Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
Community Health -
Management
Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
Want to join the development team at the #1 Respiratory Hospital in the nation? National Jewish Health is where innovation, purpose, and philanthropy come together to transform lives. We are seeking a strategic, relationship-driven Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts to help advance our mission to heal, discover, and educate through visionary philanthropic partnerships and transformational giving. This is an exceptional opportunity for a high-performing fundraising professional who thrives on building meaningful donor relationships, driving ambitious philanthropic outcomes, and contributing to one of the nation's leading academic healthcare and research institutions.
The ideal candidate will bring:
- Proven success cultivating and soliciting six-and seven-figure donors and prospects.
- A demonstrated history of securing major gifts of $25,000 and above.
- Sophisticated communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills.
- Experience developing compelling proposals, comprehensive donor strategies, and stewardship plans.
- The ability to build trusted partnerships with philanthropists, community leaders, and institutional stakeholders.
- Skilled at multitasking in a fast paced environment
This role manages a key fundraising territory spanning Oklahoma, Utah, North and South Dakota, and portions of Colorado including Aspen and Vail, with approximately 25% travel required.
As National Jewish Health celebrates 126 years of groundbreaking leadership in research, education, and patient care, we are entering a transformational era fueled by a bold comprehensive campaign aligned with our new 10-year Strategic Plan. This is an exciting moment to join an organization shaping the future of lung, heart, immune, and related disease treatment through pioneering advances in preventive, precision, and personalized medicine.
If you are inspired by mission-driven work, love working for a #1 and energized by the opportunity to create lasting philanthropic impact, we invite you to be part of what's next.
Position Summary
Identify, cultivate and solicit donors and prospects capable of giving major, planned, capital, endowment, annual or event support. Works with Trustees or other volunteers and creates and implements strategies for donor cultivation and engagement. Develops a fundraising plan to meet defined revenue and activity goals.
Essential Duties
Competencies
Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success; and, inspires others to commit to goals assuring the success of National Jewish Health.
Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals across various departments; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
Applies creative problem-solving skills to develop solutions to problems; recognizes and demonstrates the value in taking "smart" risks and learning from mistakes; develops multiple alternatives and understands the feasibility of each; effectively shares and implements his/her ideas. Generates innovative solutions in work situations.
Sets high goals for self and group; uses industry approved metrics to monitor progress; tenaciously works to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from achievement and continuous improvement.
Consistently maintains high levels of activity or productivity; operating with vigor, effectiveness, and determination over extended periods of time.
Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
Using appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one's own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved. Taking advantage of opportunities to…
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