About

Department: Location: Belknap Campus Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Regular Job Req ID: R107887 Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in a related field and six (6) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 12 (Salaried) Position Description: The Senior Director of Philanthropy for University of Louisville is responsible for the creation and execution of a strategic fundraising plan, which will be coordinated with the Assistant Vice President of Philanthropy for UofL Health. This position will play a key role – individually and collectively – in cultivating long-term relationships with donors who have the capacity to make transformative gifts, while leveraging the relationships and vision of hospital leaders to secure support for strategic hospital and university priorities and initiatives. The Senior Director of Philanthropy will be a seasoned and exceptional team-oriented fundraising professional with a demonstrated successful track record in securing high-dollar philanthropic gifts. The Senior Director will manage unit fundraising staff professionals, establish objectives and priorities, set performance goals and productivity metrics, and evaluate performance in accordance with PAE staff measurables. The Senior Director will provide appropriate levels of training, mentoring, and professional development, assign and direct projects, and oversee the day-to-day operations of the team. All job functions must be performed with a high degree of professionalism, including responsibility, initiative, creativity, dependability, cooperation, courtesy, and a sense of urgency. A high level of personal and professional integrity is a must, along with the ability to communicate effectively and frequently with colleagues across multiple units. Duties & Responsibilities Lead the execution of strategic and tactical fundraising initiatives to identify prospective major &/or principal gift donors to achieve or surpass an annual fundraising goal as determined by PAE leadership and no less than the performance standard of $3M. Manage unit fundraising staff professionals, establish objectives and priorities, set performance goals and productivity metrics, and evaluate performance in accordance with PAE staff measurables. Provide appropriate levels of training, mentoring, and professional development, assign and direct projects, and oversee the day-to-day operations of the team. Manage a portfolio of high-potential individual prospects capable of making 6-7 figure gifts through the identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship cycles. Forge long-term relationships with these individuals to cultivate their interest in UofL and UofL Health. Actively maintain a portfolio of major gift level prospects, particularly where there are multiple complex relationships and the opportunity exists to have system-wide impact that requires thoughtful, experienced prospect management. Work closely with Prospect Management and Development, hospital leadership, grateful patients, faculty, researchers, and volunteers to identify and create cultivation strategies for new high-wealth prospects. Meet annual metrics by managing the process & prospects through qualifying visits, cultivation initiatives, and the solicitation process that aligns with their financial capacity, securing the commitment and stewarding current donors. Interface regularly with hospital leadership, staff, and university colleagues to prepare for prospective meetings and other solicitations. Record moves management into the CRM database to track engagement with donors. Oversee the preparation of funding proposals, talking points and scripts, assessments of potential support, briefings, gift agreements, endowments, and stewardship reports for assigned prospects. Ensure that all interested parties are involved in key efforts focused on specific prospects. Work with hospital staff to identify potential grateful patient verbal cues and how to make the referral to a member of development. Build relationships with doctors, staff, and patients to collect patient stories for the Gratitude Heals grateful patient program, marketing, and impact reports. Promote deferred giving and have an understanding and expertise in deferred vehicles and the role they can play in supporting visionary gifts. Advise key university and hospital leaders on opportunities for their involvement with specific fundraising and engagement events and initiatives with top prospects Provide assistance to UofL Health leaders and other leadership in solicitations and interactions with donor prospects as appropriate. Travel to meet with donors/prospects and execute strategic moves management. Occasional work on nights and weekends will be required to attend events in support of the unit initiatives, as well as to complete tasks. Occasional in-state and regional travel may be required. This is an in-person position. *Please include a cover letter along with your resume. Preferred Qualifications A bachelor’s degree in any rigorous academic field and a minimum of 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience as a proven fundraising leader in a complex, decentralized, comprehensive hospital environment is preferred. An advanced degree or professional fundraising certification is valued. Experience with high-net-worth individuals, capital project fundraising, planned giving, or wealth management, and/or work in CFR, and experience with capital fundraising campaigns is highly valued. Experience managing a major gift portfolio utilizing metrics, systems, and relationship-building skills to maximize strategic cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of 6-figure-plus donors and transformational gifts. A deep understanding of and commitment to an integrated philanthropy program, and experience in a complex academic-medical hospital system environment. A keen understanding of the natural tension that exists when working with a multitude of service lines, departments, and programs with varying priorities is essential. Experience working to sustain strong working relationships with staff, donors, clinicians, volunteers, and hospital leadership is imperative. A strong ability to develop sincere, productive relationships and to build trust both with internal colleagues and external constituencies is a must. Keen sense of requirements necessary to foster a team-centric culture and environment. Proven success at developing and implementing creative solicitation strategies for transformational philanthropic gifts in a team-oriented and collaborative environment. Superior interpersonal and listening skills and exceptional negotiation skills, and proven ability to make independent decisions. Competencies Self-driven and goal-oriented, the individual will be adept at handling multiple priorities and act with a high degree of integrity, professionalism, creativity, and cooperation with internal and external constituents. The individual must be able to effectively develop and manage a successful giving program to the point of sustainability. Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement encourages candidates to apply who have demonstrated the capacity to create supportive work environments, collaborate effectively on teams, and serve the students we admit and aim to attract. Benefits - The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits, please visit here Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience. Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion. Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions. Assistance and Accommodations Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208. If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258. The University of Louisville is committed to being a great place to work, learn and invest. It is a place where you will thrive in a community of inclusivity, cultivate your innovative power and work where you’ll discover your purpose. Join the Cardinal Family today. Learn more about the University at our About Us page.