Senior Lead Philanthropy Advisor - Principal Gifts

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Senior Lead Principal Gifts Advisor to provide strategic leadership for a portfolio of principal gift prospects capable of $10 million gifts. You will lead personalized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to secure transformational philanthropic support.

Collaborate with senior clinical and administrative leaders, Major Gifts Officers, and volunteers to align donor interests with organizational priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 10+ years in fundraising or sales.
• Proven track record securing principal or major gifts.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and strategic planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of principal gift prospects and donors, building long-term relationships.
• Develop and execute strategies to secure principal gifts of $10 million or more.
• Partner with senior clinical and administrative leaders to align donor interests with organizational needs.
• Collaborate with Major Gifts Officers, volunteers, and philanthropy leadership to maximize fundraising opportunities.
• Lead prospect strategy, including identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Develop engagement strategies for fundraising volunteers and organizational partners.
• Maintain donor/prospect data in fundraising systems.
• Contribute to priority fundraising events, communications, and Office of Philanthropy activities.

Skills

Relationship-building

Strategic planning

Communication

Portfolio management

Donor cultivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Lead Principal Gifts Advisor provides strategic leadership in managing a portfolio of highly qualified principal gift prospects and donors with the capacity to make gifts of $10 million or more. This role leads the development and execution of highly personalized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to secure transformational philanthropic support for Texas Children’s.

The Senior Lead Principal Gifts Advisor provides strategic leadership in managing a portfolio of highly qualified principal gift prospects and donors with the capacity to make gifts of $10 million or more. This role leads the development and execution of highly personalized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to secure transformational philanthropic support for Texas Children’s.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and grow a portfolio of principal gift prospects and donors, building meaningful, long-term relationships.
• Develop and execute strategies to secure principal gifts of $10 million or more.
• Partner with senior clinical and administrative leaders to identify philanthropic priorities and align donor interests with organizational needs.
• Collaborate with Major Gifts Officers, campaign volunteers, and philanthropy leadership to maximize fundraising opportunities.
• Lead prospect strategy, including identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Develop strong engagement strategies for fundraising volunteers and organizational partners.
• Maintain accurate donor and prospect information, activity, and moves management in fundraising systems.
• Contribute to priority fundraising events, initiatives, communications, and other Office of Philanthropy activities.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of fundraising or sales experience required.
• 10+ years of direct individual fundraising experience preferred, with a demonstrated track record of securing principal or major gifts.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, organization, and strategic planning skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work collaboratively across a complex organization, and drive results.

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ' s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ' s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ' s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ' s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children ' s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the art facility providing world‑class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ' s Health Plan, the nation ' s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ' s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ' s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after‑hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ' s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.