Executive Director, Development, Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Executive Director, Development, Jersey Shore University Medical Center

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Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better — advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Understand the Academic Medical Center nature of JSUMC and the Department of Pediatrics, and their missions, cultures, programs, and operations; as well as their base of financial support and the funding requirements necessary to accomplish its goals.
• Establish strong working relationships with faculty and staff within JSUMC and KHOV, e.g., Clinical Specialties and ancillary services.
• Collaborate with JMSCH colleagues in the implementation and management of Tackle Kids Cancer for the region encompassing KHOV, growing a comprehensive fundraising program, developing and stewarding relationships with patient families and key KHOV staff, and planning and implementing strategic events, annual giving solicitations and digital media promotions, in partnership with HMH Foundation colleagues.
• Possess a working knowledge of and advocate for the key Academic Medicine programs within JSUMC and KHOV ensuring that program and development staff work collaboratively toward the same goals.
• Develop and implement fundraising programs and strategies to raise significant funds for fundraising priorities.
• Set realistic, challenging goals and budgets within responsibility areas, and direct major gift activity aimed at meeting those goals within budget.
• Supervise and mentor development staff to carry out a comprehensive fundraising program and major and principal gift efforts. Provide strategic management to ensure benchmarks for activity and goals are pursued and met.
• Engage network and hospital leadership to identify and define clear and transparent fundraising priorities, projects and naming opportunities. Maintain communication and visibility with network and hospital leaders to develop and execute fundraising strategies.
• Work in partnership with hospital leadership and development staff to articulate HMHF's strategy to the board and motivate and inspire trustees in sustaining the activity necessary to achieve results.
• Lead cultivation events to broaden the base of support through cultivation of new prospects and donors.
• Solicit, alone or with internal allies and/or Physician partners, individuals capable of making substantial financial contributions.
• Identify projects within JSUMC/KHOV that might attract the support of particular foundations and work with the grants team to submit proposals.
• Collaborate with the HMHF prospect development and research team to ensure effective portfolio management for themselves and their direct reports.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adhere to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in all aspects of developing and implementing successful fundraising campaigns for individuals, corporations and foundations.
• A successful record of personally identifying, cultivating and soliciting major individual and institutional donors for organizations on a fast‑track growth mode.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; adept at crafting proposals, donor correspondence and other materials.
• Ability to work successfully with Board members and volunteer leadership.
• Experience in planned giving and bequests.
• Proven managerial and administrative skills.
• Working knowledge of budget development and implementation.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Google Suite platforms.

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