Director, Corporate & Foundation Partnerships

University of Washington; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Medicine Advancement is seeking a Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations to lead fundraising strategies and steward key funders. The role focuses on securing gifts from corporations and private foundations to support UW Medicine’s research, education, and clinical priorities.

The position manages a portfolio with multi-million-dollar goals, collaborates across campus, and travels to engage donors. Hybrid schedule with Seattle onsite work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field and 5+ years in institutional advancement.
• Experience in corporate and foundation relations or CSR.
• Grant writing and development of proposals and marketing collateral are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate and foundation prospects with giving capacity of $100k+.
• Manage a major gift and private foundation portfolio; 50–100 donor contacts annually.
• Develop compelling proposals, letters of inquiry, grant requests, and donor communications.
• Coordinate fundraising strategies across UW Medicine and University Advancement.
• Represent UW Medicine in donor meetings and travel, preparing briefing materials.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising strategy

Donor relationship building

Prospect research

Volunteer coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Teams)

CRM systems

Job description

UW Medicine Advancement is seeking a Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations to lead fundraising strategies and steward key funders. The role focuses on securing gifts from corporations and private foundations to support UW Medicine’s research, education, and clinical priorities.

The position manages a portfolio with multi-million-dollar goals, collaborates across campus, and travels to engage donors. Hybrid schedule with Seattle onsite work is required.