Senior Development Manager

Blue Ridge Health; Hendersonville (NC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Flexible 32-hour work week option

Job summary

Blue Ridge Health is seeking an experienced Senior Development Manager to lead and grow a comprehensive philanthropy program in Western North Carolina. You will cultivate donor relationships, guide major gifts, annual giving, and capital initiatives, and partner with Communications to tell stories of impact.

You’ll help shape capital campaigns, set fundraising goals, and build a sustainable donor pipeline, while enabling a culture of philanthropy across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3–5 years of related experience required.
• CFRE certification and healthcare or mission-driven experience valued.
• Experience with Blackbaud fundraising software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and day-to-day operations of philanthropic efforts including major gifts, donor stewardship, annual giving, grants, and capital initiatives.
• Cultivate meaningful donor relationships, listen to needs, and connect interests with opportunities for impact.
• Prepare for and lead future capital campaign efforts.
• Build and strengthen the major gifts program and donor pipeline.
• Develop cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Identify new philanthropic opportunities and deepen existing relationships.
• Collaborate with Communications to tell impact stories and develop donor materials.
• Develop annual and long-term fundraising goals and measures of progress.
• Strengthen systems and tools supporting the development program.

Skills

Major gifts

Donor cultivation

Communication skills

Strategic fundraising

Relationship building

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

CFRE certification

Tools

Blackbaud fundraising software

Job description

Blue Ridge Health is looking for an experienced development professional excited to do more than meet fundraising goals. We are looking for someone who wants to help shape what philanthropy can make possible for communities across Western North Carolina and help increase access to the healthcare people and communities need.

As Senior Development Manager, you will have the opportunity to grow a comprehensive fundraising program, deepen relationships with donors and community partners, and play a key role in future capital campaign efforts. You will help tell the story of Blue Ridge Health’s impact and connect people who want to invest in stronger, healthier communities with opportunities to do exactly that.

Build what comes next

This newly created leadership position offers the right person a distinct opportunity to shape the future of philanthropy at Blue Ridge Health. You won’t simply step into someone else’s playbook; you will bring your own experience and ideas to strengthen what works, build what’s needed, and help define how we engage donors and philanthropic partners for years to come.

You will join us at a time of significant growth and possibility, with opportunities to help lead future capital initiatives, expand major giving, and share the impact of Blue Ridge Health across Western North Carolina.

What you have the opportunity to do

• Lead the strategy and day-to-day work of Blue Ridge Health’s philanthropic efforts, including major gifts, donor stewardship, annual giving, grants, and capital initiatives.
• Cultivate meaningful relationships with donors and prospective supporters, listen to what matters to them, and connect their interests with opportunities to make a measurable difference.
• Help prepare for and lead future capital campaign efforts.
• Build and strengthen our major gifts program and donor pipeline.
• Develop thoughtful cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Identify new philanthropic opportunities and deepen relationships with existing supporters.
• Work alongside our robust Communications team to tell compelling stories of impact, develop donor-facing materials and campaigns, and connect philanthropy with the people, programs, and communities it makes possible.
• Develop annual and long-term fundraising goals and meaningful measures of progress.
• Strengthen the systems, processes, and tools that support an effective development program.
• Represent Blue Ridge Health to donors, community partners, and other stakeholders throughout Western North Carolina.
• Help build a culture of philanthropy across the organization and help colleagues understand the role they can play in advancing our mission.

Why Blue Ridge Health?

People come to Blue Ridge Health because they believe in the work. They build careers here because the organization believes in its people, too.

As one of the largest employers in the region, our work reaches communities across a 10-county region of Western North Carolina, where our teams provide compassionate, affordable, high-quality care and help strengthen the healthcare infrastructure our communities depend on. We take tremendous pride in what we do, the collaborative partnerships we have, and the impact our employees make every day.

We also take work-life balance seriously. Staff may be eligible to work 32 hours per week while receiving full-time pay based on 40 hours , and earn generous paid time off and personal days. Blue Ridge Health also recognizes nine paid holidays each year.

We invest in the people who make our mission possible through competitive compensation, opportunities for annual performance-based pay increases, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions.

Blue Ridge Health attracts talented people with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and expertise who share something important: a desire to do work that matters.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for an experienced development professional who understands that successful fundraising begins with relationships. You’re comfortable building relationships with donors, listening for what matters to them, and connecting their interests with meaningful opportunities for impact.

You bring experience in major gifts and donor cultivation, strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to move comfortably between big-picture strategy and the details required to execute it.

A bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3-5 years of related experience are required.

CFRE certification and experience working in healthcare or another mission-driven organization are valued. Experience with Blackbaud fundraising software is a plus.

The details

Salary Range: $80,000–$90,000 per year

The Senior Manager of Development reports to the Director of Communications and Development and works closely with the CEO, organizational leadership, and our Communications team.

The position is based in Western North Carolina and offers flexibility for a combination of on-site and remote work

Because relationships are central to this role, the Senior Manager will also travel throughout Blue Ridge Health’s 10-county service region to meet with donors, partners, colleagues, and community stakeholders.

If you’re ready for a senior development role where you can help build the program, shape strategy, and see the impact of your work across Western North Carolina, we’d like to meet you.

About Blue Ridge Health:

At Blue Ridge Health our mission is to improve Health and inspire Hope through access to Compassionate, Affordable, Quality Care. We are seeking individuals with a passion for creating an exceptional patient and client care experience to join our team! We are a nonprofit system of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that works closely with communities to meet the ever-changing medical and behavioral healthcare needs of individuals throughout WNC.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.