Associate Director of Development - Major Gifts - Hybrid

This position will require employees to be at the office one day a week and as needed for events.

Reporting to a Senior Director of Development, the Associate Director of Development is responsible for independently managing a portfolio of entry and mid-level major gift prospects including the implementation of strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major gift donors. Will partner with leadership, faculty, physicians, scientists, administrators and volunteers to implement these strategies with a focus on the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. Will assist in executing and managing a comprehensive fundraising program to support strategic center or institution-wide initiatives. The position carries a responsibility for raising $1.5-2 million annually .

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
6 years (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Grow

• Encourage and share new ways of making the right work easier to do

• Recognize and share incremental improvements in operations

• Promote the success of organizational and department initiatives by clearly aligning programs to the mission

Fundraising

• Build and maintain a pipeline of prospects for institutional and center-specific fundraising.

• Manage a portfolio of a minimum of 125 major gift donors and prospects necessary for the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of gifts at the entry and mid-level of major gifts.

• Conduct more than 100 personal visits and significant contacts of donors annually, specifically for the purpose of cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major gifts.

• Either independently or in conjunction with other Foundation staff, write timely, compelling and accurate fundraising proposals that lead to major gift commitments.

Program Administration

• In conjunction with the Senior Director, Center leadership and faculty, implement the actions necessary to achieve the fundraising priorities for the Center of responsibility.

• Assist in the training of Center leaders, physicians, faculty and other clinical staff in best practices for identifying grateful family prospects as appropriate.

• Assist in the direction of volunteer councils in the support of Center fundraising.

• Adhere to Foundation expectations for the reporting and documentation of fundraising metrics.

Marketing/Customer Service

• Provide a high level of service to internal and external constituent groups for the Foundation and for the Center of responsibility including prospective donors, donors, volunteers, board members, hospital leadership, clinical and research staff members, foundation leadership and colleagues
• Work collaboratively and productively with Foundation colleagues in the creation of collateral material as it relates to Center fundraising.