are dedicated to higher values in higher education and are comprised of strong faculty, state-of-the-art technology and facilities and a wide range of academic and extracurricular opportunities for students and staff. The four core values at the heart of WIU are academic excellence, educational opportunity, personal growth, and social responsibility. WIU's GradTrac and Cost Guarantee programs ensure that students can achieve their degrees within four years while paying a fixed rate for tuition, fees, plus room and board. WIU remains the only university in Illinois to guarantee the cost for tuition plus fees and room and board for students over a four year period at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

WIU is a comprehensive public university offering 57 undergraduate degree programs, 36 graduate degree programs, and a doctorate degree. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 17 to 1, WIU's 649 full-time faculty teach 95 percent of all undergraduate as well as graduate courses in addition to 13 pre-professional degree programs and 10 certificate programs. Western Illinois University is a member of the NCAA and competes at the Division I level. The Leslie F. Malpass Library ranks among the finest at comprehensive universities in the United States.

WIU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.

Western Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. WIU has a non-discrimination policy that includes sex, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

NOTES: Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Additional Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications/experience. Western Illinois University offers a competitive benefits package that includes domestic partner benefits. For full benefit information visit: http://www.wiu.edu/hr/index.shtml#benefits

Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s Degree or equivalency (at time of appointment) in related field. Minimum of three (3) years experience in fund-raising with a proven record of success in identifying, cultivating, and soliciting annual and major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge and experience in fund-raising within a competitive and dynamic University environment. Experience in soliciting gifts for scholarship endowment and capital projects. Experience in ticket sales, marketing and promotions, and fund-raising auctions (on-line and event auctions). Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

APPLICATION: Please send a letter of application, resume with current email for correspondence, and contact information (email address and telephone number) for three (3) professional references. Apply to: Chair, Search Committee/Assistant AD/External Affairs, Western Illinois University; 1 University Circle; 103 Western Hall; Macomb, IL 61455-1390. Review of applications will begin April 19.