CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS

• Critical Thinking: The Vice President of Development must be intellectually sharp and use critical thinking to make or influence decisions while demonstrating outstanding business judgement. They will be comfortable creating the new and the different.

• Results-Oriented: The successful candidate must be performance-driven and able to provide measurable results. This individual will be resourceful, action-oriented, as well as a flexible and decisive manager who establishes clarity during distractions to produce results in a timely fashion. They will provide clear direction and establish achievable goals.

• Communication: This individual should possess very strong communication, listening, and persuasion skills, in order to truly partner with the leadership team. They must be an adept writer as well as be comfortable, dynamic, and an effective presenter in front of both external and internal audiences. They should feel comfortable cultivating relationships with both existing and potential donors across sectors.

• Perspective: This individual will provide a worldly perspective of macro and industry influences to assist in guiding the organization in new directions. They will provide perspective coming in from outside the organization to aid in the collective leadership team’s understanding and acceptance of trends, insights, changing business perspective and management strategies. This keen perspective should be presented with patience and guidance rather than authoritative.

• Strategic Agility: This individual must be intellectually sharp and clearly capable of thinking on their feet while demonstrating outstanding business judgment. The Vice President of Development will possess the analytical skills to improve overall productivity and elevate the organization’s development efforts. Today’s vision may change drastically in the future. This person must not only embrace change, but be entrepreneurial in nature, creating and altering this road map along the way.

• Leadership Acumen and Team Orientation: The Vice President of Development will be charged with directing and managing CAC’s fundraising efforts, including expanding and broadening the organization’s base of individual, foundation, corporate, and government philanthropic support. Through the development of improved processes, this individual will work to foster a culture of accountability and results. This position requires a hands-on, team-oriented executive who has broad-based credibility and is capable of consistently motivating people to act, as they will be directly supervising four direct reports. An exceptional leader, who builds, inspires, and coaches teams with a passion for the business, while forging close working relationships with other senior leaders throughout the organization.