Title: Executive Director of the Foundation and Institutional Advancement

Position Type: Administrator Full Time

College: Lamar Community College

Division: Office of the President

Department: LCC Foundation and Grants

Campus: Lamar Main Campus

Location: Lamar

Salary Range: 74,000 - 77,000

Who We Are:

At Lamar Community College, you'll find the rare opportunity to build a meaningful career while enjoying the benefits of rural Colorado living. Trade traffic for open roads, crowded neighborhoods for friendly faces, and long commutes for more time doing what you love.

Our campus is at the center of a vibrant and supportive community where employees have the chance to make a visible impact, build genuine relationships, and help shape the future of students and the region. From community festivals and local sporting events to outdoor adventures, stunning prairie sunsets, and some of the best stargazing in Colorado, Lamar offers a lifestyle that is both rewarding and refreshing.

If you're looking for a career where your work matters, your voice is valued, and your community knows your name, Lamar Community College may be exactly the place you've been searching for.

Job Summary:

Lamar Community College seeks a strategic, collaborative, and community-centered leader to serve as the Executive Director of Advancement and Grants. Reporting directly to the President and serving as the primary staff liaison to the Foundation Board, this position provides leadership for institutional advancement, fundraising, donor engagement, grant development, and Foundation operations. The Executive Director will play a key role in advancing the College’s mission through philanthropic growth, strategic partnerships, external funding development, and community engagement. This position works closely with the President, Foundation Board, faculty, staff, donors, and regional partners to strengthen institutional sustainability and expand opportunities for students and the communities LCC serves.

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Provide strategic leadership for Foundation, advancement, fundraising, and grant operations in alignment with the College’s mission and strategic priorities.
2. Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy that supports annual giving, major gifts, campaigns, alumni engagement, and donor stewardship.
3. Serve on the President’s Council and support institutional planning, sustainability, and community engagement initiatives.
4. Lead fundraising efforts including annual giving, major gifts, donor relations, alumni engagement, campaigns, grant securement efforts, and stewardship activities.
5. Cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, corporations, foundations, alumni, community organizations, and regional partners.
6. Partner with the President and Foundation Board to secure philanthropic investments and strengthen Foundation growth and impact.
7. Identify and research grant funding opportunities. Assist in the development of proposals, oversee compliance requirements, and support grant-funded projects throughout the full grant lifecycle
8. Ensure effective donor communications, stewardship, and relationship management practices.
9. Collaborate with faculty, staff, and external partners to advance competitive funding opportunities and sustainability.
10. Oversee Foundation operations, budgeting, financial stewardship, records management, and regulatory compliance.
11. Serve as the primary liaison to the Foundation Board, supporting governance, board engagement, communication, recruitment, and development.
12. Promote the College and Foundation throughout the region and develop partnerships that support student success, workforce development, and institutional advancement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• Significant experience in fundraising, advancement, grants management, nonprofit leadership, higher education administration, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success in donor cultivation, grant writing, partnership development, or strategic planning.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including boards, donors, faculty, staff, and community partners.
• Experience managing budgets, projects, and multiple priorities effectively.

Selection Process:

Interview Process
-First round virtual interview with committee
-One-on-one with President of the College same day as in-person interview

Travel reimbursement up to $300 for in person interview expenses.

Application Instructions: 

To be considered, sumbit a complete application online.

Additional Information/Benefits:

✔ Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, legal, and medical transport plans
✔ Flexible spending and health savings account options
✔ Generous retirement benefits through PERA, including employer-matched retirement contributions and optional 401(k) and 457 plans
✔ Tuition reimbursement to support your educational and professional growth
✔ Exceptional paid leave benefits (15 hours of annual; 10 hours of sick accrued each month)
✔ A supportive, mission-driven environment where your work directly impacts students and the community
✔ Free employee access to our Fitness Center