Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts

MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 121,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Sr. Associate Director of Major Gifts to enhance its philanthropic efforts. This role involves engaging and securing substantial donations from high-net-worth individuals, developing tailored cultivation strategies, and managing a dedicated team of fundraising professionals. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in fundraising, strong leadership skills, and the ability to foster meaningful donor relationships. Join this transformative institution and make a significant impact on its mission through strategic fundraising initiatives.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Flexible Work Location

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years direct fundraising experience with proven success.
• Experience in portfolio-based fundraising securing six-figure gifts.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and cultivate major gift donors across the U.S.
• Lead and manage a team of major gift officers.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor Engagement

Portfolio Management

Leadership

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Professional Certification (CFRE, CAP, CFP)

Job description

The Major Gifts team is dedicated to securing sustained transformational philanthropic support for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center by engaging with new and existing donors across the United States. Major Gift officers heavily prospect for new donor opportunities and plan/execute on deeply meaningful cultivation strategies for high net-worth constituents and stakeholders (new and established) for the purpose of soliciting and closing six and seven-figure philanthropic gifts. Philanthropy carries forth all fundraising efforts with a donor-centric focus and gift officers are empowered to maximize the donor’s engagement experience through meaningful moves along carefully planned strategies that align donor passions with areas in need of philanthropic support.

In advancement of the institution’s largest philanthropic campaign in history, MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Sr. Associate Director, Major Gifts to join the Individual Giving team. The Sr. Associate Director, Major Gifts will heavily prospect for major gift donors in a designated travel territory, conceptualizing highly customized cultivation strategies for individual constituents and stakeholders to personally solicit and secure philanthropic gifts in excess of $100,000 for the institution’s fundraising priorities. In partnership with Planned Giving colleagues, this gift officer will also qualify for and present opportunities for planned gifts. This development professional will be highly adept in matching donor interests with institutional fundraising priorities. This professional will work alongside institution Faculty, volunteers, and leadership as part of cultivating prospective donors and grateful families. The Sr. Associate Director will pursue growth and sustainability of an individual portfolio comprised of approximately 75 constituents, meaningfully engaging all donors in his/her/their accountability and establishing a constituent portfolio that generates a minimum of $4.5 million in gift revenue annually.

In addition to personal accountability to donors under assignment, the Sr. Associate Director may also provide supervision and management to a squad of major gift officers and serving as an inspirational leader to team. Leading by example, this collaborative fundraising partner will model MD Anderson’s Core Values in all aspects of securing funds in support of the institution.

KEY FUNCTIONS

Perception and Attentiveness (40%)

Accurately assess interests of prospective donors; organize and present information in thoughtful and engaging ways, constantly shift between multiple activities and sources of information, maintain situational awareness, institutional awareness and adeptly navigate cross functional prospect teams in support of donor engagement, solicitation and stewardship plans.

Stakeholder Engagement (40%)

Display the ability to investigate, qualify and solicit new donors ($500K to $1M in a national territory) to the institution. Display social awareness, professional etiquette, and the ability to interact and build rapport with donors, faculty, and institutional leaders. Engage with varied constituencies with social fluency and garner their trust as to influence donor behavior. Appropriately align donors to giving opportunities and orchestrate and facilitate meaningful engagements.

Leadership and Project Management (20%)

Drive execution of strategic plans and lead decision making around donor relationships, special projects and initiatives and the orchestration of strategic approaches. Continuously capture and collect significant data points, execute on deliverables with precision, develop actionable strategies and allocate appropriate resources to execute work functions. Manages professional staff, staffs team and division projects.

EDUCATION

Required: Bachelor's degree.

CERTIFICATION

Required: None.

Preferred: Professional Certification (CFRE, CAP, CFP)

EXPERIENCE

Required: Seven years direct fundraising experience. Two years supervisory experience. Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate program may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience.

Preferred: Eight years of professional experience in portfolio-based fundraising with experience securing six figure major gifts. Verifiable record of accomplishment of $5 million + in personally attributable charitable gifts closed. Demonstrated experience working with faculty, executive leadership teams, senior campaign/board members and fellow development professionals to execute fundraising strategies.

OTHER

Required: Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 173770
• Employment Status: Full-Time
• Employee Status: Regular
• Work Week: Days
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 121,000
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 138,000
• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 155,000
• FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
• Fund Type: Hard
• Work Location: Remote
• Pivotal Position: Yes
• Referral Bonus Available?: No
• Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
• Science Jobs: No