Assistant Director of Development

Cleveland Clinic; United States; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Cleveland Clinic Health System's fundraising team as Assistant Director of Development, located in Cleveland with a remote facility. You will secure major gifts, develop donor strategies and travel within the Northeast Ohio territory as needed.

Work hours are 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday, with opportunities for growth within a renowned healthcare system. You will identify prospects, cultivate donors, and steward relationships, contributing to the organization’s philanthropic priorities and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Advanced degree and/or two years of experience in Sales, Project Management, Donor Relations, Marketing or a related field may offset total experience.
• Ability to establish and maintain friendly and cooperative relations with corporate executives, donors and staff physicians.

Responsibilities

• Identify major gift prospects and secure visits.
• Develop cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Establish personal donor visits with past, current, and prospective donors.
• Strategically move major gift prospects through the development cycle from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to closing to stewardship.
• Meet monthly and yearly metrics with respect to prospect and donor visits, solicitations, and dollars raised.
• Coordinate donor interests with the priorities of the organization and develop funding proposals to match interests with needs.
• Coordinate stewardship reports to communicate with donors concerning the use of their gifts.
• Assists in department projects, events and programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives - beginning with our own. That's the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Assistant Director of Development

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Remote Location

Department

Philanthropy Institute-Philanthropy Institute

Job Code

T28073

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. You will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As Assistant Director of Development, you will work on various activities and programs that support the fundraising priorities of Cleveland Clinic. You will play a vital role in securing philanthropic gifts through the process of identifying, qualifying, strategizing, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift prospects. Additionally, this position offers work/life balance, a supportive culture, and an established career path with eligibility for job growth opportunities.

A caregiver in this position works a hybrid in Northeast Ohio schedule, Monday-Friday from 8:00AM - 5:00PM. This will require travel to assigned territory 1 -2 times per month.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Identify individual major gift prospects and secures visits through cold calls and other appropriate contact.
• Develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for each prospective client.
• Establish a program of personal visits with past, current, and prospective donors.
• Strategically move major gift prospects through the development cycle from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to closing to stewardship.
• Meet monthly and yearly metrics with respect to prospect and donor visits, solicitations, and dollars raised.
• Coordinate donor interests with the priorities of the organization and develop funding proposals to match interests with needs.
• Coordinate stewardship reports to communicate with donors concerning the use of their gifts.
• Assists in department projects, events and programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Advanced degree and or two years of experience in Sales, Project Management, Donor Relations, Marketing or a related field may offset total experience.
• Ability to establish and maintain friendly and cooperative relations with corporate executives, donors and staff physicians.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Minimum three years of fundraising or face-to-face solicitation experience with major gifts preferred.
• Working knowledge of fundraising techniques and strategies preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods.
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to travel throughout the hospital system.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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