Senior Director of Development - Discovery Programs & Partnerships
Emory is seeking a thought leader who is prepared to direct and coordinate fundraising efforts and provide strategic planning for philanthropy in support of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University. This advancement professional will be charged with securing major gifts from alumni and friends, grateful patients and families, corporations, and foundations in support of students, faculty, programs, and facilities.
The senior director of development for discovery programs and partnerships will lead and manage a team of fundraisers and will report to the vice president for development and alumni relations for the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center. He or she will be responsible for assisting department chairs, division chiefs, center directors, and other faculty members in generating private gifts to support their programs. A chief development officer for the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, this role falls under the overall direction of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations.
Areas of responsibility for the team led by the senior director of development will include, but are not limited to the Emory School of Medicine's department of Pediatrics and other child health research, the Emory Vaccine Center, and the departments of biochemistry, the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, biomedical informatics, cell biology, human genetics, microbiology/immunology, pharmacology, and physiology, as well as staffing for the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Global Health Institute. The senior director will provide leadership to manage joint fundraising partnerships with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Institute of Technology.
FORMAL
Job Description:
Plans, directs and coordinates fund raising activities and provides strategic planning for a major unit/school of the organization.
Activities will consist primarily of seeking major gifts from alumni, non-alumni individuals, corporations and foundations in support of students, faculty, programs, and facilities.
Oversees the development process including prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Builds relationships among prospective donors and volunteers to support programs and priorities; visits donors and prospects asking for contributions.
Builds relationships with faculty and leadership to assist in presenting needs to prospective donors.
Directs events or receptions to maintain current and cultivate potential donors.
Develops short and long-term goals and objectives.
Designs specific fundraising campaigns within identified framework.
Interprets faculty needs internally and externally to request clearance, determine fundraising plan and increase support.
Identifies foundation support and directs grant writing proposals.
Aids faculty and staff in preparing proposals.
Prepares supportive materials, reports, and plans.
Plans and directs communication methodologies and oversees the development of written materials, videotapes, and informational workshops.
Reviews and identifies need for brochure updates and changes.
Coordinates public relations, the generation of departmental budgets, and publications/proposals.
Assists in developing and interpreting priorities of deans and faculty, and represents concerns of staff to appropriate personnel.
Supervises clerical and professional staff.
Oversees and ensures timely correspondence and maintenance of files in order to keep donors and others informed.
Performs related responsibilities as required.
MINIMUM
Qualifications: A bachelor's degree. Seven years experience in higher education, development, fund raising or equivalent experience in a non-profit institution. Effective written and oral presentation skills.
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The senior director of development for discovery programs and partnerships will lead and manage a team of fundraisers and will report to the vice president for development and alumni relations for the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center. He or she will be responsible for assisting department chairs, division chiefs, center directors, and other faculty members in generating private gifts to support their programs. A chief development officer for the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, this role falls under the overall direction of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations.
Areas of responsibility for the team led by the senior director of development will include, but are not limited to the Emory School of Medicine's department of Pediatrics and other child health research, the Emory Vaccine Center, and the departments of biochemistry, the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, biomedical informatics, cell biology, human genetics, microbiology/immunology, pharmacology, and physiology, as well as staffing for the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Global Health Institute. The senior director will provide leadership to manage joint fundraising partnerships with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Institute of Technology.
FORMAL
Job Description:
Plans, directs and coordinates fund raising activities and provides strategic planning for a major unit/school of the organization.
Activities will consist primarily of seeking major gifts from alumni, non-alumni individuals, corporations and foundations in support of students, faculty, programs, and facilities.
Oversees the development process including prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Builds relationships among prospective donors and volunteers to support programs and priorities; visits donors and prospects asking for contributions.
Builds relationships with faculty and leadership to assist in presenting needs to prospective donors.
Directs events or receptions to maintain current and cultivate potential donors.
Develops short and long-term goals and objectives.
Designs specific fundraising campaigns within identified framework.
Interprets faculty needs internally and externally to request clearance, determine fundraising plan and increase support.
Identifies foundation support and directs grant writing proposals.
Aids faculty and staff in preparing proposals.
Prepares supportive materials, reports, and plans.
Plans and directs communication methodologies and oversees the development of written materials, videotapes, and informational workshops.
Reviews and identifies need for brochure updates and changes.
Coordinates public relations, the generation of departmental budgets, and publications/proposals.
Assists in developing and interpreting priorities of deans and faculty, and represents concerns of staff to appropriate personnel.
Supervises clerical and professional staff.
Oversees and ensures timely correspondence and maintenance of files in order to keep donors and others informed.
Performs related responsibilities as required.
MINIMUM
Qualifications: A bachelor's degree. Seven years experience in higher education, development, fund raising or equivalent experience in a non-profit institution. Effective written and oral presentation skills.
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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