Title: Chief Development Officer

Department: DT Res Dev & Coll Fndtn

Campus Location: TCCD District Offices

Employee Classification: CAB - Cabinet

Position Type: FT - Regular

Grant Funded: No 

Compensation Details:  Starting Pay - Commensurate with education and experience

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with occasional evenings and weekends as needed.

Remote Eligible: This position is eligible for remote work

About the Position

Tarrant County College District (TCC) invites applications for the position of Chief Development Officer – TCC Foundation (CDO). TCC seeks an experienced, forward-thinking, fundraising professional to serve as the lead for the TCC Foundation. The ideal candidate is one who leads with empathy, courage, and a systems-thinking lens. The Chief Development Officer position offers a unique professional opportunity to join an executive leadership team that leads one of the nation’s largest colleges renowned for its academic excellence, student success, and economic impact.

The Chief Development Officer, in collaboration with the Chancellor, will work with TCC’s executive leaders to galvanize the work of the College and TCC Foundation through synergy, teamwork, and a one-college, collective impact leadership lens. The CDO will be responsible for leading the alignment of the TCC Foundation’s operations and governance to strategic priorities and goals of the College. The individual will be expected to build on TCC’s culture of excellence and lead with humility, transparency, and a commitment to collective impact.

The CDO will champion innovation and integrity in philanthropy, engagement, and service to garner results. The individual will need to demonstrate the resilience, influence, and engagement required to lead at a dynamic institution in the 21st century. The role requires strong aptitude for cultivating relationships, both internal and external to the College, that translate into donor engagement and giving to support TCC’s mission, values, and goals. The CDO will be expected to capitalize on the College’s proven reputation and develop robust partnerships that elevate the TCC brand and advance efforts to provide access to a high-quality education that has lasting, transformational impact.

The CDO role requires an individual who leads with accountability, sets high expectations, and provides high support. It requires a decisive leader who has a strategic, entrepreneurial mindset and a high regard for trust, integrity, and engagement.

For more information about Tarrant County College and the position, please click here  Chief Development Officer - Institutional Profile.pdf

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Chancellor, the Chief Development Officer serves as the senior leader for the TCC Foundation. The Chief Development Officer is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing fundraising strategies aligned to the strategic direction of the College, providing oversight of the Foundation’s operations, and leading the development team. The Chief Development Officer guides all aspects of the Foundation's fundraising efforts, scholarship programs, and donor engagement. At least half of the role is dedicated to cultivating relationships with donors and prospects, advancing a comprehensive development plan that supports TCC's mission through industry partnerships and philanthropic contributions. As a member of the Chancellor’s Executive Cabinet, the Chief Development Officer also works collaboratively with TCC leadership to align Foundation activities to the College’s one college model and priorities.

In addition to leading fundraising and outreach, the Chief Development Officer provides leadership for all Foundation staff and ensures effective management of budget planning, scholarships, donor relations, and records administration. The role also includes supporting TCCF Board activities, enhancing community visibility, and collaborating with TCC staff to promote the Foundation through strategic communications.

The Tarrant County College Foundation (TCCF) is a 501(c)(3) organization that operates under the legal authority of Tarrant County College District (TCC). In accordance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, the Chancellor has ultimate responsibility of the College’s fundraising activities. TCCF collaborates with College leadership to raise and manage resources to ensure that the activities of TCCF further the mission of the TCC.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Performance Requirements*
⦁ Designs a comprehensive development plan aligned with TCC's mission and strategic direction, incorporating major gifts, planned giving, annual giving, corporate and foundation support, events, and alumni engagement; monitors progress regularly, modifying the plan as needed, with review meetings with the Chancellor
• Cultivates and maintains on-going relationships with valued prospects and donors, industry partners, foundations, and the broader donor pool through tailored proposals, regular contact, and strategic engagement involving senior leadership when appropriate
• Fosters on-going strategic relationships with campus presidents and meets with them at least semi annually
• Partners with executive leaders to implement a one college, collective impact approach that aligns Foundation activities with institutional goals, strategic priorities, and college operations
• Leads the planning and execution of strategic events and community engagement activities to generate contributions, strengthen partnerships, and enhance College and Foundation visibility
• Establishes a variety of consistent outreach initiatives targeted towards individual donors
• Collaborates with TCC Foundation Board Chair and committees to support Foundation Board meetings, recruitment of new members, and develop mission-driven philanthropic initiatives that align with TCC’s mission and strategic direction
• Leads the development of a TCC Foundation team that secures and manages increasing annual giving, TCC “family” giving, planned giving, and increases alumni engagement for the benefit of the students and College
• Partners with Cabinet to produce and distribute effective marketing and communication materials promoting the Foundation
• Works with the TCC finance team and investment firm(s) to ensure that the assets of the Foundation are invested in accordance with TCC Foundation investment policy guidelines

Service Excellence
⦁ Provides leadership for all Foundation team members while preparing and monitoring the annual budget and calendar with full accountability and transparency; ensures adherence to the Foundation’s zero-based budget
• Strategically supports and increases business and industry partnership activities that align with TCC's strategic direction to generate student job opportunities, equipment donations, program support, and scholarships
• Supports collaborative opportunities with the Office of Grants Development to pursue large-scale funding; conduct monthly meetings with the Office of Grants Development to review opportunities
• Directs donor engagement efforts to increase retention, elevate giving levels, and maximize philanthropic support
• Leads development staff in cultivating donor prospects that expand and diversify the TCC donor base
• Manages the College’s scholarship program fundraising and awarding process in coordination with offices including Financial Aid and other key offices to ensure the process is both efficient and effective; ensures scholarships are awarded in alignment with donor intent and established collegiate best practices to support the most deserving students
• Supervises records management for Foundation gifts, accounting processes, and scholarship tracking aligning processes with collegiate best practices

Supervision
Works under the general supervision of the Chancellor

*Performs Other Related Tasks as Required

The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Six (6) years’ working experience in fundraising with progressive management responsibility, including senior level management, with a complex nonprofit organization/system
• Three (3) years’ working experience in major gift fundraising
• Three (3) years' experience supervising (e.g., managing, evaluating the performance of others)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in philanthropy, business, education, management, or related field
• Master’s degree
• At least three (3) years’ executive-level leadership working experience at a community college, or a non-profit associated with a community college
• At least three (3) years’ working experience fundraising with Fort Worth foundations, other foundations, companies, individual donors, and other prospects

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of best practices in cultivation, stewardship, relationship building, and grant and proposal development
• Knowledge of financial management principles, including budgeting, analysis, and reporting
• Knowledge of strategic communication, public relations, and TCCF board engagement
• Skilled in leadership, team building, and supervision
• Skilled in written and oral communication that is purposeful and clear
• Skilled in customer service and interpersonal relationships
• Skilled in using enterprise systems and software for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations
• Able to work effectively with boards, educational leaders, community stakeholders, and constituents to achieve results
• Able to think critically to solve and communicate problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Able to analyze data and provide sound recommendations based on policy, procedure, practice, and regulations
• Able to delegate work appropriately to staff to meet Foundation and College deliverables

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Accommodation/EEO Statement:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.