Assistant Director, Philanthropy - Cancer Research

Department:

Location:

Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R107896

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 7 (Salaried)

Position Description:

The University of Louisville is seeking an Assistant Director, Philanthropy (Cancer Research). The Assistant Director of Philanthropy – Cancer Research will play a key role – individually and collectively – in cultivating long-term relationships with donors who have the capacity to make major gifts, while leveraging the relationships and vision of university and hospital leaders to secure support for strategic university and hospital priorities and initiatives. The Associate Director of Philanthropy – Cancer Research will be a seasoned and exceptional team-oriented fundraising professional with a demonstrated successful track record in securing philanthropic gifts.

The Assistant Director of Philanthropy – Cancer Research reports to the Senior Director of Philanthropy. The individual will provide creative and visionary coordination of fundraising endeavors for cancer research in the UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center. They will convene campus and hospital partners and advise on the development of coordinated strategies aimed at maximizing the lifetime engagement and support of a portfolio of donors. They will help assemble key university and hospital members together with prospects around cross-cutting strategic funding priorities.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of individual prospects capable of making 5-6 figure gifts through the identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship cycles.  Forge long-term relationships with these individuals to cultivate their interest in UofL and UofL Health.

• Solicit and secure major gifts to reach a minimum annual goal as determined by PAE leadership and will be no less than the performance standard minimum of $500,000 annually.

• Actively maintain a portfolio of major gift level prospects, particularly where there are multiple complex university and hospital relationships and the opportunity exists to have system-wide impact that requires thoughtful, experienced, prospect management

• Work closely with Prospect Management and Development, hospital leadership, grateful patients, faculty, researchers, and volunteers to identify and create cultivation strategies for new high-wealth prospects.

• Manage the process & prospects through qualifying visits, cultivation initiatives, and the solicitation process that aligns with financial capacity, securing the commitment and stewarding current donors.

• Interface regularly with hospital and academic leadership, staff, and colleagues to prepare for prospect meetings and other solicitations.

• Record moves management into the CRM database to track engagement with donors.

• Oversee the preparation of funding proposals, talking points and scripts, assessments of potential support, briefings, gift agreements, endowments, and stewardship reports for assigned prospects. Ensure that all interested parties are involved in key efforts focused on specific prospects.

• Promote deferred giving and have an understanding and expertise in deferred vehicles and the role they can play in supporting visionary gifts.

• Advise key university and hospital leaders on opportunities for their involvement with specific fundraising and engagement events and initiatives with top prospects.

• Provide assistance to university and hospital leadership in direct solicitations and interactions with donor prospects

• Travel to meet with donors/prospects and execute strategic moves.

Occasional work on nights and weekends will be required to attend events in support of the unit initiatives as well as to complete tasks. Occasional in-state and regional travel may be required.

This is an in-person position.

Preferred Qualifications

2-3 years of prior work experience in a related field

Competencies

• Clear and effective written and oral communication and presentation skills, including individual and large groups.

• Ability to assess risk combined with a willingness to take calculated risks.

• A tolerance for the inevitable ambiguity that typifies an academic-medical hospital system and university.

• Proven ability to drive performance and execute for results; strategic and agile thinker to develop opportunities and strategies for organizational success toward objectives.

• High integrity, judgement, and courage of convictions

• Maintain self-awareness, understanding the impact of self on others.

• Strong evidence of ability to function in an environment of complexity, uncertainty, and change management.

• Natural sense of curiosity regarding individuals and industry, with a skill to uncover connections, networks, and interests.

*Please include a cover letter with your resume

Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement encourages candidates to apply who have demonstrated the capacity to create supportive work environments, collaborate effectively on teams, and serve the students we admit and aim to attract.

 Benefits - The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit here

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.