HH & Highland Foundation Senior Director

Location: City of Rochester

As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.
** Job Location (Full Address):
** 300 East River Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14623
** Opening:
** Worker Subtype:

Regular Time Type:

Full time Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Department:100006 Ofc Sr Vice Pres Advancement

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)
Range:

UR URG 114

Compensation Range:$86,482.00 - $
* The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
*** Responsibilities:
** GENERAL PURPOSE  The Senior Director of Advancement is responsible for leading all aspects of the Advancement program for the Highland Hospital Foundation. The Senior Director is responsible for the implementation and evaluation of the major gifts component of the Advancement program for Highland Hospital. He/she will manage the departmental staff including a program assistant and closely partners with the assigned team members from URMC Advancement Constituent Engagement.

The Senior Director will focus effort on building a robust major gift and leadership annual giving pipeline with a high volume of visits, solicitations and gifts closed. The Senior Director will serve as the primary liaison with the Highland Hospital Foundation Board. In addition, the Senior Director will have a portfolio of approximately 150 major gift prospects to cultivate and solicit and will be a role model through his/her activity level with the primary objectives:

• To further strengthen existing relationships between Highland Hospital and its major donors.  
• To establish and strengthen relationships with newly identified major gift donor prospects for Highland.  
• To generate significant philanthropic support for Highland Hospital.  
• Raise awareness of the superior level of care and expertise offered by Highland Hospital as a means of enhancing engagement with the community.  
• Oversee UR Medicine efforts to increase the engagement and fundraising efforts with qualified patients and their family members    The Senior Director will need to work collegially with Highland resources like Patient Relations, department leaders, faculty and staff, URMC & University Advancement Major Gift Officers and the overall URMC advancement team. They will carry a portfolio of approximately 150 qualified prospects and make a minimum of 120 face-to-face visits per year.
The Senior Director is expected to be a full and active member of the broader university Advancement team-- participating in strategy and planning, contributing their ideas and counsel particularly as they relate to medical specialty areas within Highland Hospital. The Senior Director will lead a comprehensive donor engagement program to identify, cultivate, and solicit major gifts from the grateful patients and families treated in respective medical specialty areas.
The Senior Director will serve as the main communication liaison with hospital leadership, physicians and volunteers, including the Highland Hospital Foundation Board, to fully understand and articulate the vision of the Highland Hospital both internally and externally. He or she will be responsible for working with the Foundation Board Chair to effectively guide board activities.
The Senior Director will also serve as the manager of the Highland Hospital Foundation and oversee and supervise all aspects of Highland Hospital Foundation operations. Working closely with Highland Finance partners, hospital leadership, and fund contacts to ensure the Foundation resources are maximized to benefit Highland.
** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
*** Develop…