Director of Development - Alumni Affairs - College of Medicine

Job no: 539600
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Advancement, Executive/Director/Management
Department:  - MD-ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Classification

Title:

DIR, Development

Master's degree in appropriate area of specialization and three years of appropriate experience in Development or a related field; or a bachelor's degree in appropriate areas of specialization and five years of experience in Development or a related field.

Job Description:

The Director of Development, Grateful Patient is responsible for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift prospects for UF Health with a primary emphasis on grateful patient fundraising and a focus on gifts of $100,000 and above. Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, this position coordinates strategic research, data collection, and planning to identify and advance new major gift prospects in support of the College of Medicine and UF Health.

The role works in close collaboration with clinical partners, including physicians and medical staff, to identify and engage grateful patient prospects and align fundraising efforts with clinical priorities. Outreach may also include alumni, parents, friends, and faculty in support of broader College of Medicine initiatives.

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects for the College of Medicine and UF Health, with a primary emphasis on grateful patient fundraising and gifts of $100,000 and above. The portfolio may also include alumni, parents, friends, and faculty, in coordination with College of Medicine departments and units.
• Grow and refine an existing portfolio of prospects and donors, strategically advance relationships and bring gifts to closure through face-to-face visits, proposals and solicitations.
• Develop and present concept papers and major gift proposals and acknowledge and recognize gifts in ways that are meaningful to donors and appropriate to the mission, vision and values of and Advancement.
• Develop support for UF Health and College of Medicine priorities by engaging stakeholders, including clinical partners such as physicians and medical staff, as well as volunteers, faculty, and staff, to advance grateful patient fundraising and related engagement initiatives. Increase knowledge of and grow support for COM campaign priorities, including scholarships and faculty endowments, as well as department-specific priorities and initiatives.

• Support physicians, researchers, administrators and medical staff in identifying and referring prospects, and in presenting needs and possibilities effectively.
• Collaborate with clinical partners and other development officers to identify and develop strategies that increase grateful patient and house staff engagement opportunities and solicitations.
• Prepare research and reports for the attention of appropriate College staff, volunteers and stakeholders in support of targeted relationship and partnership building initiatives.
• Initiate, plan and support activities and events involving volunteers, donors, grateful patients and prospects, both on campus and regionally.

• Effectively perform prospect tracking, portfolio management, record keeping, file maintenance, and reporting using the Ascend database.
• Ensure best practices in office systems, files and record keeping.
• Participate in College of Medicine events, including those focused on cultivating prospects and donors for scholarship, faculty support and research initiatives.
• Provide research, market, and prospect information for inclusion into the Foundation's integrated database, and handle confidential prospect information in a sensitive, ethical manner.

Perform related duties as required or deemed appropriate to the accomplishment of the responsibilities and functions related to this position.

• Low-cost State Health Plans
  :
  Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Generous Retirement Options to secure your future
• Comprehensive Paid Time Off Package
  including over 10 paid holidays, as well as paid family, sick and vacation leave
• Exceptional Personal and Professional Development Opportunities
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  Access to UF Training & Organizational Development programs, leadership development, Linked In Learning, and more
• Tuition Assistance
  through theUF Employee Education Program
• Public Service Loan…