Director of Development - Corporate Partners, Foundation Administration, FT, 09A-5:30P

Baptist Health; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 126,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Florida is seeking a Development Director to lead all aspects of a comprehensive development program with emphasis on major gifts and naming opportunities, aligned with the Foundation's plan.

The role includes designing and sustaining a successful fundraising program, soliciting donations, cultivating donor relationships, and managing a portfolio of ~100–200 prospects to support the system's long-term goals. The personal fundraising goal is $1M–$2M annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in fund-raising or marketing/sales leadership.
• Experience identifying, cultivating, soliciting and providing stewardship for major gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations.
• Experience in managing major components of effective development program.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of a comprehensive development program with emphasis on major gifts and naming opportunities, aligned with the Foundation's plan.
• Solicit donations and cultivate relationships with donors to develop and maintain gift income sources for current and long-term support.
• Manage a portfolio of prospects and move donors through stewardship while achieving fundraising goals.
• Maintain a personal fundraising goal of $1M–$2M and contribute to the Foundation's overall campaign success.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Major gifts

Portfolio management

Stewardship

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Baptist Health is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 26 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 63 high-performing honors.

What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients' shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we're all in.

Benefits

At Baptist Health, we’re committed to supporting our employees at every stage of their journey, both personally and professionally. Our approach is rooted in a “grow our own” philosophy, designed to help our team members build meaningful, long-term careers with us, supported by benefits that make a real difference, including:

• Career growth and development opportunities, with clear pathways and ongoing support
• Comprehensive health and wellness resources that go beyond traditional benefits
• A wellness program that can help employees eliminate their medical plan deductible, reducing out-of-pocket healthcare costs
• Tuition reimbursement to support continued learning and advancement
• And so much more

Together, these benefits and others reflect our commitment to caring for our people, so they can build fulfilling careers with us while making a meaningful impact every day.

Description

The Foundation has embarked on a $600M+ campaign, as such,the Development Director will be responsible for developing all aspects of a comprehensive and on-going development program with an emphasis on major gifts and naming opportunities, aligned with the overall Campaign plan. The position is responsible for designing, implementing and sustaining a successful fund-raising program, including individual and major gifts, future donor upgrading, corporate and foundation gifts, special event major giving sponsorship opportunity, planned gifts and enhancing community awareness of the Campaigns and Initiatives as defined by the Foundation. The Director will solicit donations and cultivate relationships with donors in order to develop, secure, upgrade and maintain gift income sources for the present and long term financial support of the system and aligned to the Foundations' fundraising goals. The Director Development will carry a personal fundraising goal of $1M - $2M, and manage a portfolio of 0n average 100 active prospects and 200 total active and in stewardship. Estimated salary range for this position is $126148.63 - $163993.22 / year depending on experience.

Qualifications

Degrees:

• Bachelors.

Additional Qualifications

• BA Degree required or MBA preferred.
• Minimum 5 years experience in fund-raising or marketing/sales leadership.
• Experience in identifying, cultivating, soliciting and providing stewardship for major gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations.
• Experience in managing major components of effective development program.

Minimum Required Experience: 5 Years

EOE, including disability/vets