DIR, Development

University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville invites a strategic leader to serve as Director of Development for UF Health Jacksonville and the COM-Jacksonville. You will oversee major gifts, donor cultivation, and stewardship, reporting to the AVP/Chief Advancement Officer.

This role involves collaborating with advancement colleagues to identify and implement strategies for grateful patient donor acquisition and retention, and to support capital projects and scholarships.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in appropriate area of specialization and three years of appropriate experience in Development or a related field; or a bachelor's degree in appropriate areas of specialization and five years of experience in Development or a related field.
• A valid Florida driver license is required.
• Experience in major gift fundraising and donor stewardship is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects with focus on gifts of $100,000 and above.
• Grow and refine a portfolio of prospects and donors, advancing relationships to closure.
• Develop and present major gift proposals and recognize gifts appropriately.
• Coordinate involvement of volunteers, physicians, and staff in fundraising initiatives.
• Oversee events and stewardship activities to ensure effective execution.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Project management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Master's degree in appropriate area

Bachelor's degree in appropriate area

Tools

Donor database

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Web browsers

Job description

Job no: 541344

Work type

Staff Full-Time

Location

Jacksonville Campus

Categories

Executive/Director/Management, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Health Care Administration/Support

Department

30010100 - JX-DEAN-ADMINISTRATION

Classification Title

DIR, Development

Classification Minimum Requirements

Master's degree in appropriate area of specialization and three years of appropriate experience in Development or a related field; or a bachelor's degree in appropriate areas of specialization and five years of experience in Development or a related field.

Job Description

The Director of Development for UF Health Jacksonville and the College of Medicine Jacksonville is responsible for all aspects of development for the College of Medicine-Jacksonville and UF Health Jacksonville and will report to the Associate Vice President/Chief Advancement Officer within the College of Medicine at UF Health. This role involves collaboration with advancement colleagues to identify and implement strategies for grateful patient donor acquisition and retention, pipeline building for a major gift program and event sponsorships. This position will design and execute initiatives to cultivate relationships with donors and foster a culture of philanthropy within the department. Additionally, the Director will coordinate strategic research, data collection, planning, and cultivation to assist in identifying and soliciting new prospects (individuals and corporate) for the College of Medicine-Jacksonville and UF Health Jacksonville. Through collaboration with the prospect research team and patient facing care teams, the Director of Development identifies grateful patient prospects in support of the College of Medicine and UF Health. This position is vital in the administration of the day-to-day office functions for the Jacksonville development team, including supervision of the events and stewardship coordinator, preparation of marketing collateral, engaging volunteers, and stewardship.

Portfolio Management & Event Sponsorship

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects for the College of Medicine-Jacksonville and UF Health Jacksonville, including friends, faculty, staff, corporations, foundations and grateful patients with a focus on gifts of $100,000 and above.
• Grow and refine an existing portfolio of prospects, donors and event sponsors, strategically advance relationships and bring gifts to closure through face-to-face visits, proposals and solicitations.
• Develop and present concept papers and major gift proposals and acknowledge and recognize gifts in ways that are meaningful to donors and appropriate to the mission, vision and values of Advancement.
• Develop support for UF Health Jacksonville and the College of Medicine-Jacksonville and our key priorities by effectively involving stakeholders, such as volunteers, physicians, faculty, and staff, in effort to support fundraising and engagement initiatives.
• Increase knowledge of and grow support for UFHJ and COMJ campaign priorities, including capital for renovations and equipment, scholarships and faculty endowments, as well as department-specific priorities and initiatives.
• In coordination with the events and stewardship coordinator, oversee event committee volunteers to engage and cultivate for support.

Strategic Initiatives

• Support physicians, researchers, administrators and medical staff in identifying and referring grateful patient prospects, and in presenting needs and possibilities effectively.
• Collaborate with development staff and clinical leaders to identify and develop strategies to increase event sponsorship and grateful patient major gift opportunities and solicitations.
• Manage events and stewardship coordinator to ensure events are on track with planning and execution, which include UF Health Jacksonville’s Turkey Trot, UF Health Northeast Florida Gala and Golf Tournament, as well as salon events, and other high-level events that are hosted by leadership.

Administrative

• Effectively perform prospect tracking, portfolio management, record keeping, file maintenance, and reporting using the Advance database.
• Ensure best practices in office systems, files and record keeping.
• Provide research, market, and prospect information for inclusion into the Foundation’s integrated database, and handle confidential prospect information in a sensitive, ethical manner.

Expected Salary

Salary is competitive and commensurate with education and experience.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in appropriate area of specialization and three years of appropriate experience in Development or a related field; or a bachelor's degree in appropriate areas of specialization and five years of experience in Development or a related field.

A valid Florida driver license is required.

Preferred

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Three to five years of major gift fundraising experience with proven success soliciting gifts of $25,000 and above strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in a college or university setting, enthusiasm for fundraising in a comprehensive research university, and the desire to work collegially within a goal-oriented fundraising organization.
• Knowledge of fundraising principles, methods, and standards.
• Expertise in developing solicitation strategies.
• The ability to work strategically, develop and implement constituency programs and activities, along with a talent for motivating volunteers.
• Ability to work collaboratively and is a team player.
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively with broad constituencies, meet deadlines, be self‑motivated, and work independently.
• Accuracy, attention to detail and a customer service‑oriented attitude
• Competency in problem solving.
• Must be an outstanding communicator and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; interpersonal skills; and the ability to work collegially and interact effectively with a broad constituency.
• Proven success working with stakeholders; project management skills; experience in a data‑driven environment; organizational skills; and the ability to lead, influence and motivate others are required.
• Working knowledge in these areas: Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, WWW browsers, preferably Internet Explorer, E‑mail. Working knowledge of a donor database, contact management and tracking system.
• The ability and willingness to travel. A valid driver license and good driving record are essential. *
• Business expenses are reimbursed through a standard accounting system. The ability to pay for expenses using your own personal credit card or funds and have them reimbursed is essential.

UF Advancement has defined the following critical competencies for organizational and position specific success:

• Relationship Mastery - Identifies, targets and strategically builds relationships with colleagues, prospects, donors and volunteers
  • Establishes and maintains effective relationships; demonstrating genuine interest in the well‑being and opinions of others and recognizing common ground with individuals from varying backgrounds
  • Anticipates conversational direction with ability to swiftly adapt and diffuse high‑tension situations
  • Successfully identifies the proper timing, medium and consistency to engage stakeholders
  • Exhibits a high level of emotional intelligence in all interactions
• Donor Focus - Ability to establish, cultivate and steward prospects/ donors to build and maintain lifelong partnerships and trust on behalf of the institution
  • Consistently searches for ways to improve the donor experience centralizing all efforts and tasks around meeting their needs
  • Matches donor/prospect passions with university priorities, involving the right people and resources at the right time
  • Places prospect/ donor needs ahead of personal success
  • Utilizes resources, remains flexible and creatively suggests individualized engagement activities
• Tenacity - Ability to demonstrate the discipline and resilience necessary to successfully achieve goals and strategies
  • Identifies and seizes opportunities, setting