Career Resources - Foundation

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Join a diverse team of passionate, committed, and fun professionals with more than 100 years of combined philanthropic fund development experience.

Six Guiding Principles

Following the Six Guiding Principles will help guide the way to a successful career at Kean University Foundation.

Attract, Develop, Engage, Leverage, & Retain Talent

Learn more about the 10 Tenets for working at Kean University Foundation.

Benefits at a Glance

Kean University Foundation offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees.

NOMINATIONS, INQUIRIES, & APPLICATIONS
Ardú Advisors is assisting the Kean University Foundation with this search. To nominate a candidate and/or to schedule a confidential inquiry, please contact Jeanette Corris at jeanette@arduadvisors.com.

Job Openings

Vice President of Finance and Administration
The Vice President of Finance & Administration (VPFA) serves as the Foundation’s chief financial and administrative leader, responsible for ensuring financial integrity, operational excellence, and organizational credibility. The VPFA partners closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, University leadership, and external partners to build systems, processes, and reporting that support trust, transparency, and informed decision-making. This is a pivotal leadership opportunity and a defining moment for the Foundation. The VPFA will help establish day-to-day norms, strengthen financial infrastructure, and set a tone of consistency, professionalism, and accountability.

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Vice President of Philanthropy
The Vice President of Philanthropy will be a key leader within the Kean University Foundation, responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive fundraising strategies and campaigns focused on securing gifts of $25,000 or more, including principal gifts of $1 million+. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, this role will lead a dedicated team encompassing major gift, planned giving, corporate & foundation relations, and prospect development professionals. This individual will play a pivotal role in setting and achieving ambitious principal and major gift goals, ensuring a robust pipeline of donors, and working collaboratively with university leadership, faculty, and board members to advance the mission of Kean University through high-level philanthropic support.

To apply, please send a cover letter tailored to this specific position and a resume to VPphilanthropyKUF@arduadvisors.com.

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Vice President of Outreach & Engagement
The Vice President of Outreach & Engagement will be a strategic leader at the Kean University Foundation, responsible for significantly enhancing the Foundation's visibility and fostering deeper engagement with current and prospective donors. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, this individual will develop and execute comprehensive strategies across various channels, including traditional media, social media, events, and marketing. This role serves as the primary liaison to University Relations and will lead a dedicated team encompassing annual giving, donor relations, special events, and marketing/communications professionals, all aimed at strengthening relationships and promoting giving and engagement with Kean University.

To apply, please send a cover letter tailored to this specific position and a resume to VPOutreachEngageKUF@arduadvisors.com.

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EEO Statement

The Kean University Foundation, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, sex, sexual or affectional preference, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry or national origin, citizenship, age, disability, pregnancy or lactating mother status, marital or domestic status, military or veteran status, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information or testing, or any other legally protected status. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment. The Foundation will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities unless the accommodation imposes an undue hardship on operations. If you need assistance to perform your job duties because of a physical or mental condition, please notify the Chief Operating Officer.

Social Media Community Guidelines

The Kean University Foundation manages several social media channels. Through these channels, we aim to facilitate supportive conversations and share informative, engaging content. But please note—if you post to one of our social media channels, send us messages, reply to our tweets or comment on any of our posts, you are agreeing to follow and adhere to these Social Media Community Guidelines.

Additionally, please remember that the comments and responses you read on our channels from other community members come from them, not us. The content of other peoples’ comments, opinions and statements, even if they’re posted on our channels, do not necessarily reflect our views—they are the responsibility of the members of the public who choose to post them.

In order to help us keep our Kean University Foundation and Kean Alumni social media channels as supportive places to discuss shared topics of interest, please abide by the following Social Media Community Guidelines:

Be Respectful
1. Respect is a core part of being a Kean Cougar. Although we welcome your comments and feedback, you must take the responsibility to share both in a way that is respectful to Kean University, our team members and our overall community.
2. We will not tolerate comments, replies, messages or posts that are inappropriate, harassing in nature, or otherwise abusive.
3. We do not welcome comments, replies, messages or posts that are promoting or soliciting a third-party site. This includes third-party products and initiatives.
4. Social media is not the proper forum to send us feedback about our services. Please email kuf@keanfoundation.org for help with those topics.
5. We reserve the right to remove comments/replies/message that do not adhere to our policies, or any content that we believe does not comply.
6. We reserve the right to block or ban anyone who violates our policies.

Comment Moderation and Responses
1. We monitor our social media channels on weekdays, during normal business hours. We try to respond as soon as we are able.
2. Although we are moderating our social media channels to ensure that those commenting are complying with our guidelines, we are not responsible for anything posted by members of the public.

Your Posts May Become Our Future Content
1. When tagging us on social media platforms, please keep in mind that you are consenting to us potentially resharing your content in the future as User Generated Content. By posting on our channels and tagging us in your content, you agree that your posts may be freely used by us on our social media channels, and possibly on our website or in our newsletter.
  1. Knowing this, please do not post any information that you prefer to keep confidential.
  2. Do not share any information from which you expect to receive compensation.
2. When you post on or interact with any of our social media channels, remember that your name, likeness and social media handle will be visible to us and associated with your post/reply/message. If we reshare or use your post/reply/message elsewhere, we may display your name, likeness and social media handle when we do so.

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Careers

Join a diverse team of passionate, committed, and fun professionals with more than 100 years of combined philanthropic fund development experience.

Six Guiding Principles

Attract, Develop, Engage, Leverage, & Retain Talent

Benefits at a Glance

Job Openings

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