The Executive Director of the Red Rocks Community College Foundation serves as the primary leader responsible for the Foundation’s strategic and operational oversight. Reporting to the RRCC President and collaborating with the Foundation Board of Directors, the Executive Director drives the Foundation’s mission and financial goals through effective leadership in fundraising, organizational management, marketing, and community engagement.
Key responsibilities include spearheading fundraising efforts, including major and planned gifts, overseeing fiscal management, the Foundation’s annual development plan and revenue forecasts, and ensuring effective governance. The Executive Director serves as a consultant and trusted advisor to the President and plays a crucial role in strategic planning and institutional advancement, working to enhance the Foundation’s visibility and build key relationships.
A successful candidate is a strategic leader with expertise in nonprofit management, financial oversight, and stakeholder engagement, with the ability to drive the Foundation’s growth and impact.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Effective communication, interpersonal, collaboration, critical thinking, self-management, time management, organizational, and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and use sound judgment.
• Ability to lead a team, encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity, foster commitment and team spirit, and work with others to achieve goals.
• Ability to set priorities, determine goals and resources, coordinate efforts, monitor progress, and assess outcomes.
• Has awareness of, embraces, promotes, and implements diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.
• Understanding of and ability to demonstrate high standards of ethical conduct and a sense of urgency.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or an associate’s degree with two (2) additional years of relevant experience.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in non-profit fundraising, marketing, and special events, or closely related experience.
• Three (3) years of experience in organizational management including decision making, process management, financial operations, issue resolution, and resource management.
• Leadership, supervision, financial operations, and resource and budget experience.
• Successful experience in annual giving, major gifts, cultivating planned gifts, and capital campaigns.
• Evidence of strong community networking and partner building experience.
Preferred Qualifications
• A master’s degree.
• Certified Fundraising Executive certification (CRFE).
• Experience working in a higher education foundation/fundraising environment.
• Experience in developing strategic partnerships.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with diverse communities and supporting individuals from diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented.
Physical & Cognitive Demands
The following are some of the physical and cognitive demands commonly associated with this position.
• Occasionally moves, positions, and transports standard office supplies and equipment weighing up to 10 lbs.
• This is largely a sedentary role. This position operates in an office environment and constantly uses a computer, and routinely uses standard office equipment including phones, copiers, etc.
• The person in this position constantly communicates with internal and external constituents and students. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Cognitive demands include comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, synthesizing, negotiating, communicating, instructing, and interpersonal skills.
• May be required to work out of any RRCC campus location. Regular after-hours or weekend work required. Some occasional local, regional, and/or national travel may be required.
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