Assistant Vice President of Principal Gifts
Listed on 2026-09-20
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Management
Education Administration
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Position Information
Posting date 09/17/2026
Open Until Filled Yes
Position Number
Position Number 1128606
Position Title
Position Title Assistant Vice President of Principal Gifts
Hiring Range Minimum
Hiring Range Minimum Please inquire.
Hiring Range Maximum
Hiring Range Maximum Please inquire.
Union Type
Union Type Not a Union Position
SEIU Level
SEIU Level Not an SEIU Position
FLSA Status
FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Category
Employment Category Regular Full Time
Scheduled Months per Year
Scheduled Months per Year 12
Scheduled Hours per Week
Scheduled Hours per Week 40
Schedule
Location of Position
Remote Work Eligibility? Hybrid
Is this a term position?
Is this a term position? No
If yes, length of term in months.
If yes, length of term in months. N/A
Is this a grant funded position?
Is this a grant funded position? No
Position Purpose
The Assistant Vice President of Principal Gifts ( AVP
-PG) in Medical & Healthcare Advancement ( MHA ) is responsible for the development and oversight of a coordinated and comprehensive principal giving (>$5M gifts) program spanning Dartmouth Health (DH) and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. While defined as gifts of $5M or more, of equal importance is the inherent complexity of gifts of this magnitude. As a result, the AVP requires a creative thinker, a tenacious fundraiser, a detailed tactician, and an individual who needs to be both an independent self-motivator as well as a consummate team player.
The AVP is responsible for leading MHA efforts to cultivate, solicit and close principal gifts, and will serve as a key resource to other staff managing principal gift prospects and as an advisor on principal gifts to the Chief Development Officer ( CDO ), to whom the position reports. The AVP will serve as a member of the CDO’s Senior Leadership team.
In addition to the oversight of the principal giving program, the AVP is charged with creating an ecosystem for transformational gifts to launch, power and sustain transformational ideas, including partnering with institutional leadership to support strategic initiatives across Geisel and DH. In the highly complex intersection of science, medicine and healthcare, this approach can galvanize donor and alumni communities to solve complex problems in health.
This role will be essential in identifying our best opportunities to employ this approach and then working with institutional leadership to implement and execute. Essential to this aspect of the role is serving as the liaison from the MHA and in partnership with the CDO , Dartmouth College’s principal gifts team.
Description
We are seeking an accomplished fundraising leader to serve as the Assistant Vice President of Principal Gifts. This highly visible role will lead and expand a growing principal giving program, partnering with institutional leaders, faculty, researchers, clinicians, and volunteers to engage some of the most generous philanthropists at Dartmouth Health and the Geisel School of Medicine. The successful candidate will drive strategy for transformational giving opportunities that advance groundbreaking research, exceptional patient care, medical education, and innovation.
Required Qualifications- Education and Yrs Exp
Required Qualifications
- Education and Yrs Exp Bachelors or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Minimum 15 years of complex fundraising experience.
- Ability to effectively manage, motivate and coach colleagues through influence and persuasion.
- Ability to work with and command the respect of senior officers, faculty and administrators, and high-level volunteers.
- Excellent oral, written, and project management skills. Excellent organizational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and adept at collaboration, negotiating and listening. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and to set priorities.
- Expertise in operating database, spreadsheet, and Web-based software applications in a complex computer information system environment.
- Ability to handle sensitive and…
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