Assistant Vice President of Advancement Operations

Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Salary: Commensurate

Company

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a higher education institution seeking an advancement operations leader for its Institutional Advancement division.

What you will do

• Provide strategic leadership for Advancement Services and support institutional advancement goals.
• Oversee database administration, gift processing, prospect research, reporting, donor relations, and data governance.
• Lead Event Services and Performing Arts Center staff, including event programming, revenue generation, and external outreach.
• Manage staffing, performance plans, budgets, technology decisions, vendor contracts, and cross-campus operational support.
• Oversee CRM development, online giving and registration systems, data improvement, system upgrades, and technology support.
• Ensure accurate gift reporting, reconciliation, annual endowment and financial reporting, and compliance with IRS regulations, CASE standards, and applicable laws.

Requirements

• Ten years of appropriate and relevant experience in a higher education or nonprofit environment; additional education may substitute for the minimum experience requirement.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Extensive knowledge of Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge or another modern fundraising CRM.
• Experience in campaign planning and in implementing and streamlining processes that improve operational outcomes.
• Proven success building and developing a high-functioning team in higher education or a nonprofit environment.
• Ability to act as a strategic thought partner, manage projects and strategic initiatives, and manage complex budgets across multiple departments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to build relationships with internal and external constituencies, vendors, and external leaders.
• Excellent knowledge of advancement operations in a comprehensive Institutional Advancement program.

Nice to have

• Entrepreneurial, comprehensive, and metrics- or outcomes-driven approach to Advancement Services.
• Experience with SQL-based relational databases, database design, and ETL processes.
• Experience with data visualization software such as Tableau or Power BI.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership role within the Institutional Advancement division and its senior leadership team.
• Opportunity to strengthen data and technology use, donor and alumni engagement, cross-campus collaboration, and advancement operations.
• Staff employment; all positions are security-sensitive.
• Employment is contingent on credential and information verification, including a criminal history check.
• Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

Hiring process

• Submit an application through the search information page linked in the posting.
• Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and institutional verification procedures.
• Employment may be impacted by the Presidential proclamation issued September 19, 2025, and the moratorium issued by Texas Governor Abbott on January 27, 2026.