Executive Director for Medical Development

The Executive Director for Medical Development has primary responsibility to provide the strategic leadership of a comprehensive advancement program for the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's highest strategic priorities that impact the school's future and national reputation. The executive director is responsible for leading the national and international leadership gifts program, which includes major and principal gift strategies and opportunities.

The executive director is responsible for the development of overall fundraising plans for the strategic priorities in alignment with the overarching strategies of the School of Medicine and the university's division of university relations and development. As an experienced development professional, the executive director is expected to engage in direct face-to-face cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors, and collaborate with university relations and development in developing strategies for the university's fundraising, alumni, annual fund and communications programs, and plan and implement initiatives for the medical school's highest priorities, national and international development, and major and principal gifts and the annual giving program.

• Serve as a member of the executive management group of the School of Medicine's development and alumni relations office. Assist with the development and implementation of strategies and plans to fulfill the school's mission. (10%)
• Work in partnership with the vice dean for development and alumni relations to develop and execute strategies targeted at the highest-level donors and prospects for the School of Medicine. (10%)
• Provide leadership on fundraising plans and strategies for the School of Medicine's highest priorities including but not limited to scholarship, research funding, professorships, and specific inter-professional initiatives. (20%)
• Develop and implement a strategic plan for the national and international development program that will encompass all areas of principal gifts, major gifts, annual giving, foundation relations corporate relations, alumni relations, special events and communications. (15%)
• Manage a discreet portfolio of high-capacity prospective donors to maximize gifts from the School of Medicines
  ¿ individual and foundation constituents. (10%)

• Lead and manage the medical school's Leadership Prospect Group meetings and develop/ execute high-level strategies to advance the school's major and principal gift pipeline, advising and coaching development staff. (5%)
• Work in partnership with the university president, dean, vice president of health sciences, vice dean of development and alumni relations for the school of medicine and alumni relations and development colleagues and faculty of the school of medicine, and university relations and development to raise philanthropic support for priority programs, centers and departments. (5%)
• Collaborate with the development and alumni relations staff to formulate an annual fundraising plan that articulates prospects to be seen, solicited and funds to be raised f for the dean, vice president and vice dean. (5%)
• Collaborate with the development and alumni relations and central development staff in the implementation of the major components of a multimillion-dollar comprehensive campaign: including strategic planning, oversight, management, performance measurement and solicitation strategies. (5%)
• Operate effectively, both as an individual and in a team environment, under the pressures of a major fundraising effort. (5%)
• Establish and execute identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities for the school of medicine's strategic priorities to ensure lasting relationships with donors and potential donors. (5%)
• Represent the school in its relationships with its development partners at the University Hospitals of Cleveland, Metro Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic. (2.5%)
• Provide leadership to the development program and faculty of the School of Medicine to inform and educate multiple constituents about the accomplishments of the school of medicine. (2.5%)
• Perform other duties as assigned. (