Development Consultant Senior

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); Hybrid; USD 99,932 - 143,796; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care is seeking a Development Consultant Senior to focus on major gift fundraising. This role requires strong skills in relationship building, stakeholder engagement, and financial metrics management. The ideal candidate will work closely with clinicians and senior leadership to secure significant gifts while managing a diverse portfolio of prospects.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree, at least five years of relevant experience, and a proven track record in closing major gifts. Evening and weekend work, along with statewide travel, is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of development or development-related experience.
• Experience in an academic medical center or large college setting is preferred.
• Successful track record in soliciting and closing major gifts ($100,000+).
• Evening and weekend work and statewide travel will be required.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward gifts for assigned areas.
• Build a pipeline of grateful patient prospects by engaging and training others.
• Work with leadership to guide strategic direction and enlist their involvement in philanthropic efforts.
• Develop and implement an annual plan to secure major gifts ($100,000+).

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Presentational skills

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Database management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

The Development Consultant Senior requires a strong skill set dedicated to identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and stewarding prospects and donors at the major gift level ($100,000+) and higher. Principal responsibilities include building collegial relationships with faculty and engaging stakeholders through events and communications and coordinating development efforts by and between UNC Health Foundation, UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine. The metric‑driven financial targets assigned to this position are commensurate with the overarching team goal. This individual is expected to build, replenish, and carry a portfolio of up to 100 prospects and donors and will be required to meet the standard visit and proposal metrics as set forth by the UNC Health Foundation.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward gifts in support of the assigned area and other enterprise‑level priorities.
• Build a pipeline of grateful patient prospects by engaging and training clinicians, nurses, administrators, volunteers, and others in the grateful patient process.
• Work with Foundation, Departmental and enterprise‑level senior leadership to help guide strategic direction, set priorities and enlist their involvement in philanthropic efforts.
• Develop and implement an annual plan to secure major gifts ($100,000+) in support of identified priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Five (5) years of development or development‑related experience.
• Experience in an academic medical center, university or large college setting is preferred.
• A successful track record in soliciting and closing major gifts ($100,000+) is required.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and presentational skills required.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills required.
• Working knowledge of computer‑related office tools and database management.
• Evening and weekend work and statewide travel will be a required part of the position.

Additional Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: UNC Health Foundation

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $47.90 - $68.86 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.