Assistant Vice President for Campaigns and Planning

Job no:

R-0000002506

Position Title:

Assistant Vice President for Campaigns and Planning

Faculty or Staff:

Staff

Full Time or Part Time:

Full time

In-Person, Hybrid, or Remote:

Hybrid

Minimum Starting Rate of Pay:

$110,822.00

Rate of pay commensurate with experience

Start Date:

08/13/2025

Job Description:

Mount Holyoke College invites applications for the role of Assistant Vice President of Campaigns and Planning within the Division of College Relations. This strategic and highly collaborative position presents an exceptional opportunity for a mission-driven leader to contribute to one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges — the first of the famed Seven Sisters — with a mission that champions women’s leadership and gender diversity.

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) serves as a vital partner to the Vice President for College Relations, supporting the advancement of the division's goals through the orchestration of campaign strategies, the coordination of cross-unit strategic initiatives, and the integration of assessment across teams. This individual is not expected to execute every campaign directly, but instead plays a central, unifying role—ensuring alignment, clarity, and shared purpose across the division. The AVP helps elevate the division's collective impact by fostering strong connections among College Relations offices, coordinating efforts with key internal and external partners and creating effective systems for tracking and evaluation. The AVP also leads a matrixed communications process across the division, working to ensure clarity, alignment, and integration of messaging, both internally and externally.

All work is done in close collaboration with, and in support of, the Vice President and the College Relations Leadership Team (CRLT). The AVP facilitates the strategic cohesion of the division, ensuring that its many moving parts operate in synchrony toward shared objectives.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in strategic planning and development, along with exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills. A passion for mission-driven work and a deep appreciation for the value of liberal arts education are essential.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Campaigns Strategy and Support

• Facilitate and steward the planning and execution of major/special fundraising initiatives—including capital campaigns, mini-campaigns, and targeted giving efforts—in collaboration with College Relations leadership. Partner to align campaign objectives, timelines, and resources.

• Support the ongoing creation of clear and measurable campaign benchmarks, monitor progress, and synthesize results into actionable insights for College leadership. Work with the CRLT to leverage data analysis to inform strategies and strengthen campaign outcomes.

• Manage, track and report on campaign budgets.

Division Communications Strategy

• Convene and lead a matrixed team of communicators across the College Relations division, fostering shared planning and message alignment.

• Liaise with MarComm to ensure coordinated messaging and seamless integration of content and strategy.

• Act as a senior communications advisor to the Vice President, serving as proxy in high-level communications decisions as needed.

• Working with and/or through the executive assistant, draft, review, and refine executive-level communications and correspondence on behalf of the Vice President and the division.

• Promote and model effective internal communication practices across units to support cohesion, transparency, and shared purpose.

Planning and Leadership

• Foster clear and transparent communication throughout the division, ensuring that staff are well-informed about strategic goals and how their individual work contributes to collective success.

• Represent the Vice President as needed in high-level communications strategy meetings and assist in crafting and deploying CR executive-level messaging.

• Coordinate the development, alignment, and integration of divisional strategies across units, ensuring collective progress toward institutional goals.

• Lead efforts to track strategic priorities, synthesize progress updates, and highlight areas for collaboration or course correction. Actively contribute to the CR leadership team’s efforts by fostering shared planning, tracking progress on shared goals, and elevating insights that inform decision-making.

• Support the Vice President and leadership team in leveraging data for informed decision-