Senior Director Philanthropy

Providence Health & Services; Mission Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Job summary

Providence Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center is seeking a Senior Director to lead capital philanthropic initiatives, focusing on major gifts of $100,000+, and growing principal gifts of $1,000,000+. You will cultivate donors, align strategies with executive leadership, and drive transformational giving across campaigns.

You will collaborate with physicians, philanthropy teams, and external partners to optimize investments and advance capital priorities, ensuring robust donor engagement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's preferred or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading major gifts programs and donor stewardship.
• Strong strategic and relationship-building skills across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive fundraising strategies for major gifts ($100,000+) and principal gifts ($1,000,000+).
• Identify, cultivate and execute new approaches to strengthen the major/principal gift pipeline.
• Build relationships with internal/external stakeholders to maximize capital priorities and initiatives.
• Provide leadership to the major gifts team to meet fundraising goals.
• Manage a portfolio of major/principal gift donors and prospects.

Skills

Donor engagement

Relationship building

Strategic planning

Leadership

Communication

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you a philanthropy leader who excels at major and principal gift fundraising, capital campaigns, donor engagement, and strategic relationship building? Do you thrive in environments where transformational giving, organizational alignment, and mission-driven impact come together to support meaningful healthcare initiatives? If so, we invite you to explore this leadership opportunity with Providence Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center.

The Role

The Senior Director develops and drives innovative fundraising strategies to advance capital philanthropic priorities, with a primary focus on major gifts ($100,000+) and an emphasis on growing principal gifts ($1,000,000+). Identifies, cultivates and executes new approaches to strengthen the major and principal gift pipeline, accelerate donor engagement and expand transformational giving opportunities. Builds and leverages meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders to optimize philanthropic investments with capital priorities and maximize support for strategic initiatives.

Creates and oversees philanthropic strategies tied to the capital expansion, ensuring alignment of executive leadership, physician partners, philanthropy team, volunteer leaders, and key stakeholders. Provides strategic oversight, driving accountability, collaboration, and momentum across multiple workstreams to achieve capital expansion goals and other strategic priorities.

What You'll Do

• In partnership with the major gifts team, responsible for raising donations at the major and principal gift level to optimize fundraising success and help fulfill the organization's mission and strategic objectives.
• Works closely with administrative leadership and real estate strategy and operations department to determine capital priority needs; provides fundraising and consultative services throughout regarding strategic planning and positioning activities to optimize fundraising potential.
• Works closely with philanthropy shared services and real estate systems and operations to identify naming opportunities and solicits gifts tied to those varying levels of recognition.
• Provides strong, creative, energetic, and strategic leadership to the major gifts team to meet short- and long-term capital fundraising goals.
• Develops strategies and implements activities to maximize relationships and donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, and organizations in concert with all shared services teams supporting these various constituencies.
• Maintains and manages a personal portfolio of major/principal gift donors and prospects through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship; directs and participates in the cultivation and solicitation of major gift prospects.
• Leads efforts to develop positive, lifelong relationships between the organization and donors and provides opportunities for meaningful donor involvement and engagement.
• Collaborates closely with Foundation leadership to strategize, promote and raise funds for comprehensive campaign priorities specific to the capital expansion, goals, strategies and giving opportunities to fundraising team, internal stakeholders, physician leaders and donors to ensure success.
• Works collaboratively across medical center departments and program leadership to help achieve fundraising success.

What You'll Bring

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Master's Degree or equivalent education/experience (preferred).

Experience & Expertise

• 10 or more years of progressively responsible fundraising experience.
• 8 years of leadership experience.
• 5 years of experience working in a comprehensive and capital fundraising environment highly desired (preferred).
• Experience working on capital expansions and within a campaign environment.
• Proven track record of strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and leading interdepartmental initiatives.
• Demonstrated success developing new programs, building organizational alignment and managing complex projects that require collaboration across multiple departments and teams.
• Thorough knowledge in all areas of fundraising with particular emphasis on major gift acquisition, principal gift strategies and planned gift vehicles.
• Excellent understanding of Comprehensive Fundraising.
• Ability to develop and maintain successful working relationships with the Foundation and SHS leadership, physicians, SHS staff, volunteers and all donors and prospects.
• Demonstrated ability in management, finance, communication and marketing.

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

• Action oriented and results driven.
• Business/organizational acumen.
• Donor-centric with strong storytelling skills.
• Ability to interact with high-net-worth individuals with varied backgrounds, interests and professions.
• Discretion and high level of professionalism.
• Displays values that are in line with the organization.
• Skilled listener.
• Effective presentation skills and the ability to motivate others.
• Enthusiasm for mission and vision.

Why Join Us?

• Transformational Philanthropic Impact: Lead fundraising efforts focused on major and principal gifts that support capital priorities, strategic initiatives, and organizational growth.
• Capital Campaign Leadership: Help drive philanthropic strategies that support capital expansion goals and comprehensive campaign priorities.
• Donor & Stakeholder Engagement: Build meaningful relationships with donors, physicians, executive leadership, volunteers, foundations, corporations, and community partners.
• Mission-Driven Work: Advance Providence's mission through philanthropy that creates lasting impact for patients, caregivers, and the communities served.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Benefits

• retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
• health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
• voluntary benefits
• well-being resources
• much more

Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Pay Range: $74.17 - $117.10