Director of Development, Principal Gifts, Medical Affairs

Director of Development, Principal Gifts, Medical Affairs

Apply for the Director of Development, Principal Gifts, Medical Affairs role at The University of Texas at Austin.

Hiring Department: Dell Medical School
Location: Austin, TX
Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40
Employment Type: Full-time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Duration: Expected to Continue
Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately
Position Open To: All Applicants

Salary Range: $110,000+ (depending on qualifications)

• Maintain an understanding of university and Dell Medical School priorities, vision and mission.
• Build and carry an active portfolio of 40-80 prospective donors.
• Engage in qualification, strategy, development, relationship building, and closing of principal gifts at $1,000,000+ for priority areas at The University of Texas Medical Center at Austin (UTMC).
• Within 24-36 months, consistently produce $5,000,000-$8,000,000+ per year.
• Participate in goal setting, proposal preparation, strategy development, and stewardship as required for donors in the portfolio.
• Successfully and consistently deliver funding proposals to prospective and current donors.
• Effectively work with, communicate with, and collaborate with faculty, academic leaders, physicians, and other development staff to develop campus-wide funding opportunities to reach campaign goals.
• Track and ensure principal gift prospects strategies are in place; when appropriate, utilize faculty and physicians and leadership.
• Increase engagement from high-net worth prospects and $1M+ gifts. Work with Texas Development to engage new Central Texas Wealth.
• Partner with faculty physicians to advance grateful patient fundraising at UTMC.
• Utilize a fundraising database and prospecting tools. Maintain appropriate electronic documentation on a timely basis, including engagement activities, proposal tracking, contact reports, donor strategies and forecasting.
• Record timely reports, letters, proposals, or gift agreements following a donor contact.
• Work collaboratively, proactively, and in a professional, service-oriented manner with all University development officers to further the development goals of the University.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Demonstrated ability to execute successful full-cycle donor strategy.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in major and principal gifts fundraising or related fields. Healthcare fundraising preferred.
• High degree of emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrated ability to show tenacity and be nimble.
• Ability to drive results.
• Highly effective communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal).
• Ability to think strategically and creatively and work well under pressure.
• Project management skills.
• Capable of working independently while also engaging in collaboration between teams.
• Experience working with VIP, Raiser’s Edge or other similar CRM.
• Ability to travel frequently to visit prospects and donors.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain integrity and professionalism.
• Adaptable with a growth mindset and open to feedback and change.

• More than the required years of fundraising with healthcare experience preferred in a dynamic, matrixed organization. Experience in health and academic medicine.
• Successfully and consistently closed several $1M+ gifts in health or higher education.
• Experience with fundraising database and knowledge of prospecting tools and reports within fundraising systems or other prospective donor relations systems, e.g. Raiser's Edge, Sales Force, etc.
• Proven self-starter capable of making sound, ethical, independent judgements.
• Success working on teams to develop high-level proposals with funding opportunities across disciplines.

Standard office environment. Must be able to travel frequently, overnight and weekends as necessary.

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Competitive benefits package includes insurance and retirement benefits, and professional development opportunities.

The University of Texas at Austin is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,…