Description

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Summary:

UNC Health Foundation’s mission is to inspire philanthropic support to transform health and provide hope to benefit the people of North Carolina and around the world. This role, which will have a working title of Director of Development, Cancer, requires a strong skill set dedicated to identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and stewarding prospects and donors at the major gift level ($100,000+) and higher. 

Principal responsibilities include building collegial relationships with faculty and engaging stakeholders through events and communications and coordinating development efforts by and between UNC Health Foundation, UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine. The metric-driven financial targets assigned to this position are commensurate with the overarching team goal. This individual is expected to build, replenish, and carry a portfolio of up to ~100 prospects and donors and will be required to meet the standard visit and proposal metrics as set forth by the UNC Health Foundation. 

Responsibilities:

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward gifts in support of the assigned area and other enterprise-level priorities. The metric-driven financial targets assigned to this position are commensurate with the overarching team goal. 
• Build a pipeline of grateful patient prospects by engaging and training clinicians, nurses, administrators, volunteers, and others in the grateful patient process. 
• Work with Foundation, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and NC Basnight Cancer Hospital senior leadership to help guide strategic direction, set priorities and enlist their involvement in philanthropic efforts. 
• Develop and implement an annual plan to secure major gifts ($100,000+) in support of identified priorities. 

Qualifications

Education Requirements:
● Bachelor's degree required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Requires five (5) years of development or development related experience.
● Experience in an academic medical center, university or large college setting is preferred.
● A successful track record in soliciting and closing major gifts ($100,000+) is required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
● Excellent interpersonal, organizational and presentational skills required. Superior written and verbal communication skills required. Working knowledge of computer-related office tools and database management. Evening and weekend work and statewide travel will be a required part of the position.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: SOM Medical Foundation

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.